[nagdu] minature horses as guides

Tue Jun 23 22:12:26 UTC 2015

Dolores tells me she hasn't trained any more minis. If someone wants to work with a mini, she refers them to mona. She says Mona has trained a couple more since she got Callie. Pretty cool. 

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> On Jun 23, 2015, at 4:44 PM, Julie J. via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Yes!  That's her!   Is she still training horses?  Has she trained any other mini's as guides?  I've completely lost track of her and Mona too.
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> Julie
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> Dolores Arste?
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> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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>> On Jun 23, 2015, at 4:09 PM, Julie J. via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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
>> Courage to Dare: A Blind Woman's Quest to Train her Own Guide Dog is now available! Get the book here:
>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QXZSMOC
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>> 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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>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: 814-860-3194
>> Mobile: 814-431-0962
>> Email: buddy at brannan.name
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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
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Pam via nagdu
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 3:22 PM
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>>> 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
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>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 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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