Blindness certainly isn’t unique to aging equids, but it is a condition that many older horses and their owners deal with on a daily basis. And after owing an Appaloosa with recurrent uveitis and dwindling vision, I have a lot of respect for owners who successfully manage horses with vision lossÑit’s not an easy task!

Still, it’s something I think all owners should at least have a little knowledge about, because you never know what might happen in the future. And on a recent visit to The Donkey Sanctuary, in Sidmouth, Devon, England, I got the opportunity to visit with their herd of blind and partially sighted donkeys and their sighted companions, and learn about how the sanctuary manages them.