Horses are natural swimmers that instinctively use a paddling motion to stay afloat, ma…

Horses are natural swimmers that instinctively use a paddling motion to stay afloat, making water exercise a highly effective, low-impact method for building equine cardiovascular fitness and rehabilitating injured joints without the stress of carrying weight.

When swimming, horses must keep their nostrils high above the surface to breathe, and care must be taken to keep water out of their ears to prevent them from losing their balance or panicking. While a dip in a lake or dedicated equine poo