Mature cataracts involve the whole lens and cause blindness if not treated. The signs that your horse may have cataracts include: Cloudiness or white opacity of the pupil. Walking into things. Shying back for no reason. Jumpiness. Inability to walk straight. How can you tell if a horse has cataracts? Read more…
The blind area is directly behind the animal’s head and body and has an arc of approximately 20 degrees. The front blind spot is directly under the head, immediately in front of the forehead and below the body in front of the horse’s face. What two areas around a horse Read more…
If you need to flush your horse’s eye you can use a sterile eye wash or sterile saline contact-lens-rinse solution. Artificial tears work, but the bottles are small and may not have enough liquid to adequately flush the eye. “Sterile saline rinse solution in an aerosol-spray container is especially effective. Read more…
Once the horse is sedated and nerve blocked, the veterinarian will use a variety of instruments to examine all ocular structures: from the eyelids to the retina (the back portion of the eyeball). Ocular reflexes and response to light will also be tested, to access vision problems. How do you Read more…
Hanging a wind chime near the water trough or run-in shed is a way to give the horse some extra guidance. A radio playing in a nearby barn will also help the horse stay oriented. Avoid turning the blind horse out in a large group of horses, but don’t isolate Read more…
SUDDEN BLINDNESS Acute blindness may be associated with head or ocular trauma, ERU, glaucoma, cataracts, intraocular hemorrhage, exudative optic neuritis, retinal detachment or CNS disease. How do you deal with sudden blindness? What steps can I take to cope with vision loss? Learn more about your condition. Written or recorded Read more…
Although the initial period of going blind can cause some anxious behavior on the part of your horse, our experience is that once blind, horses will be very careful and cautious in their movements. Blind horses typically do not run around and get hurt. They know they can’t see and Read more…
Symptoms of Eye Ulcer in Horses Discharge from the eye. Swelling of the eyelids. Redness of the conjunctiva (the inside of the eyelids) Corneal edema (a cloudy or bluish tinge to the surface of the eye) What happens if an eye ulcer is left untreated? Untreated corneal ulcers and infections Read more…
What treatment is there? The usual first step is to flush the duct. Your vet will likely sedate your horse, then pass a thin flexible tube partway up the duct from the nostril end. A saline solution is then flushed through and may be followed with steroids or antibiotics if Read more…
Raven is one of the main character horses in Free Rein. Raven (Registered name Midnight Blue) is a Thoroughbred horse and Zoe’s best friend. He is of royal bloodlines and the son of world famous racehorse Ruby Dawn. (This is the page for the character Raven. Is Raven Zoe’s horse Read more…