[Ag-eq] minis

[michelle.creedy at gmail.com]

My Bitsy is small enough but she has a curved spine. 

Michelle 

> On Jun 27, 2015, at 7:04 PM, Jewel via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> The miniature horses used as guides are, really, miniature miniature horses, being less than 30 
> inches high:  closer to 27: weighing in at less than 100 pounds, while, and I am, considerably, less 
> than knowledgeable on the subject, miniature horses, and this, probably, includes Michelle's, are 
> around the 36 inch height.
> Properly trained, the miniature horse does make one hell of a good guide.
> Anne Edie has Panda, and has had her for a number of years.  From what I can glean, Anne has had, 
> relatively, few access problems [Panda has travelled in cabs and aeroplanes, and, literally, 
> anywhere that she, when she had a guide dog,  took it.
> 
>        Jewel--------------------------------------------------
> From: "Michelle Creedy  via Ag-eq" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 5:58 AM
> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Michelle Creedy" <michelle.creedy at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] minis
> 
> Hi Jody
> 
> Wow, what a great question about the guiding and thanks for asking about the mini. She's on meds and 
> will be for a while but she'll be ok.
> 
> 
> Well, the thing is, I don't enjoy having guide animals. I had two guide dogs and couldn't stand it 
> after a while. I don't enjoy the extra attention and I don't enjoy having to figure out what to do 
> with them all the time when I'm out like relieving. The other piece is that I don't feel a guide 
> mini is a really great choice for a number of reasons but most importantly is that you'd get lots of 
> attention and you'd have a lot of access issues. You'd have to have a pretty small mini to guide and 
> somehow, they are not as all about pleasing as dogs are. <smile> I guess I'm just the wrong person 
> to ask because mme and my cane are tight. It doesn't eat much. It never has to go to the vet and 
> best of all, it never lets loose any bodily fluids in my apartment or any other public place.
> 
> Great question though!
> 
> <smiles>
> Michelle
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jody Ianuzzi via Ag-eq
> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 10:30 AM
> To: Groups
> Cc: Jody Ianuzzi
> Subject: [Ag-eq] minis
> 
> Hi Michelle,
> 
> How is your mini doing?  Is her breathing problem cleared up?
> 
> There was a discussion on the NAGDU list about guide horses.  Have you ever considered training your 
> mini to guide?
> 
> JODY 🐺
> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
> 
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