The resolution was written and passed right after Guide Horse Foundation was founded and they had graduated their first team. The fact was that "since there wasn't written proof of training" that they believed there was no way that a horse could do all the tasks of a dog. That is one of the reasons that Ann Edie and Alex Kurland designed and wrote the Panda Project, to prove scientifically by using proven training methods, tested by a blind handler that a horse could guide. Thank goodness resolutions aren't binding right? Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni Association www.guidedogs.com The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of their act as violence; rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness. The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever committed. -Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944) ----- Original Message ----- From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 11:33 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: guide horses It is interesting that the NFB passed a resolution in opposition to guide horses. Actually, the resolution refers to inappropriate guide animals, but it is clear that they had horses in mind. I realize that dogs have some advantages over horses, but the horses have some advantages over dogs too, so I haven't figured out what is supposed to be so inappropriate about them. table with 2 columns and 6 rows Subj: [bksvol-discuss] Re: guide horses Date: 1/4/2009 10:05:31 PM Eastern Standard Time From: guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx Reply-to: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent from the Internet (Details) table end If you want to get a look at panda and also read about her training, her trainer created the following website with Panda reports. I know for me at this moment in my life a guide horse would not be practical, even though the longevity is a great thing. My job requires a compact little guide, and a lot of traveling in a small car, irregular schedules and strange environments in different houses. I will probably be staying with my dog. http://theclickercenter.com/2004/Panda/index.php Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni Association www.guidedogs.com The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of their act as violence; rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness. The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever committed. -Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Rosenthal" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 5:16 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] guide horses > Interesting. I remember that we had a discussion here > a long time ago about guide horses. I found the > advantages of them over guide dogs to be interesting. > SOme people to whom I mentioned them thought one would > have to live in the country, and I'd never actually > seen a picture--but then, I haven't read the book. > smile > > Cindy > > > --- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > >> E-Mail ThisWe have a book in the collection about >> Ann and her horse Panda >> >> Called >> >> Panda A Guide Horse for Ann >> >> >> Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT >> And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog >> guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx >> Guide Dogs for the Blind >> Alumni Association >> www.guidedogs.com >> >> The people who burned witches at the stake never for >> one moment thought of their act as violence; >> rather they thought of it as an act of divinely >> mandated righteousness. >> The same can be said of most of the violence we >> humans have ever committed. -Gil Bailie, author and >> lecturer (b. 1944) >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: cindyr@xxxxxxxxx >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 5:55 AM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] NYTimes.com: Creature >> Comforts >> >> >> >> >> >> >> This page was sent to you by: >> cindyr@xxxxxxxxx >> Message from sender: >> This is an interesting NY Times >> Magazine article about service animals, including a >> blind woman who uses a miniature horse--and she >> doesn't live on a farm--along with the advantages >> and disadvantages. There's also a picture of her >> with Panda, her horse. The article is, >> unfortunately, 8 pages, but it also discusses other >> birds and animals that help people with various >> disabilities. Unfortunately,apparently "United >> States government is considering a proposal that >> would force Edie and many others like her to stop >> using their service animals. But that's precisely >> what's happening, because a growing number of people >> believe the world of service animals has gotten out >> of control: first it was guide dogs for the blind; >> now it's monkeys for quadriplegia and agoraphobia, >> guide miniature horses, a goat for muscular >> dystrophy, a parrot for psychosis and any number of >> animals for anxiety, including cats, ferrets, pigs, >> at least one iguana and a duck." W e may have o do >> something about that. Cindy Ro >> >> MAGAZINE | January 04, 2009 >> Creature Comforts >> By REBECCA SKLOOT >> It's no longer just guide dogs for >> blind people. 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