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QUESTION: Hi, Sylvia! I recently adopted a 2-year-old Gypsy Cob, which I had gelded only five weeks ago. I hope to introduce him to my blind appaloosa mare who is 20 years old. They are currently being kept in adjoining pastures to let the full effects of gelding set in (for a total of 3 weeks now). The problem is that anytime I try to lead my blind mare close to the gelding, she panics and then runs away as soon as released (seeing a blind horse run from fear in a heavily-treed pasture is nerve-wracking to say the least). The gelding behaves fine and is obviously interested in the mare. I thought my mare would be happy to have a friend again since her companion died 2 years ago. Do you have any suggestions for introducing them so that my mare will not hurt herself? Thanks!

REPLY: I'm not a blind horse expert by any means, but I'm going to refer you to someone who is. Patty Muncy, who runs the Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue in Hardy, Virginia, is a terrific blind horse expert, one of the best around. She not only takes in blind horses and rehabs them, but she owns some blind horses herself. She can guide you well, I'm sure. Contact Patty and ask for her guidance there, tell her I referred you to her. Her web site (with contact information) is: www.rvhr.com
 
I also wanted to direct you to a link on the Internet that has more information and resources on keeping a blind horse: www.blindhorses.org

Hope this helps and good luck to you there!

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