Has your veterinarian diagnosed your horse with this? Your vet can give you the best guidance for your horse's condition and other people that have gone through this. Recently my neighbor's POA was diagnosed with moon blindness. While initially the owners were heartbroken, they have decided to deal with the issue and make the pony as comfortable as possible. They are still showing this POA and he is doing super.

Sorry to hear of your horse's problem but remember it isn't a death sentence, just make the most of your horse's companionship right now!!! Good luck!

I agree that moonblindness isn't a death sentence, but in time it will take your horses's sight completely.  My 18 year old Appaloosa was diagnosed "officially" by the vet this year.  We have noticed things about his sight for almost a year, but this year it's really noticable.  My gelding has a bacteria called Leptospirosis that has caused his moon blindness.  It's one of those things that follows certain horse breeds or color.  Appaloosa's, and horses that are white are most effected.  My appie is black and white:-)   I have even noticed his nice black pigment around his eyes has turned pink this year.  The best that I can do is try to keep him safe.  We don't move stuff on him and we keep him confined in a small pen at night.  I was riding him up until 2 weeks ago when we realized that he's just too spooky to ride safely.  He prances and dances the entire ride because he's scared of what he can't see.  I just think it's best to retire him and not take a chance on hurting myself, him or someone else. 

Sorry to hear about your horse, I totally understand!  I have had my gelding since he was 2 and have ridden him that long as well (he's 18 now).  I dread the thought of starting over, but I love riding, so it's unavoidable.  I do keep a fly mask on him now to shade his eyes, since they are sore most of the time. 

best of luck

Diane

I have an appy mare that is 22.  She started having problems seeing when she was 10.  I can still ride her and if you tell her the ground is there, she believes you.  She can see shadows on the ground but has problems seeing a wire fence, but I use the corral pannels for her pen and she is fine with those.  She does have a problem with other horses comming up behind her, she can hear them, but I guess since she can't see their posture she gets nervous not knowing HOW they are approaching her. 

There is a support forum for horses with moon blindness.  I believe it's on Delphi.  I'll see if I can find it again.

http://www.blindhorses.org/care.html

http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/blindhorses

We had a yearling paint filly that we had sold. Well, about 3 years have gone by now and she's just been diagnosed with moon blindness. They took her to the University of Illinios, they have an optimoligist dept.  They have to keep a fly mask on her all day, give her eye drops and I believe some kind of anit-flammitory. She's doing very well, she's lost all the vision in one eye and so far nothing in the other. But they did warn her owners that she'll more than likely loose all vision in both eyes. They opted to treat her for however long they have to. So, good luck, you do not have to put your horse down just because of it.