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safer horseperson,\the reins back because your horse is just trying to see and focusbetter accomplishes nothing. Let your horse pick up his headand have a look.\Remember, your ultimate goal is to win your horse's trust, togive up his flight instinct, to place his safety and welfare intoyour hands. That's asking a lot and happens slowly, but once it'sachieved, your horse will willingly focus on his job and rely onyour leadership rather than worrying about objects that may beglimpsed off to the sides or in the distance.INCREASED VULNERABILITY\treat, those affecting the cornea may be the most likely to havelong-term consequences on the animal%u2019s vision %u2013 in part becausethey are so common,\Causes for trauma or infection are numerous, and often leadto opaque spots on the eyes, substantially impairing vision.\vation of visual potential of the eye, not just getting an ulcer toheal. Horses with visual abnormalities in one eye may be moreeasily surprised by objects approaching from that side and reactin sometimes surprising or violent ways.\Horses easily scrape or cut their corneas because they have alot of contact with potentially irritating material like long hay,straw etc. \laceration that usually occurs when they get spooked when thehead is near a stall, fence or other sharp object.\Signs of a corneal ulceration include watering of the eye,sometimes a little divot out of the cornea, clouding of the surfaceof the eye, a red eye, and irregularity to the surface of the eye.Immediate veterinary treatment is needed prevent potential infection and/or vision loss. %u201cTherapy for ocular disorders demands a careful balance between the potentially beneficial and potentially deleterious effects of a drug,%u201d warns Dr. Miller.TRUE OR FALSE?%u2022 Horses have bifocal vision where they see distance with thetop of their eyes and close-up with the lower part of their eyes. False. Horses do not have bifocal vision. %u201cThis was discredited over a decade ago,%u201d says Paul E. Miller, DVM, DACVO.%u201cThe horse raises his head to look directly at you because thebinocular field of view, that is, the portion of their visual fieldwith the greatest depth perception and greatest visual acuity, isoriented down the nose. %u2022 Horses can't see what's right in front of them. Not quite true. This varies greatly with head position: theycan see what is directly in front of them as their vision goes directly down the nose but may have trouble with an object in theblind spot under their nose.%u2022 When a horse's nose is tucked in and he%u2019s approaching ajump or the horse is flexed at the poll with his head vertical tothe ground, he cannot see what's in front. False. The horse can rotate his eyes upwards when he putshis head down and see these objects. oMarch, 2026 Arizona Horse Connection 63Standing: Cactus Quixote, AQHA & Vernons Venom, APHARoping lessons for novice and youth.Mark Miller, TrainerP.O. Box 6 %u2022 Sonoita, Arizona 85637 %u2022 (602) 531-58453,107 sq. ft.4 bedroom, 3 bathhome on 4.6+ acresin the beautiful SpurCross Area of CaveCreek, AZ. Stunningviews surround thishome. Each bedroomhas a walk-in closetand ensuite or Jack and Jill bath. Spacious master bedroom with great views,master bath has a spa-like feel. Living room and separate family room with fireplace. Kitchen has Wolf SS appliances and granite. Pool, spa, outdoorsitting area and built-in BBQ. Spacious 3-car garage. Fully fenced with several horse pens (some with large shades). Plenty of space to build other horse facilities! Property can be split. $1,359,000Russ Kort %u2022 602-524-9775russkort88@gmail.comRobinson RanchEquine Assisted Learning & Therapeutic Riding CenterNon-Profit 501 (c)3Changing Lives One Ride At A Time!JOHN ROBINSONExecutive Director602-268-4972 %u2022 Fax: 775-244-8049john@robinsonranchaz.org1231 E. Ardmore Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85042www.RobinsonRanch.org