Photo of the Day: The Equine Eye

Today, August 10, 2011, Patch was once again at the barn at Meadowood on Gunston Road. Why? We're working on a video series about the barn, and are conducting interviews and shooting b-roll.

After the day's work was finished and everyone was leaving the barn, there stood Yogi, a majestic animal that belongs to Simple Changes Therapeutic Riding Center. Patch took a picture of his left eye and learned a few things.

Did you know:

• Horses have 350 degrees of monocular vision
• Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal 
• Horses have dichromatic vision, which means they can see blue and green colors, but not red
• Horses have excellent night vision

Enjoy the picture!