CHAPTER II. 
THE EYES—THEIR ACCIDENTS AND THEIR DISEASES, 
SIMPLE OPHTHALMIA. 
Tux following engraving illustrates some of the accidents which 
attend upon injured sight in the horse. The eyes are probably more 
important to the safety and pleasure of the master than any other por- 
tion of the quadruped’s frame. Let the smallest impediment exist, and 
80ME OF THE RESULTS OF IMPERFECT VISION. 
there is no telling in what way it may operate. Certain horses are most 
affected by near objects; others exhibit alarm only when bodies are 
approaching them; another class of creatures will look upon most for- 
ward sights with indifference, but will invariably be horror-struck when- 
ever the view is extensive; while a fourth group will shy violently with- 
out mortal vision being able to recognize any cause for terror. In every 
case, the dread excited overmasters all other feelings. The presence of 
extreme fear releases the horse from the dominion of its proprietor; its 
movements are sudden, jerking, and eccentric; the animal has lost all 
self-control, and there is no saying in what direction it may move or 
what it may attempt to do. It is regardless of its own life, therefore 
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