Guide horse boarding plane. Photo from Wikipedia
The Guide Horse Foundation offers trained miniature horses for the blind. The Foundation was started in 1999 and places its animals with persons who fit its adoption criteria. The miniature service horse is an alternative for Muslims who need animal assistance but prefer not to have a guide dog. The horses are more expensive to maintain and owners are required to provide outdoor space for the animal when it is not working. The horses live, on average, more than twice as long as guide dogs.
Muslims who could use these animals, or who would like to get involved in helping to provide guide horses to the blind should get involved now, as there may be legislation in some areas prohibiting the use of any animals except dogs as guide animals. For more information, go to The Guide Horse Foundation and watch this video: Guide Pony for Blind Muslim.
