[nagdu] Comparison of miniature horses and dogs as guides, was: Re: Dogs, NFB and cane travel

[Ann Edie]

Perhaps they were including the "puppy raising" or basic socialization part 
of the training as well as formal guide work training?

Ann

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From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
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Re: Dogs, NFB and cane travel


> Oh, OK on the training. It sounded like from reports that the training was 
> much longer, but that may be just because of how the article was 
> portrayed.
>
>
> On Aug 14, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Ann Edie wrote:
>
>> Hi, Cindy,
>>
>> Horses do naturally lie down for periods of time to sleep, although they 
>> can also sleep standing up.  But some of the guide horses are trained to 
>> lie down on cue so that they can be put in a safe position during take 
>> off on a plane, for example.  (I don't know whether lying down is 
>> actually a safer position for a horse to be in for take offs and 
>> landings, or whether this is just another one of those air line myths, 
>> like the one that says all service animals are best placed in the 
>> bulkhead row.)  I know that when riding in cars or trailers, horses never 
>> lie down, but find their balance on their feet.
>>
>> I pick up after Panda just as I would after a dog.
>>
>> The length of the training period for a miniature horse guide depends on 
>> the circumstances of the training.  If the animal is being owner-trained 
>> or is being privately trained, the schedule is up to the individuals 
>> involved. When the Guide Horse Foundation was training guide horses, the 
>> training period for the horse was about the same as it is for guide dogs 
>> at the training programs, about 3 or 4 months.  And the training period 
>> for the team was about 3 weeks, I think.
>>
>> Best,
>> Ann
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
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>>> I think all of this is interesting, Anne. Horses don't lie down. Do they 
>>> train these horses to do that, which would be quite uncharacteristic? 
>>> How long is the training for the horse and then for the person procuring 
>>> a dog? When you relieve the horse, or the horse relieves itself, do you 
>>> use diapers or do you pick up similarly.
>>>
>>> Once after I had a guide dog, I rode someone's horse. It was a very 
>>> gentle one, and I am pretty sure it was following its owner, yet when I 
>>> gave it some direction, it did as I told it to do. Much of that would be 
>>> very similar I would guess.
>>> Cindy
>>>
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