My head exploded at this much cuteness!
I like his sneakers
:~ D
ping for extraordinary cuteness
What’s the monthly billing allowable on those puppies?
OK, I’ll be the first to ask - can they be potty trained? In my experience with horses which is somewhat limited, they have no concern about pooping at any time and just let it fall. Dogs on the other hand seem to have a sense of shame about it. I’ve only seen one dog poop during a dog show and she was sick. Horses however, poop at horse shows all the time.
Yeah, but think of the expense of changing all the post office signs to “no horses allowed, except seeing eye horses.”
Ping, you’ve got to see this!
They are darling. I never heard of guide horses before!
"Yeah, walk around all day behind a horse. Great idea."
attention seeking behaivor.
Although the Seeing Eye Horse costs more to train, they also live a lot longer than a Seeing Eye Dog and I believe I recall that dollar for dollar, the Seeing Eye Horse is a better investment.
As a horse owner and student of natural horsemanship, I would prefer that horses are in a more natural environment than a guide horse would experience.
I would opt for a guide dog if I needed this service.
A dog is a predator, a horse a prey animal. The instincts between these 2 species are opposite, making the horse less desirable than the dog as a guide.
I think the predator by nature, the dog, would be more comfortable in most situations encountered as a guide, than would a horse, whose basic nature is to protect itself from being eaten by predators.
And BTW, no you cannot potty train a horse.
They ideally eat in the trickle method, grazing is best. But if pasture is not available, many small meals of good hay and clean water during the day and evening is the best way to simulate a natural grazing habit.
This trickle eating, small bits at a time, keeps the gut working properly, and keeps a frequent and steady production of fertilizer exiting the rear of the horse.
A horse goes when it wants to, #1 or #2, look out here it comes....
The dog, being a predator, has larger meals, fewer times a day and can be trained to wait until it is outside to “go”. Horses are so different from dogs, they are opposites, predator v. prey.
They’re from a small town close to where I live. I used to run into Janet and Cuddles frequently but the place we met has closed so I haven’t seen her (nor the horses) for a good while.
I just don't see it. I mean, they're cute and all, but given some of the horses I have known versus dogs I have known, I think I would opt for the dog if I lost my sight.
Even a SMALL panicky horse is a dangerous object. It took three of us (vet, farrier, and yours truly) to hold a very small mini for his shots. And horses are prone to panic. The best horse I ever had was the most bombproof equine ever, but when she DID panic -- look out! Probably has something to do with their being Movable Lunch on the Prairie.
They also can't really be toilet trained. When they have to go, they have to go. I've had horses that didn't like to dirty their stalls and would always go outside, but outside had to be available - if they were cut off from their paddock they would just let fly where they stood.
I just don't see it. Too bad, 'cause it's a cute idea.
