New Posts For Thread: Horses eyesight?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesightDo horses get their eyes tested? Often wondered if some NH horses have better (or worse) eyesight than others, they must have.Would you back a horse if you knew it was struggling to see a stride at 35 mph and then jump a fence.I was again wondering about Buywise's eyesight yesterday - doesn't seem to see all the fences!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547127541#547127541I was again wondering about Buywise's eyesight yesterday - doesn't seem to see all the fences!Sun, 13 Dec 2015 12:22:49 -0600The equine eye is the largest of any land mammal Its visual abilities are directly related to the animal's behavior and the fact that the horse is a flight animal. Both the strengths and weaknesses of the horse's visual abilities should be taken intohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547123661#547123661The equine eye is the largest of any land mammal Its visual abilities are directly related to the animal's behavior and the fact that the horse is a flight animal. Both the strengths and weaknesses of the horse's visual abilities should be taken intoSun, 13 Dec 2015 06:15:19 -0600Horses can cope remarkably well with vision loss. Stories of blind horses traveling familiar paths at a full canter aren?t just urban legends. This ability?to adapt has a downside, however: It can make it difficult to detect changes in your horse's vhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547115457#547115457Horses can cope remarkably well with vision loss. Stories of blind horses traveling familiar paths at a full canter aren?t just urban legends. This ability?to adapt has a downside, however: It can make it difficult to detect changes in your horse's vSat, 12 Dec 2015 11:41:18 -0600As far as I know horses can't focus on anything...therefore they would not be able to judge distance. I think that's the rider's job!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547115185#547115185As far as I know horses can't focus on anything...therefore they would not be able to judge distance. I think that's the rider's job!Sat, 12 Dec 2015 11:22:10 -0600I remember one where the socket was stitched over.Then there was the late lamented Eyeballs Out.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547114543#547114543I remember one where the socket was stitched over.Then there was the late lamented Eyeballs Out.Sat, 12 Dec 2015 10:38:38 -0600There are a few horses who are blind in one eye and race successfully.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547114513#547114513There are a few horses who are blind in one eye and race successfully.Sat, 12 Dec 2015 10:34:40 -0600I remember seeing a horse once with very strange looking pale blue eyes that looked as if blind but he could see all right.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547114265#547114265I remember seeing a horse once with very strange looking pale blue eyes that looked as if blind but he could see all right.Sat, 12 Dec 2015 10:10:10 -0600They are checked by the vet when vetted for purchase which would show the presence of any cataracts etc. However as for how good ones sight is against another, who knows! One eyed horses seem to perform just as well as fully sighted performers so pehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547112491#547112491They are checked by the vet when vetted for purchase which would show the presence of any cataracts etc. However as for how good ones sight is against another, who knows! One eyed horses seem to perform just as well as fully sighted performers so peSat, 12 Dec 2015 08:19:39 -0600Soon Specsavers will be going round stables. I'm sure that vets must do some checks on horses eyes.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547111887#547111887Soon Specsavers will be going round stables. I'm sure that vets must do some checks on horses eyes.Sat, 12 Dec 2015 07:25:20 -0600alternatively they could just get them to read the horse box number plate from 20 metres.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30626817/horses-eyesight?post_id=547111865#547111865alternatively they could just get them to read the horse box number plate from 20 metres.Sat, 12 Dec 2015 07:21:35 -0600