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I'm just a (ex) vet tech, but from my own experience the flashlight will
give them a "hot spot" in their eyesight just like a person will at
seeing a light source in the dark. Keep up what you're doing, just a
"flash" to see what's ahead and then shut it off. I've known horses to
jump clean off the trail when a light gets turned on, so I started
saying "lights on" to my boy to alert him that the dreaded flashlight
was getting turned on.

Personally, I LOVE night riding and so does my horse. I get bothered by
not being able to see, but he can see perfectly fine (I've read that
some authorities believe that the horse is actually nocturnal and only
domestication has brought out their daytime-ness), although I still
freak out when he stumbles in the darkness.

You want a funny nighttime experience? I was out night riding when I
noticed a "new" black thing on the side of the trail. I thought it was
just a fallen bushy branch as it was not there the last time. As we
approached at a walk (I started to get concerned when Sunny started
eyeballing it) and it sidepassed off the trail! Now totally flipped
out, I gave a whoop and it started running - on two feet - down the
trail. A trail gnome! A nighttime forest elf! It was shaped like a V
with a bump on the top, teeny little legs running like mad; for all the
world it looked like a little vampire in a cloak running down the trail.
I was losing it, but Sunny was totally enjoying chasing this THING down
the trail. Discussing this with others, we figured it must have been a
very large owl that was running down the trail - but suffice to say that
experience stayed in my head!

Jen & the Sunman (Owl Chasers R Us)

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From: Joyce Kellenberger[SMTP:joyce@homer.ca.boeing.com]
Sent: Monday, September 22, 1997 4:48 PM
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: Night Riding

Just starting doing some night riding in preparation for 100's
in the future.
I am amazed by the sureness with which my mare travels in the
pitch dark.
Occasionally I will turn on a flashlight for my own visibility
and then
shut it off once assured. Can anyone tell me how this affects
the horse's
vision? I don't notice a significant difference in her when I
turn the
light off. When I turn it on, her head usually jumps up a
little as
from being startled, but it doesn't seem to bother her.

Is there a veterinary-type person who can tell me what happens
to the
horse's eyes when light is introduced in this environment?
Also, any
shared night experiences would be welcomed.

Thanks, Joyce

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