[nagdu] minature horses as guides

Tue Jun 23 20:09:38 UTC 2015

I talked to Calli's trainer several times by phone, many years ago when she 
was in the process of training Calli.  She's a really nice lady and a very 
good trainer. Her name escapes me at the moment.  I'm sure if I heard it, 
I'd recognize it though.

Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Buddy Brannan via nagdu
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2:14 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Buddy Brannan
Subject: Re: [nagdu] minature horses as guides

I * think* I know the person who trained Callie, if my memory isn't too far 
wrong. We haven't met yet, but we've corresponded on the Internyets for a 
while. I must admit to some curiosity about minis. I'd love to see one. I 
don't think it'd work for me though, living in the city. Still, it's 
interesting stuff, anyway.

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> On Jun 23, 2015, at 1:45 PM, Ann Edie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi, Pam,
>
> Oh, yes, Callie's owner is Mona. She's from Michigan. Callie's full name 
> is
> Mexicali Rose. I think Mona has a blog called "theeyesof mona". I don't 
> know
> if you could find it by doing a search for that on the web.
>
> Give your Callie a pat from me.
>
> Ann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pam via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 3:22 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Pam
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] minature horses as guides
>
> that's really interesting. thanks for sharing. i'm not sure of the lady's
> name that was on the program but her horse was called callie which is the
> same name as my guide dog. it was amazing though.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 21 Jun 2015, at 20:13, 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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