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| I am posting in this forum due to I need some advice from people who love to chase those cans and have any experience with a horse who has truly touched your heart enough so that even though they may be blind in one eye your not willing to give up.
I bought my mare about a month ago, her registered name is One Bad A aka Dolly, she and I clicked the day I rode her she is super sweet and really wants to please. She unfortunately had an accident that even with help from the best vet I know couldn't save her eye, she poked her eye on a piece of hay, we have tried numerous antibiotics and even to the point of cauterizing her eye. she had what they call a melting corneal ulcer, which has stopped but left her blind in her left eye. I have read the article about Frenchmans guy and that was truly inspiring. I have a special spot in my heart for horses like dolly and I will not give up. Is there any one out there who could give me and dolly any pointers, to allow me to take her as far as I can. Thank you all! |
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Location: South | How old is your mare? Was she patterned on barrels before she lost her eye? I ask because I had a finished horse that lost her eye when she was 13 years old. It never slowed her down, just took us really trusting each other for that first barrel turn.
I would really have to work on her listening, and teach her to be more flexable on her side that didn't have an eye since she was stiffer. |
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 Go Your Own Way
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Location: SE KS | you can still run barrels on them - mine when around 5 had an eye accident (rope hit him inthe eye). Lost some vision in his right eye. He really wasn't patterned yet. but he went off and my cues. ran him until 2 yrs ago - and he bacame a 1-2D horse in our local area.
Just wanted to add - he also became a hazing horse, roping horse (heel) and rode pastures on him checking cattle.
At night rodeos, I just let him adjust from the dark into the light arena. I would ease him up to the lighted area - he could get a little hot, so I stayed away from the gate as long as I could. but close to lights.
Edited by Dinero10 2016-08-22 11:12 AM
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| My mom went to the NFR 4X on a horse blind in his left eye. SHe switched him to the left barrel first after his eye was removed but other than that he never had any problems. He was my first barrel horse. And once by mistake I ran him to the right barrel first and he did fine. He just really really listened and when I said " Whoa" he turned.. |
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 Namesless in BHW
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | We have a good friend who trains race horses. He has one in his barn right now that got kicked when he was a baby and had to have his eye removed. Took him a bit when they first broke him to trust on that sixe, but he's good now. They have special blinkers for him to wear to gallop and run. |
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| I run and shoot (CMSA) on one who lost the vision in her left eye roughly 3 years ago. Hasn't stopped her a bit, she will really rate and turn that side a bit more and really listens to where I put her, so I have to ride better and be cognizant of where I am putting her as she will (literally) run over whatever might be on that side. Feel free to PM me for videos or any questions!
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Good luck with Dolly and welcome to the board!!
There are one or two horses missing an eye in our area that run really well and their owners love them! Hang in there and good for you for giving her a chance. Hope she makes you a super barrel horse. . . . |
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training a barrel horse with one eye