Attend a horse race — perhaps at Santa Anita, Keeneland or Churchill Downs — and you will see some horses wearing blinders as they gallop down the track. Those blinders keep the horses focused on what ...

I drive through the Amish territory around Monterey and have noticed something that has made me wonder. I know Amish use blinders on horses, but at least half a dozen times I have seen what looks like ...

An Amish man might correct me, but I believe horses wear blinders to keep them on paths guided by their masters. Without blinders, horses might be spooked by unexpected noises and flashes. With ...