Milly - my journey training a newly one eye horse

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Milly - my journey training a newly one eye horse February 2023 my mare had to have her right eye removed- this is my journey as an amateur trainer

10/05/2023

Temporarily stopped

10/05/2023

1st day training. TEN minutes!
After a brilliant clinic with an instructor last Sunday this is the plan today.
Praise the little wins.
*Quiet walk on small circle waiting for ears forward before stopping.
*Turn on the hind without forward motion.
Blind side use your voice, gently touch where your leg would go when riding and flex her head by raising lead up.
She was not sure what to do because she couldn't understand why she couldn't see me. She got it in the end with lots of quiet praise and encouragement.
*back
*stand at rope end without trying to get in my bubble
* 'come'
And that's it.
No rush - it's about building her confidence up.
I have A LOT to learn but we'll do it together ❤️ 💯

10/05/2023

Two weeks later 30th April 23 some RnR in the dam.
See how she protects her right eye?

10/05/2023

Day 78 electric fence failed and her buddy Banjo opened the gate and let her into the big paddock- my heart was in my mouth!

Milly came home from Hospital March 17th with 5 more weeks stall rest.I moved her around 3 old stables and a holding yar...
10/05/2023

Milly came home from Hospital March 17th with 5 more weeks stall rest.
I moved her around 3 old stables and a holding yard I moved around the grass justcto keep her mind active..

She RAN onto the float to come home!!She is with her buddy Banjo who galloped up the paddock calling out to her when he ...
10/05/2023

She RAN onto the float to come home!!
She is with her buddy Banjo who galloped up the paddock calling out to her when he saw the float!
5 added weeks 'bed' rest for shoulder injury.
*45 days in hospital.
*Intensive care
*2x eye ulcers
*3 hour general anaesthetic (GA) to do x2 eye grafts.
* accident coming out of GA
- Massive haematoma chest.
- Brachal plexus nerve damage
- Suspected broken leg
- Suspected fractured shoulder
* Started weight bearing 4 days later
*Haematoma dissolving.
* Grafts failed
* Enucleation (eye removed)
* Massive resultant swelling
* Sedation and anaesthesia to drain the socket - antibiotics.
* Lump found under other eye- suspected cancer. Biopsied. NEGATIVE.
My amazing little trooper!
I can learn so much from this beautiful little mare who holds my 💜
Not 'Just a horse' to me.

Clayton Spirit of the Bush aka Milly is a Waler. A Waler is our iconic Australian War Horse. The breed is a mix of Thoro...
10/05/2023

Clayton Spirit of the Bush aka Milly is a Waler. A Waler is our iconic Australian War Horse. The breed is a mix of Thoroughbred, Arab, Timor Pony and its thought either Clydesdale or Percheron.
They have amazing endurance under stress and in extreme climates and challenging working conditions.
They were the backbone of the Second Boer War and in WW1 they were the backbone of the Australian Light Horse forces.

This journey started with an inflamed right eye. The eye had an old ulcer scar thought to be inactive as did not take u...
10/05/2023

This journey started with an inflamed right eye. The eye had an old ulcer scar thought to be inactive as did not take up dye.
Vet saw her 4 times.
She had a course of treatment but once completed, within 2 weeks her eye was inflamed again.
Another course of treatment same outcome.
This happened once more.
The eye drop drugs over these 3 courses included antibiotics, prednisone, atropine, ibobrufren and maxidex.
She was in on oral analgesic (not bute)
She was so stoic! She must have been in so much pain.
Her eyelashes were pointing straight down to the ground on her right eye which is a protective measure for the eye. If you see this - act!
Thank goodness I did!

1ST FEBRUARY 23Milly was rushed to the South Brisbane Manly Emergency Vet Hospital this morning to see the Equine Eye sp...
10/05/2023

1ST FEBRUARY 23
Milly was rushed to the South Brisbane Manly Emergency Vet Hospital this morning to see the Equine Eye specialist .
Nearly 4 hour trip in the awful heat :(
Not good news from the Specialist.

10/05/2023

My last ride with a friend at Wongi State Forest 28th January 2023 before this beautiful mare went through a war of her own :(

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1st day training. TEN minutes! After a brilliant clinic with an instructor last Sunday this is the plan today. Praise the little wins. *Quiet walk on small circle waiting for ears forward before stopping. *Turn on the hind without forward motion. Blind side use your voice, gently touch where your leg would go when riding and flex her head by raising lead up. She was not sure what to do because she couldn't understand why she couldn't see me. She got it in the end with lots of quiet praise and encouragement. *back *stand at rope end without trying to get in my bubble * 'come' And that's it. No rush - it's about building her confidence up. I have A LOT to learn but we'll do it together ❤️ 💯

Two weeks later 30th April 23 some RnR in the dam. See how she protects her right eye?

Day 78 electric fence failed and her buddy Banjo opened the gate and let her into the big paddock- my heart was in my mouth!

My last ride with a friend at Wongi State Forest 28th January 2023 before this beautiful mare went through a war of her own :(

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