[Quietcars] Guide Horse Foundation?

[michael townsend]

There is a very few instances in which guide horses are used, and,
interestingly, there were trainers in North Carolina who started a guide
horse training school called Guide Horse foundation:

http://www.guidehorse.com/
The DOJ just issued a ruling on service and guide animals:
http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/ADAregs2010.htm>
http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/ADAregs2010.htm
 and this pretty well puts to rest all uses of other types of service
animals, at least out in the field.  If people don't stick up for their
rights and educate restaurant owners, cab drivers, apartment building
owners, hoteliers, etc.,, we'll be in pretty sad shape.

Good parrot joke, though, Bob. Always enjoy your posts.



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Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 4:02 PM
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Subject: [Quietcars] Guide Horse Foundation?


I was reading IEEE Spectrum at lunch and they made a reference to "guide
horses." Sure enough, I found this URL:

http://www.guidehorse.com/

The reason it raised my interest is my Mom raises miniature horses in
Coffeyville Kansas. I'll forward the link to her but I know she sells hers
and at reasonable prices. She was interviewed in the local paper and pointed
out the miniature horses are smaller and have a more docile disposition
compared to Shetland ponies.

I get the impression using miniature horses for guide animals is still
somewhat experimental. Any contact with this program in the community?

I was about to ask about parrots because of their eyesight and intelligence
but then I realized they really aren't tuned to ground obstacles. Still it
reminded me of my favorite parrot joke read on the web. 

A magician was on a cruise line and the ship's Captain had a parrot in a
cage. But no matter what illusion the magician performed, the parrot saw
through it and called it out, "Its in his other hand!" or "Its in his
pocket." The magician was getting more and more frustrated when a terrible
storm blew up, capsized the boat, and the magician and parrot found each
other clinging to the same piece of wood. For days, the magician and bird
stared at each other in silent hostility until the parrot squawked,

"Ok, I give up. What did you do with the boat?"

Bob Wilson

 		 	   		  
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