Vets use bra to save miniature pony's eye
The C-cup is being used to treat a corneal ulcer in the right eye of the miniature pony
Eye problems
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Understanding equine eye problem uveitis *H&H VIP*
What makes the body’s immune system turn on itself, causing devastation to the internal structures of the eye? Dr Andy Matthews FRCVS explains
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How serious are cataracts in horses? [H&H VIP]
What are the implications of finding a cataract? Equine eye expert Dr Andy Matthews FRCVS discusses the significance of these lens imperfections and whether their presence should preclude a purchase
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Who needs perfect eyesight anyway? [H&H VIP]
After a one-eyed horse wins the Hickstead Derby and with visually impaired riders in the news recently, we meet the competitors who don’t let sight problems hold them back
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Eye experts save the sight of a miniature therapy pony
Prince, who stands just over 7hh, was treated by staff at the Animal Health Trust clinic in Newmarket, where most of the patients are rather more sizeable racehorses and eventers
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Conjunctivitis: cause and treatment
Runny eyes are a common ailment in the summer, but it is important to distinguish between fly-induced weeping and more serious ailments
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Pony has sight restored by Animal Health Trust vets
Rescued Welsh pony Morris has cataracts in both eyes operated on to restore his sight
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Iris scanning unveiled as new horse identification method
Iris scanning is being hailed as a new way of identifying horses which could see freezemarks and microchips become obsolete
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Ask H&H: one-eyed competition horses
What is it like to care for and ride a horse that is blind in one eye?
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Dos and don'ts for eye injuries
10 tips from H&H's veterinary adviser
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The horse's field of vision
Can horses see properly when ridden in an outline?
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Police link stabbings of two ponies in Carmarthenshire
Owners of a pony stabbed in the eye in Wales are offering a £1,000 reward for information as police link it with a similar attack last month
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Second pony is stabbed in the eye in west Wales
A pony was attacked in its stable last night in Kidwelly, in what appears to be a copycat of an attack on a Welsh stallion just three weeks ago
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All about the equine eye: ulcers
Eye ulcers are common in horses as the eye is in a prominent position on the side of the head and can be easily damaged
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Understanding eye problems
Anything beyond a slight watery discharge from the horse's eye should be taken seriously and veterinary advice sought
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Eye problems: lumps
Lumps around the eye are not particularly unusual, with some being much more serious than others, warns H&H
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Horses saved by pioneering surgery
A new kind of surgery can remove cataracts from horses’ eyes, enabling them to continue to compete rather than being put down
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Living with the one-eyed horse
Although the prospect of a horse undergoing eye removal inevitably worries owners, most horses adapt remarkably quickly and can return competition says H&H
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Counteracting cataracts
Horse & Hound explains how to recognise equine cataracts and advises what can be done to treat them
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Headway in equine cataract surgery
A successful operation on a horse suffering from severe cataracts carried out at Liverpool University may herald a breakthrough in equine eye surgery
