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

Sun Aug 14 16:47:12 UTC 2011

Just a sidenote, the guide horse team at national convention was
indeed Cheryl Spencer and Confetti. I had the honour of meeting
Confetti and talked to Cheryl and her husband briefly.

~Jewel

On 8/14/11, Ann Edie <annedie at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> 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"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Miniature horse guides, was: Re: NFB and Dogs
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>
>> 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>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>> <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!
>>>
>>> Cheryl Echevarria
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>>>  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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>>> reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com<mailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com%3Cmailto:reservations at echevarriatravel.com>>
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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
>>>
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>>>    From: "Sheila Leigland"
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>>>    Subject: Re: [nagdu] NFB and Dogs
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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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