Blind horse sets three Guinness records: “They are still capable of anything”

A 22-year-old blind Appaloosa horse named Endo has set three Guinness World Records.

Endo, also known as “Endo the Blind”, set records for the highest free jump by a blind horse at 3 feet 5.73 inches, the most flight changes by a blind horse in one minute, with 39 changes , and the fastest time for a blind horse to weave five poles in 6.93 seconds.

Endo’s success story took time and effort, said owner Morgan Wagner, who met the mare when she was just 13 years old. According to Wagner, Endo was diagnosed with glaucoma, cataracts and a common disorder in horses called equine recurrent uveitis when she was 8 years old. five years later, he was totally blind.

Wagner said that he had Endo wear a blindfold before he lost his sight so he would put it on, but it was still a fit.

“He was very scared at first, so I took him for a walk around the barn and then went on a walk around the property,” Wagner told Guinness World Records.

She said she eventually got her confidence back to do things she used to enjoy, like racing and jumping. Wagner told Guinness World Records that Endo’s past experience in competitions where she “became a national champion at the highest level” helped him learn to jump again.

“They’re still capable of anything,” Wagner said of the blind horses.

Equine recurrent uveitis is the leading cause of blindness in horses, according to the UC Davis Center for Equine Health. Appaloosas are eight times more likely than other horse breeds to have equine recurrent uveitis, but the disease didn’t stop Endo from doing everything sighted horses can.