Rivonia
Active Member
Hi all.
My mare has issues with her left eye which are permanent and being managed by our vet. We don't know how much she sees but she sees something. She reacts to a hand being placed there and reacts to my body language when doing liberty work in a round pen.
Up until now I have been riding her and even jumping small jumps as if nothing is wrong. However, maybe I should start taking her eye into account.
She is a very wiggly horse and usually, if I'm not riding every single step, her shoulders have a tendency to break free. Just lately, for about two weeks, she was amazing. Very soft, shoulders staid put - it was great. All of a sudden, she starts being very challenging. I start off riding on the right hand, perfect. As soon as I switch to left hand, she falls apart (that's the side where her bad eye is). She will not turn or bend to the left. Tries bending to the outside all the time. It could be something else but the most obvious answer is her eye.
Any ideas how to approach this? Carry on as if nothing is wrong and hope for the best? Try and build more trust so that she relies on me for guidance? How do I do that?
Nothing more can be done for the eye and I did have a vet and a dentist out the last time she was majorly misbehaving. They didn't find anything wrong then (last November).
My mare has issues with her left eye which are permanent and being managed by our vet. We don't know how much she sees but she sees something. She reacts to a hand being placed there and reacts to my body language when doing liberty work in a round pen.
Up until now I have been riding her and even jumping small jumps as if nothing is wrong. However, maybe I should start taking her eye into account.
She is a very wiggly horse and usually, if I'm not riding every single step, her shoulders have a tendency to break free. Just lately, for about two weeks, she was amazing. Very soft, shoulders staid put - it was great. All of a sudden, she starts being very challenging. I start off riding on the right hand, perfect. As soon as I switch to left hand, she falls apart (that's the side where her bad eye is). She will not turn or bend to the left. Tries bending to the outside all the time. It could be something else but the most obvious answer is her eye.
Any ideas how to approach this? Carry on as if nothing is wrong and hope for the best? Try and build more trust so that she relies on me for guidance? How do I do that?
Nothing more can be done for the eye and I did have a vet and a dentist out the last time she was majorly misbehaving. They didn't find anything wrong then (last November).
