<\/a>What it is about horses\u2019 eyes?<\/p>\n Your life can be in turmoil, full of stress and worries and then . . . you look into the eyes of a contented horse, really look into them, \u00a0and it can have such an amazing effect on your day.<\/p>\n A large eye has a much more powerful effect, and horses have eyes larger than any other land mammal.<\/p>\n The more we understand the way that horses use their eyes, the easier they are to train and much of their natural behavior is related to their eyes.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n For instance, they have both monocular vision and binocular vision with a range vision of 350 degrees. Their \u2018blind spots\u2019 are just in front of their eyes and behind their head, over their back and their tail as shown in the image at right side*.<\/p>\n When we are working around horses, we must take care that they see us when we approach. If we approach from behind, their natural instinct could be to kick out with both back legs and run away.<\/p>\n If you are carrying an object they can\u2019t see or have loose clothing that they can only see parts of every now and then, their natural instinct is to run away<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nBlind Spots<\/strong><\/p>\n