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The Guide Horse Foundation was founded in 1999 as an experimental program to access the abilities of miniature horses as assistance animals. There is a critical shortage of guide animals for the blind and guide horses are an appropriate assistance animal for thousands of visually impaired people in the USA.
A miniature horse working as a service animal. A guide horse is an alternative mobility option for blind people who do not wish to or cannot use a guide dog. [1]
Horses commonly live to be 25 - 35 years old, and on-average, miniature horses may live one-third longer than large horses. This size-longevity relationship is the same for dog breeds. For example, a Rottweiler may live to be 12, while a Chihuahua may live to be 18 years old.
12 gru 2005 · By using selective breeding programs over many generations, horse breeds have been produced which are little more than a couple dozen inches tall. These horses are called miniature horses, and they range anywhere from nineteen to thirty-eight inches in height.
Guide Horse training is one of the most demanding equine disciplines and always requires an experienced professional horse trainer. To be absolutely safe, Guide Horses are trained at the same achievement level as an advanced dressage horse or a Lippazaner show horse.
10 sie 2017 · Mona Ramouni, a Michigan woman who became blind shortly after birth, wanted to have more independence. Cali, a miniature horse, has been specially trained to...
Appropriately trained, housebroken miniature and pigmy horses (<38 inches from ground to withers) have proven to be safe and reliable guide animals for blind individuals since at least 1999.
