In Search of Blue-Eyes

His distinctive blue-eyes seem peculiar for a horse. I felt his absence today as we called for the horses alongside a private ranch. We stop here regularly on the way home from my parent’s condo. Bundles of hay are conveniently left out for passersby to feed the horses, and the blue-eyed horse has always been the first to peek his head from under the kiosk, trotting to greet us.

I have named this brown and white horse “Blue-Eyes”, but I don’t know his real name. He sticks out as the friendliest horse on the ranch, always letting us pet his nose. Since he wasn’t there today, I tried to familiarize myself with the other five horses, but only one other horse remained near us. I was able to read his tag. I playful asked him if he knew where I could find “Blue Eyes”. But he seemed more interested in reaching for the hay than interacting with us. Once Alan grew bored of throwing hay in the air, and the horse returned to his kiosk, we continued our journey home.

When I came home, I curiously typed the keyword: “blue-eyed horse” on a search engine. I’m not sure why, but for some reason, I had been affected by his absence. I couldn’t believe what I learned. Do you know that there is a non-profit organization whose main goal is to promote the education of blue-eyed horses as a means to stop the “disposal” of horses with blue eyes? Who would have thought that such an organization would exist?



Their name: The Blue Eyed Horse Association:

Fascinated, I read on:

Excerpt from: www.chasenit.com/page16.html

Another myth put upon horses with blue eyes is that they are less worthy because they are different. FACT: Blue-eyed horses are horses with unique eye color. Just like humans have many different eye colors, dogs, cats, etc. It is merely a COLOR. They are not blind because they have blue eyes. They are not diseased because they have blue eyes. They are not less trainable because they have blue eyes. They are not disposable because they have blue eyes. ….



....Our goal is promote, provide education, show, and track the blue eyed horse. We at the Blue Eyed Horse Association decided it was time to document and study blue eyed horses and their uniqueness and put an end to needless disposal of horses because of this sometimes misunderstood trait. Many registries have been started as a means for tracing and understanding various traits in horses. With future and past documentation of blue eyed horses and forums we hope to help shed some light on this sometimes "touchy" subject. We will continue to support the breeding of quality horses and adding a bit of "flare" with some sparkling blue-eyes to boot!

With my parents here the next two months, I will continue visiting the horses at this ranch. I hope Blue-Eyes will be there.

Below is the winner of a photo contest, held by the Blue-Eyed Horse Association. The horse bears a striking resemblance to “Blue-Eyes.”

Winner: Szabos Dream Cloud