The Beautiful Story of Endo the Blind Horse Who Recently Set 3 Guinness Records

8 Why is it called moon blindness?

The disease is called ‘Moon blindness’ because people thought it had something to do with the phases of the moon. However, now it has become clear that it has nothing to do with the moon and can happen over the course of weeks or months.

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7 Endo lost his other eye to the disease

Morgan and Endo’s vet worked together to make him feel better. They cleaned up the dust around him, put prescription ointment on his eyes, and even took him for rides in the dark. Endo’s pain did not go away, and when his right eye ruptured, Morgan had to make the very hard decision to have it removed. Within a few months, Endo’s left eye also started having the same problems, and it was also eventually removed. Endo now had to learn how to get around in a world he couldn’t see.

Morgan said, “I didn’t know how Endo would handle blindness. That was something that we just had to try and see how it went. I just hoped he would be happy eating in his stall without pain, so we started there.”

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6 His condition left him scared and unconfident

Endo, who was once brave and determined when facing new challenges, became Endo the Blind. At first, he was scared when he couldn’t see, and Morgan had to often coax him into leaving and getting out of his stall. Morgan explained, “He was very scared in the beginning, so I took him for walks around the barn and then moved on to walks around the property. Everything in small steps.”

But Endo quickly got better thanks to his owner’s love and care. He went back to being the confident horse Morgan fell in love with in the first place.

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5 He even gets support from his closest friend Cinnamon

Endo has been cheered on from the bullpen by more than just Morgan. Cinnamon, his special friend who shares a stall with him, often gives him extra love and encouragement.

Morgan said, “Endo has a miniature mare [friend] named Cinnamon, and I rescued her when Endo was starting to go blind, that way, he would already have the bond with her when he went fully blind.”

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