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Bookmark or Share- Miniature Horses as Service Animals | What Can They Do?Miniature horses are best known for providing a service as a guide animal where they help guide someone who is blind or has visual impairments. They also work well as an emotional support animal . They are less common as a service animal but it has recently become law that both dogs and horses only can be working service animals.
- Mini horses make great service animals — and now they’re ... - VoxRamouni’s reasoning for this seemingly nontraditional choice is simple: Guide dogs are lucky to make it to their 15th birthday, while mini horses frequently thrive into their 30s. Some even make...
- Little Horse, Big Job: Minis as Guide AnimalsThe Guide Horse Foundation seeks small horses (but not dwarves) that pass a stringent veterinary examination for soundness as well as stamina. Selected horses then go through basic lead training (including acclimation to the harness and learning to negotiate everyday obstacles) and voice commands.
- Guide Horse Foundation - Miniature horses for the blindThe Guide Horse Foundation is committed to delivering Guide Horses at no cost to the blind, relying on un-paid volunteers and charitable donations to pay all travel and housing expenses for the blind handler's on-site training.
- Guide Horse Training - Train Blind guideGuide Horse Training involves the following areas of training: - Basic Lead Training - This involves training the Guide Horse to move forward at an appropriate speed and respond to verbal commands. The Guide Horse is also trained to negotiate everyday obstacles, and they learn to enter escalators, elevators, climb stairs, and lie down on command.
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