[nagdu] Miniature horse guides, was: Re: NFB and Dogs

Sun Aug 14 15:50:12 UTC 2011

For more information about Panda, check out the Panda Reports on the 
website:
www.theclickercenter.com
or the book, Panda: A Guide Horse for Ann,
by Rosanna Hansen
which is available through booksellers, and also available in alternative 
formats from bookshare.org and from the NLS.

Best,
Ann

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peggy" <pshald at neb.rr.com>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Miniature horse guides, was: Re: NFB and Dogs

> You are working a guide horse??  I would love to hear more about that.  I 
> don't know if I'd give up my furry dogs for horses but was raised around 
> them all of my life and really thought about checking into training.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Ann Edie
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:46 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Miniature horse guides, was: Re: NFB and Dogs
>
> No, I was not at the National Convention this year.  I believe that might
> have been Cheryl Spencer, a guide horse user from Jacksonville, Florida.
> Her guide horse is named Confetti.
>
> As I said in another post, I have not actually flown with Panda.  I tried 
> to
> make plane reservations to fly with her in 2004, I think it was, from 
> Albany
> NY to Bermingham, AL, but ran into difficulty in the final analysis with 
> the
> FAA, or at least that was what I was told.  The airline did not 
> out-and-out
> refuse to allow us to fly.  They just said that the FAA must determine on 
> a
> case-by-case basis whether it is safe to fly with a miniature horse in the
> cabin based on the size and configuration of the plane and other factors.
>
> Subsequent to that experience, I did contact Delta Airlines and arranged 
> for
> their representative who is responsible for dealing with issues concerning
> passengers with disabilities to come to Albany and meet us and see how 
> Panda
> works.  At that time we went onto a plane which was parked to show the
> representative how and where Panda could ride in the cabin and to show him
> that she was a well-behaved and legitimate working guide.  He took photos
> and seemed satisfied with our demonstration.  But I have not attempted to
> fly with Panda since that time, so still don't know exactly how it would
> work out.
>
> Other guide horse users have flown with their miniature horse guides in 
> the
> airplane cabin, including Dan Shaw several times with his guide horse
> Cuddles, and Cheryl Spencer with Confetti.  I believe that Dan made
> arrangements ahead of time with the airline.  I believe Cheryl just showed
> up at the gate and expected service like any other traveler, and got it.
>
> By the way, Cheryl and Confetti have also gone on a cruise ship, at least
> once.  The instance I am aware of was not an overnight cruise, but was a
> 5-hour cruise, I think, on a ship with a casino.  As I understand it, the
> ship captain was skeptical at first, but was completely won over by the 
> end
> of the cruise.  If you want to contact Cheryl Spencer, I believe she has a
> webpage, and can be found through a search.
>
> Best,
> Ann
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
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> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Miniature horse guides, was: Re: NFB and Dogs
>
>
>> Were you also the lady that was at the National Convention.
>>
>> Question, do you fly with the horse, and what is the accommodations you 
>> find with traveling.
>>
>> I am a travel agent as well, and would be very interested in how you 
>> experience these different situations that we face.
>>
>> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
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>>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>>  From: cheryl echevarria<mailto:cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
>>  To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
>> Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>  Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 7:07 AM
>>  Subject: Re: [nagdu] Miniature horse guides, was: Re: NFB and Dogs
>>
>>
>>  Ann are you going to be at the NY State Convention this year. I know you 
>> have come in the past.
>>
>>  Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>>
>>  Cheryl Echevarria
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>>    ----- Original Message ----- 
>>    From: Ann 
>> Edie<mailto:annedie at nycap.rr.com<mailto:annedie at nycap.rr.com>>
>>    To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
>> Users<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>
>>    Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 2:04 AM
>>    Subject: [nagdu] Miniature horse guides, was: Re: NFB and Dogs
>>
>>
>>    Hi, Sheila,
>>
>>    As far as I know, there are only a handful of miniature horse guide or
>>    service horse teams so far.  It is still experimental, and definitely 
>> not
>>    something that is for everyone or in every circumstance.  But those of 
>> us
>>    who do have miniature horse guides love them completely and find them 
>> to be
>>    marvelous guides and companions.
>>
>>    Best,
>>    Ann
>>
>>    ----- Original Message ----- 
>>    From: "Sheila Leigland" 
>> <sleigland at bresnan.net<mailto:sleigland at bresnan.net<mailto:sleigland at bresnan.net%3Cmailto:sleigland at bresnan.net>>>
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>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org<mailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org%3Cmailto:nagdu at nfbnet.org>>>
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>>
>>    > aNN A PERY INTERESTING POST. I THINK IN MANY WAYS YOU ARE CORRECT.
>>    > CONGRATULATIONS IN YOUR CHOICE OF MOBILITY. I'M CURIOUS AS TO HOW 
>> MANY
>>    > GUIDE HORSES ARE IN USE.
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