At 17:15:54 on 17.11.10, megh wrote:
I have a horse who recently had to have an eye taken out and I was wondering how can I get him back to his previous confidence?
At 18:56:09 on 17.11.10, EmandBlueX wrote:
just start with really basic stuff and try to work him more on the rein he has an eye on first and give him loads of praise then slowly work up and over exagerate praise and he should get back pretty quickly i used to have a horse with one eye and this is all i did but he never lost his confidence, soz good luck
At 23:48:21 on 17.11.10, farasi wrote:
I've no experience with this, but animals really seem to adapt much better than people. You may find she / he has to tilt her head to see. I'm going to end up with a one eyed horse, but his vision loss will be gradual so I am hoping that I won't have any major problems with him. Please keep us up dated on how your horse and you adjust to the loss of eye. Always speak to him / her so they know where you are, would be a good start as a guess.
At 04:32:00 on 18.11.10, kibby wrote:
My friends horse after an accident went completely blind in one eye.. It took a while but he returned to eventing and showjumping to the previous level he was at. Good luck..
At 04:32:02 on 18.11.10, kibby wrote:
My friends horse after an accident went completely blind in one eye.. It took a while but he returned to eventing and showjumping to the previous level he was at. Good luck..
At 12:22:09 on 18.11.10, Flicka wrote:
I've met a few people who've had one eyed horses and they've still been able to live a full ridden and competitive life. I think as long as you have a good relationship, take it slowly, be clear with everything you ask, as Farasi suggests use your voice a lot, and don't act as if there should be a problem he should adapt just fine. A girl I was talking to the other day with a one eyed horse was jumping him at a show and had people bitching about it being cruel-ugh people are so dumb sometimes. Good luck and I'd also love to hear how you progress :)
At 02:57:37 on 21.11.10, Nayellie wrote:
We have a pony in our program that is blind in one eye. We have found that his trust in us has played a large role in his ability to remain an active part of lessons and pony parties. Horses are creatures of habit,familiar areas and smells are comforting as well as possibly a seeing eye buddy in the begining to just help his re-familiarization with working. Eventually your pony (with luck and hope) will find it's own confidence and trust that the rider he is working with will keep him safe. Good luck with your horse. Remember, your confidence and understanding will help alott!
At 10:06:00 on 21.11.10, zoelovesanimals wrote:
On youtube theres the Rollingdogranch who have homed alot of blind horses, and they have videos of there horses and other animals, which all have some kind of disability, the video im including is one of 'blind cash' who was blind from a foal! his story is on there youtube page :)
At 13:24:23 on 27.11.10, dixierider wrote:
YES!!! Had a little Poco Bueno cutting filly (for those of you in the U.K this is Quarter Horse ROYALTY) who at three months of age lost her eye in a freak accident. She was one of the most talented girls I have worked with. I started her under saddle at two and introduced her to cows on her second day. She was so cute! She walked out to the heard and cocked her head to the side to see the cows. She took to it like we cutters dream. I showed her at a couple of local futurities in Texas and we did pretty well. We scored about the middle of the pack. We had TONS on compliments on her from the other competitors. She became a local celebrity and did a bunch of charity work for kids with disabilities. She no longer shows but is one happy ranch horse and very proud momma several times over. I will try to find a picture of her and post it when I do!
