[nagdu] minature horses as guides

[Pam]

well i think someone else might have to answer that. i'm not sure lol. but i don't actually think they r that big though

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> On 22 Jun 2015, at 10:54, Stephanie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> How do they fit on public transport?
> Steph
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> ----- 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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>>> 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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