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Blind Rider wins Blue Ribbons with horse guide
For the latest in miniature horse headlines visit:
http://www.guidehorse.com/law_n_news.htm
In this enlightening article we see Tory Watters, a blind rider who has
won numerous championships with her reliable horse to see for her:
http://www.equinesite.com/articles/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=807
Despite her blindness Tory competes successfully in
horsemanship competitions, evidently relying on her horse to guide her:
Now, at age 38, living in Wellington with her two
beautiful sons, Tory competes at the highest amateur hunter levels.
Tory’s riding success has been so great that she was selected to
compete, yet again, at the upcoming 120th National Horse Show in
Wellington – only the top 20 or so horse and rider teams in the United
States, in each division, are invited to compete at The National. And
Tory has qualified with two of her best mounts, “See For Yourself” and
“Eye Remember Rio”.
Tory is a perfect example of a blind person who does not
allow their blindness to interfere will their lifetime passions:
How does Tory approach a very large jump on a very
large horse when everything is, literally, a big blur? Talent, guts,
practice and reliable mounts. And Tory, since her operation, given her
indefatigable sense of humor and irony, has always named her horses with
an eye/vision theme.
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Helping Hooves
The Guide Horse
Foundation
Training Program to Train Miniature Horses as Guide Animals for
the Blind
Janet Burleson
ISBN
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Quotes:
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Janet Burleson
is one of the world's pioneering horse trainers
– Practical
Horseman Magazine
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Seeing is
believing
– USA Today
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Janet and Don
Burleson are . . . Angels
– People Magazine
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How wonderful
that Janet and Don Burleson have initiated this valuable
experimental program teaming miniature horses with blind people
– Newsweek
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Miniature ponies
are leading the way for the blind
– ABC News
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Guide Horses .
. . are as small and disciplined as Guide Dogs
– TIME Magazine
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Extraordinary
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ABC 20/20
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It is often the
little things that win our hearts and minds
– ABC News
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The Burleson’s
are . . . using horse sense to Guide
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Boston Globe
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Twinkie proved that
miniature horses could fill the role, and fill it well
– VetCentric Magazine
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An Intriguing
Program
- Discovery Channel
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