ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: Dogs, Brainstorming, What if

Re: Dogs, Brainstorming, What if

JOSEPH PETER UHLARIK JR (jpu@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com)
Tue, 24 Jun 1997 20:15:53 -0700 (PDT)

>
>To the best of my knowledge there is no place in the United
>States that exempts certain dogs from the prevailing leash laws
>based on the breed of the dog or how obedience trained it is.

The thought came to mind about "seeing eye" dogs for the blind. I know
that there are certain things that those dogs are exempted from. :-)

Then "brainstorming" took hold. What happens if a blind rider wants to
ride an endurance ride?

Actually this is not quite as far fetched as it might sound. Probably the
reason that the thought crossed my mind is awareness of a couple of things.

I am aware of a young teen-aged person that is legally blind but who rides
and even does some jumps of low heights.

Now consider that fact that the age means that this rider needs a sponsor
(did I remember the correct term for the adult rider) based purely on age.

In the case of the legally blind rider that I am aware of there is no
seeing eye dog but it is a small step to envision something like that
in a similar situation.

This particular rider that I have mentioned has not expressed an interest
in endurance riding but again it is only a small step (the direction of
what activities within the horse world that attract a person's attention).

As they say, now the plot thickens.

I guess I have stirred things up.

Now I guess I can sit back and see if there are any comments.

Enough mutterings from me for the moment

Joe jpu@kaiwan.com

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