[NAGDU] Guide Horses

Thu Jun 22 17:46:28 UTC 2023

Ann only has Panda and no other horses as far as I know. 

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> On Jun 22, 2023, at 11:44, Leye-Shprintse Teller via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> BS’D
> 
> Josh,
> 
> You can, of course, have a guide horse, but most likely, you need to owner-train the miniature horse yourself, if you don’t have the finances for a parttime or full-time horse trainer.
> 
> I have heard about a Blind man in my country of birth who owner-trained his two miniature horses to become guide horses for him. He just worked them in the rural area where he lived because according to him the mentality of horses aren’t made for urban areas.
> 
> I never think that guide horses will be a big thing because a horse is a horse, it would be cruel to have them in a city/town or suburb area. They need other horses to socialize with to be mentally healthy and green space to be physically healthy.
> 
> Guide Dog Schools are specializing in dogs and there’s a lot of work from to pre-breeding process until the guide dog user is matched with his or her guide dog. Why do you think that they will take their time and money to develop a guide horse program when the demind is so small? From a business standpoint that would be a waste of resources, resources which they can use to develop what they already have and where there is a big demind.
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> Kind regards,
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>> On Jun 21, 2023, at 4:21 PM, Josh via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Isn't there any possible way I could have a class A 26 to 30 inch tall mini horse guide animal? A guide horse? Could a guide dog school train one for me? Ann Edie has her guide horse, Panda, after all, who was trained by Alexandra Kurland. The more time I spend with Jazzy, the more I love mini horses! I feel very very safe and comfortable with miniature horses.
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>> Josh
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Leye-Shprintse Teller via NAGDU
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>> Cc: Leye-Shprintse Teller <leyeshprintse at icloud.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Juno
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>> BS’D
>> 
>> Josh,
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>> I’d say that your experience of being dragged around has less to do with the guide dog than the specific guide dog which you were working with. When I got my first guide dog, now passed, I was on an Information Course before I was accepted, it’s the routine in my country of birth, and I got to work three different guide dogs, a male Labradoodle, a male Labrador and a female Labrador. The boys dragged me around because their physical size and pace didn’t match me, the small female Labrador with several walking speeds matched me better and when I got my first guide dog Hera, she was the perfect match for me. I don’t want to minimalize your experience but guide dogs are like us humans, different. You need to have the best match for you to get a smoothly partnership for both human and dog.
>> 
>> Kind Regards,
>> לשלום,
>> Leye-Shprintse Teller
>> Brooklyn (N.Y.), U.S.
>> +1 (929) 977-8890
>> leyeshprintse at icloud.com
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>>>> On Jun 21, 2023, at 7:52 AM, Josh via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> I wish I could do a juno walk with a guide horse somehow. I would absolutely love that! Specifically a class A 26 to 30 inch tall mini guide horse. I visited a guide dog school over 20 years ago. I felt I was being dragged by the dog. When I walk with the female mini horse with  the lead rope. Note I do not own the horse... anyway she has a nice fluid smooth motion when she walks. She doesn't pull me at all, like the dog at the guide dog school did, and unless like the one time she was distracted by some grass getting her back on track is relatively easy. At least for me it is. I would love a guide horse similar to Jazzy someday. She is such a good little horse!! 
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Stephanie Mcdowell via NAGDU
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>>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Juno
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>>> Hi Cindy,
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>>> That is exciting. Have fun.
>>> 
>>> Stephanie
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>>>>> On Jun 20, 2023, at 9:26 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>>> I have a Juno walk next Tuesday. I am really excited about it.
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>>>> Cindy Lou Ray
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