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Post by trillium on Mar 11, 2008 23:14:18 GMT -5
Here is a website created by the people of Rolling Dog Ranch in Montana. They take in blind animals. This website is devoted to blindness in the appaloosa horse. I know there are many Appys sent to auction because of sight issues. After knowing Morpheous, it is clear that with the right owner, these horses do not have to been sent away when they become sight impaired. You only have to make modifications to your property and they will usually be fine. www.blindappaloosas.org/index.html |
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Post by bsnlark on Mar 12, 2008 0:01:03 GMT -5
Trillium is right, it is incredible to watch these horses move around in an area.
Morpht has access to a round flat area right outside the barn, (Im guessing 40 ft x 40 ft), he can go in/out of the barn via the main big sliding door. In the barn he has his stall and the main alley of the barn to walk around, stay out of the rain, and/or the sun.
At night, I ( during winter ) close the main barn door, and after they all finish their grain, I open Morts stall door, and he and Ish have access to the stall and the main alley ( which is rubber matted and covered w/ shavings at night ). The grouchy girls remain in their stalls w/ the doors shut....
Mort can manuver his way around like he could see for miles. He takes voice commands: stall, step, eeekk watch out ....He stands at the tack room door while I make din din, and goes into his stall as I'm bringing the food to him. He knows where to stand, he can smell like a champ, knows how to sneak bales of hay out of the hay storage.
He tosses his head, he bucks, he runs and he never runs into the fence or a wall. He can see the bright light or maybe it's the loud rock music from the tack room, and he stands w/ his head in the doorway, and when he thinks Im not looking he tries to step inside.
Its one of those "make you smile" moments to watch him..
The people at Rolling Dog are nice, they have been helpful ..
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Post by Whitewolf821 on Mar 12, 2008 0:33:39 GMT -5
I'm sorry, but I had to laugh at this one....is this an official horse voice command? ;D |
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Post by Gingersmom-Tate on Mar 12, 2008 2:00:03 GMT -5
Everytime you speak of Morph, I for one am thrilled you came into his life.
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Post by bsnlark on Mar 12, 2008 11:28:52 GMT -5
And I always have to turn those thanks yous around and pass them on to Trillium...If she hadnt driven to Corvallis who knows where he would have ended up... One more cute Mort episode.. ( my house sits higher than the barn/pasture ) I came home from work and looked down at the barn and there was Mort standing in front of the gate to the hay area. He had managed to pull a bale down. I yelled his name, MORT ! He looks up, listens. Then goes back to eating, so I yelled again....This time he looks up and starts looking around, I think the cartoon bubble above his head sayd, " Hey, You tawk'n to ME  ? " " Show yourself, coward " or 'If I cant see you, how can you see me in the hay ....." |
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Post by trillium on Mar 12, 2008 16:23:49 GMT -5
Hey, sometimes it takes a village to rescue a horse.  Morph had always been a favorite of mine and I did what my heart told me to do. And since keeping him was out of the question at the time, I am so thankful for Peggy being able to take him and love and dote on him. I am just waiting for some nicer weather so I can go see him and give him a hug. My mom misses him too. |
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Post by fototropic on Mar 14, 2008 9:25:02 GMT -5
I wish that the Appaloosa breed association would take a serious look at the blindness that seems to happen so often with appies. There are just too many for it to be pure coincidence. Serious study of genetics could prevent many perfectly nice horses from suffering the effects of prejudice against blind horses.
Pam
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? " " Show yourself, coward " or 'If I cant see you, how can you see me 