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> Horses'
> eyes work differently than ours with their sloped retinas, oval pupils
> with little "fingers" in them, and some kind of special membrane that
> night foraging animals have that makes their eyes appear to glow when
> light hits them at night.
The reflection isn't from a membrane but rather from the retina at the
back of the eye. When light hits it and the pupil is open, you are
seeing a "snapshot" of the back of the eye.
If you get the flash, you know that the animal in question got an
"eyeful" of light which will affect its night vision.
I support the use of glow sticks (but I don't like the possibility of
them pulling my breast collar off center). I usually use a mini-mag
light with a red filter for map reading, tack adjustment, etc. I rely
on the horse to see in the dark for both of us.
Now if he'd only learn how TALL we were.
Linda Flemmer
Bleu Wolf Ranch
Bruceton Mills, WV
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