tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post6798911684126356511..comments2023-11-05T03:56:50.135-06:00Comments on Leah Fry - Barn Door Tagz - Horses and Life: Do You Hear What I Hear?Leah Fryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-66464221811479584772010-11-30T17:08:35.210-06:002010-11-30T17:08:35.210-06:00How interesting! I didn't know that horses wit...How interesting! I didn't know that horses with a splashed white pattern had the chance of hearing impairment! Thanks for sharing that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029307154132762913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-58378382725563446952010-11-29T15:12:18.440-06:002010-11-29T15:12:18.440-06:00Sounds like he's lucky to have someone who is ...Sounds like he's lucky to have someone who is patient and caring as you are. <br />SuzanneWindow On The Prairiehttp://windowontheprairie.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-64323814586278121132010-11-29T14:21:10.568-06:002010-11-29T14:21:10.568-06:00Fascinating info Leah. I had no idea of the associ...Fascinating info Leah. I had no idea of the association.<br /><br />I was raised to avoid 'glass-eyed' horses...you know all of the old cowboy rumors and all, but never-the-less have ended up with several along the way. I have noticed that they do 'see' differently than brown-eyed horses. I have often wondered if if was more of a glare problem or perhaps a difference in depth perception?<br /><br />The black horse that I have now has one full blue eye and one partial. I have often noticed that if he wants to see something out of the partial blue eye, he will often turn his head away as if to look out the brown part of his eye. It's very strange.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-11232199341795794542010-11-28T19:21:49.263-06:002010-11-28T19:21:49.263-06:00Very interesting !
Training shouldn't be an i...Very interesting !<br /><br />Training shouldn't be an issue at all really. Just use hand queues and lots and lots of desensitizing. Which we do anyway!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906855143092978620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-54610553144197535042010-11-27T10:48:50.387-06:002010-11-27T10:48:50.387-06:00Dear Lytha,
I recommend a diet high in hay, lots ...Dear Lytha,<br /><br />I recommend a diet high in hay, lots of sunshine, play, rolling in the mud, and overall horsing around.<br /><br />Love,<br />DaltreyLeah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-60195835926409606092010-11-27T10:26:58.701-06:002010-11-27T10:26:58.701-06:00daltrey, sweetie, i'm with you! my man and i h...daltrey, sweetie, i'm with you! my man and i have been suffering tinnitus latetly (permanentely?) and we visited an ear specialist yesterday and submitted to hearing tests, pressure tests, and all sorts of intrusive crap. now we're taking blood thinning meds three time a day, and magnesium. if they don't work, we'll have to have cortisone infusions (IV for an hour!). agh! we both cannot sleep at night because of the ringing. i wonder what is wrong with us. FYI, we are both very pale.<br /><br />~lytha and her man in germanylythahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719586193059362084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-32519666039122935212010-11-27T06:42:35.371-06:002010-11-27T06:42:35.371-06:00Lisa, the lack of pigment in the inner ear as a re...Lisa, the lack of pigment in the inner ear as a result of splashed white pattern prevents the growth of tiny hairs that are sound receptors. In the eyes, the lack of pigment causes the color but not sight impairment. Daltrey has so many patterns expressing themselves that it can be confusing. Basically, splashed white pattern is the cause of the blue eye color and the lack of pigment in the inner ears (and hearing impairment), BUT his night blindness is the result of his being homozygous LP/LP. Two different patterns.<br /><br />From what I could tell, the term glass eyes is used interchangeably with other terms for blue eyes. They are no more prone to sight impairment or disease than any other color. However, because they often have pink eyelids, they can be prone to sun damage.<br /><br />Daltrey's eyes are startling if you aren't used to Appy eyes with the white sclera.Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-25002511539805158562010-11-26T22:19:09.022-06:002010-11-26T22:19:09.022-06:00It's fascinating to me that lack of pigment in...It's fascinating to me that lack of pigment in eyes and ears is able to cause hearing or vision impairment. I'm curious now to know exactly why.<br /><br />Do you think glass eyes, as opposed to basic blue eyes, are more pat to be vision impaired?<br />Glass eyes, like D's can be a little bit alarming to me, but are still very stunning.<br /><br />Love the photo of him on your sidebar, too.<br /><br />~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-31771849015991280802010-11-26T11:39:22.748-06:002010-11-26T11:39:22.748-06:00Sounds like you are well informed about him and go...Sounds like you are well informed about him and good to know all the things that might or might not be issues. He sounds like he will make an ideal trail horse (or competition if the crowd is muted it could be good!)Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035210092855895218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-25350750483812199852010-11-26T11:02:27.950-06:002010-11-26T11:02:27.950-06:00Training deaf animals isn't more difficult, it...Training deaf animals isn't more difficult, it just takes a bit o' figgerin'. Years ago my aging dogs lost their hearing, so I switched to visual commands for sit/down/stay. To call them, I would clap my hands, which they could see at a distance...except they learned not to <i> look </i> at me if they didn't want to "hear" what I was saying! Then I switched to stamping my foot to call them, which they could feel through their feet. (You might ask hikers on the trail to stamp, to let Daltry know that they are there...hungry predators don't stamp, so that will probably work for you).<br /><br />Later in their long lives (both dogs lived to age 18+ years) they both went blind, so the visual cues were no good anymore...at that point, they were getting more than slightly senile, so I just kept them on a leash outside of the house.AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-11385968880760416802010-11-26T10:38:36.746-06:002010-11-26T10:38:36.746-06:00Interesting stuff - I also believe medicine hats a...Interesting stuff - I also believe medicine hats are often completely deaf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-557835627218254192010-11-26T10:30:55.030-06:002010-11-26T10:30:55.030-06:00You may have to warn others on the trail not to co...You may have to warn others on the trail not to come up from behind him until you've turned him to face them. I suspect Bombay may have either hearing problems or daydreaming problems, because a lot of times he doesn't hear me coming, then startles once he sees me. I was walking him up a narrow trail last year and we stopped to rest. A couple of hikers came up from behind us and I told them it was okay to pass. Somehow, even with me talking to them, Bombay didn't know they were there. They had to squeeze beside him and the woman placed her hand on his shoulder. He threw his head up horrified, then instantly relaxed as soon as he realized it was just people. I had to apologize to the hikers for not realizing that my horse didn't know they were there.Nuzzling Muzzleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649710635013663900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-37235216238680452792010-11-26T10:00:04.629-06:002010-11-26T10:00:04.629-06:00Sounds to me like it is as you say, not a huge iss...Sounds to me like it is as you say, not a huge issue. Good to be aware of but it shouldn't change much in your handling of himSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-28332872907687336432010-11-26T09:06:28.847-06:002010-11-26T09:06:28.847-06:00Thanks again for sharing this info - I have to adm...Thanks again for sharing this info - I have to admit that I had no idea about the vision/hearing impairment of white splashed horses!<br /><br />I'm sure you are up to the training challenges - sounds like his temperament is good that the minor hearing impairment won't really even be an issue.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736592362765508427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714027946249307604.post-54010193613333544342010-11-26T08:58:04.680-06:002010-11-26T08:58:04.680-06:00sounds like you are learning a lot. i bet trainin...sounds like you are learning a lot. i bet training will be challenging at times but you will have a lot more knowledge. glad he ended up with you! he's a lucky horse!Hopefulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100387637970383849noreply@blogger.com