yearling crashing into stuff

How do you know she doesn't have problems with her vision TD? Have you tried the startle test? You just hold the palm of your hand about a foot from your filly's eye so she sees it there then bring it fast towards her eye as if you were going to smack her hard in the head. She should shy away. Is it that she's just too nosy to watch where she's going? Is she unbalanced in her walk in any way? It could be just that she is full of beans and finds it hard to do more than 1 thing at a time. It could be that she does have some vision problems or some neurological problems - can you give us examples, frequency, injuries etc then we could help more x
 
I have a really old veterinary manual but in it is a section on eyes and eye injuries. It is really useful. One tip to check that the eye is okay is to hold a light (ideally a candle or cigarette lighter flame) in front of the eye. You should see three images reflected back: one of the flame upside down, one the correct way up and one of the flame lying on its side. This shows that the retina is working correctly. Anything other than these images call out the vet. Just be careful using a naked flame in a stable obviously. I used this for my horse as I thought he was having one or two problems seeing - this test showed every thing was ok.
 
she hasnt injured herself yet she doesnt seem wobbly, she has a good yeeha about the field whens shes turned out in the morning,
when bringing her into her stable she has crashed into the door (not pilot error, i aimed her at the gap, it was as if she hadnt seen it)
she follows your voice and will walk straight at you even if there are things in her way, she passed the startle test and the candle test
 
Get her eyes checked, then you will know for sure one way or another. If she doesn't have a problem then you can begin looking for other reasons.

What is she like if you ask her to walk over a pole? Does she shy? Take a really close look at objects, or hold her head to one side?

I had a gelding that I hunted for 4 years and he absolutely didn't do poles or doors, but to my utter shame I put that down to him being a bit of a butterfly brain as he never stumbled etc or exhibited any other signs that I might have put down to his vision, it was just him, no-one else ever suspected it could have been his sight either.

When I had him vetted the exam stopped at his eyes, he was totally blind in one eye and could only see light and dark in the other. I was totally mortified and now am very hot on having eyes checked annually.

I hope you can get an answer to this.
 
TD - I still think it could be just a scatty yearling with goldfish concentration. Can she see a feed bucket if you quietly put it down somewhere where she'd have to actually notice it rather than be led to it? I'd do some little home-made tests to work out if she's just NOT LOOKING or if she actually CAN'T SEE. Big difference. If you're in any doubt whatsoever, I'd get her checked in case it's something more sinister.
 
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