Friday, April 2nd, 2010
A blind horse – and an amazing story
Here’s an amazing story from a reader, that she tells so matter of factly, that I wonder if she even realises how big and how beautiful it is. I can only imagine the care and dedication that has gone into and continues’s to go into the care of Indiano.
Dear Jenny
I have found your Zen Communication e-book and Bobby’s Diaries absolutely wonderful.
I have a beautiful 6 Year old Andalusian gelding called Indiano who, sadly, went blind 18 months ago after somehow suffering a ruptured spleen whilst out in his pasture one day – possibly from a kick? – or fell on a stone? – anyway, due to heavy internal bleeding he shunted the blood supply back from his eyes to save his vital organs and starved his optic nerve of oxygen, resulting in total blindness.
However his temperament is outstanding and he copes marvellously – so laid back about everything – and now is even able to live out in a small pasture again with a group of four other gentle geldings.
With the help of a more experienced rider/trainer he has been ridden again, by him and then by me. Since that trainer moved away I have had really good help with clicker training from an animal behaviourist and help from a local classical riding instructor and owners of my livery yard, but I have also had to spend a lot more time working on my own with Indiano which I’ve found quite challenging.

Go girls and wooohooooo!
Mary won the Horseland Warragul competition for a Spirit of Horse clinic – that’s the clinic based on Bobby’s Diaries. In her entry she said she wanted to give her ponies a better life by understanding them better and she certainly did achieve that objective – in spades!