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What are the "blinders" seen over horses eyes used for2007-11-24 21:21:10Answers:

To keep their focus straight ahead and not let them get spooked by anything going on around them.

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Usually to keep the flies away

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Or to keep the horse calm, not looking at everything.

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So, as you go down a road, people on the side of the road and cars don't startle him/her.

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To keep from being overly excited. They usually use them a lot here during the parades to keep the horses from being spooked or shocked from such big crowds and the sun and flys.

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Blinders are used with skittish horses to keep them from being startled or distracted by things to the side of the road, or at intersections, like cars, machinery, bicyclists, etc.

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It is DEFINITELY to tunnel their vision straight ahead, so as to keep them from getting spooked by what's happening periferally, such as traffic, sidewalk activity, dogs. Not about the flies.

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they are used so that the horse will stay focused and won't get frightened

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so the horses only look straight ahead and won't be spooked by anything moving someplace else.

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Blinders are worn on some horses pulling carts. Not all horses require them, and not all trainers prefer them. But many horses work better under harness if they wear blinders, they are not constantly seeing the cart out of the corner of their eye, and they are not distracted by everything behind them.