[nagdu] minature horses as guides

[Stephanie]

How do they fit on public transport?
Steph

----- Original Message -----
From: Pam via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Monday, June 22, 2015 5:30 am
Subject: Re: [nagdu] minature horses as guides

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> i was wondering the same thing too if they would have to live outside or could they live indoors.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On 21 Jun 2015, at 20:18, Valerie Gibson via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > This is very interesting to me, and i have a couple questions and comments.
> > 
> > First, I don't think the ADA recognizes guide horses.   Is this true?
> > 
> > Second, is it also true that guide horses must live outside rather than indoors?
> > 
> > Again, very interesting topic.  Thanks for sharing your experience with the guide horses.
> >> On Jun 21, 2015, at 1:13 PM, Ann Edie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> 
> >> Hi, Pam,
> >> 
> >> I don't know which miniature horse guide and partner was shown in the
> >> program you saw, but I have worked with a mini horse guide for the past 11
> >> years. I know of 3 or 4 other people who are long-term guide horse partners.
> >> Like everything else, there are advantages and disadvantages of using a
> >> miniature horse as a guide as compared with using a dog guide or a white
> >> cane. The major advantage of using a miniature horse guide is that the
> >> lifespan of a miniature horse averages at least twice the lifespan of a dog.
> >> Miniature horses live easily into their thirties and can work well into
> >> their twenties. The major disadvantages of the mini horse guide as compared
> >> with dogs is that they take up a little more space and that they need to be
> >> relieved more often than do dogs. I had 3 dog guides before I got my
> >> miniature horse guide, and in my experience, my miniature horse performs
> >> better and more consistently in her work than did any of my dog guides, even
> >> my very excellent first guide. My mini, Panda, started working when she was
> >> 2 years old. She is now 14, and she just keeps getting better and better,
> >> more confident and intuitive. As you might imagine, we communicate by tiny
> >> movements and shifts and she seems to read my intentions even before I can
> >> consciously give her a cue. And I can look forward to many more years of
> >> joyous travels with her. We have had almost no difficulty with access to
> >> public places or transportation.
> >> 
> >> I don't think many people will be switching from guide dogs to miniature
> >> horse guides in the near future because more people are familiar with dogs
> >> than with horses and because there is (as far as I know) no active guide
> >> horse training program in operation at this time. All the miniature horse
> >> guide teams I am familiar with except the first have been owner-trained or
> >> privately trained.
> >> 
> >> There's lots of information on the web about miniature horse guides and
> >> miniature horses used as service animals for people with other disabilities.
> >> Information about my partner Panda can be found on the website of her
> >> trainer which is: www.theclickercenter.com
> >> 
> >> Best,
> >> Ann
> >> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pam via nagdu
> >> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 2:04 PM
> >> 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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