It was love at first sight for Morgan Wagner, a teenager at the time, when she picked Endo out of a herd for her very own. He was just a foal and the two would essentially come of age together.
Endo and Morgan. (Brittany Hirst Photography)
But when the horse was eight he was diagnosed with equine recurrent uveitis, also known as moon blindness or periodic ophthalmia. Despite extensive treatments, eventually both of the gelding’s eyes had to be removed to keep him from suffering extreme pain.
At first, losing his eyesight terrified Endo, and Morgan had to frequently coax him out of his stall. “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,” said Morgan. “Everything in small steps.”