[nagdu] minature horses as guides

[Cindy Ray]

Oh, I'm not sure we really have the right to judge at all. I think that when
we do we cut off the opportunity to learn more. We can say something along
the lines of my limited knowledge keeps me from knowing how a guide horse
would be practical. I think that I can't imagine the practicality of it, but
Anne has made me see that it is more practical than I would have thought. I
suppose at ssome level we do judge, but, as Raven said, we should allow
people to express opinions in the same way we did with the other topic. I
guess I already said what I thought about this earlier, come to think of it.
I'd love to see the horse myself. 
Cindy


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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Raven Tolliver
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Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 8:12 PM
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Cc: Raven Tolliver
Subject: Re: [nagdu] minature horses as guides

Wow! Okay, we just had this big topic on the drawbacks of having a guide
dog. We talked about all the downsides to a dog, and despite the downsides,
we still thought the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. We mentioned
here and there about whether a cane or dog was better, the general view
being that it depends on the person and their particular preferences and
circumstances.
So it doesn't make any sense to just flat out say, "The guide horse is
stupid." Or, "The guide horse is impractical." There are some people who
feel the same way about dogs, and the same way about canes, as we've seen in
this discussion of mobility aids. For some people, a dog is impractical. For
some people a cane is impractical. And for some people, a guide horse is
impractical. And just the same, for some people, a certain mobility aid has
the most advantage. As we've also seen, some of us rely on more than one
mobility aid depending on the situation.
Do I think guide horses will be as common as dogs and canes? No, for the
reasons Ann talked about. But again, as far as mobility aids go apart from
their mobility-irrelevant aspects, it's possible a horse is a better guide
than a dog.
I just think some of us are making hasty generalizations without getting all
the details, and passing judgments on something that we're not very familiar
with. Not saying we don't have the right to judge.
We're always going to. But I think we should consider our judgments
carefully in the context of other judgments we've made.
--
Raven
Founder of 1AM Editing & Research
www.1am-editing.com

You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you have or
what you do.

Naturally-reared guide dogs
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On 6/21/15, larry d keeler via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Well, it depends! They're not as big as all that and I watched a 
> special where one lived in an apartment. But, I like dogs better!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Kipp 
> via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 8:45 PM
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> Cc: Kaye Kipp
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] minature horses as guides
>
> I'm not sure they're all that practical unless a person lives out in 
> the country.  Honestly, I can't picture a guide horse living in an 
> apartment or going into a restaurant.  I did see one at an NFB 
> convention one year though.  I also read an article about guide horses.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pam via 
> nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:04 AM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Pam
> Subject: [nagdu] minature horses as guides
>
>
>
> i was watching a program about ghide dogs the other day and there was 
> a woman in the US who had a minature horse as a guide. just wondering 
> what u all think of the idea? do u think it will catch on? personally 
> i'd prefer a dog though :) Sent from my iPhone 
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