January 25, 2007

Guide Horses. For when a labrador just won't do. With pics of course.
posted by kitfisto 17 years ago
  • Such cruel irony that the blind can't see how cute their guide horsies are.
  • But...why not just get a full-size horse, and ride it?
  • Because! Tiny horsie!!!! Duh!
  • Plus, people will hear the teeny hooves clopping and get out of the way!
  • But no! In the picture in the top right of the first link is a tineee horseee with wittle tineee SNEAKERS!!!! Damn, that's the cutest thing I've seen in a long time.
  • And also, that's a really great idea.
  • Janitors everywhere must be horrified about this - why, seeing-eye slugs would be more welcome in the average shopping area.
  • I'm with fish tick, not sure about the housebreaking. Maybe there's some kind of tail bucket available... If they're going to breed these poor wee things I guess it's nice they've found a reasonable purpose for them other than as rich folks' toys. Meanwhile the cuteness factor is so over-the-top I don't see how the presence of these enchanting beasties could fail to bring life as we know it to a complete stop just by walking down the street. And that's a good thing.
  • Site claims, Guide horses are very clean and can be housebroken. I, too, wonder. And where do you keep your miniature horse? In a miniature barn, of course. Lionel-scale tractor not included. /holding out for a guide elephant
  • Scene One: 
    Mugger:  Give me yer wallet, blind man!
Blind Man:  Sic 'im, Fido!
Fido:  GrrrRRRRoWL!
*Mugger flees in fear*
    Scene Two: 
    Mugger:  Give me yer wallet, blind man!
Blind Man:  Uhhh...ummm...Look adorable, Flicka!
Flicka:  ---
*Mugger takes wallet and also cell phone photo of the cute widdle horsie!*
  • Damn, now that's cute. And if you train it to count and make arithmetic operations, it will be really useful at the market.
  • Eee! Want one! Want one! Will consider gouging out own eyes, or donating them to the blind, to get one. (Not really, but eeee! tiny horsie! eeee! The only thing better would be a tiny unicorn! I already have a Sheltie, which is like living with Tiny Lassie...)
  • Oh for . . my . . sake! Horses are the most notoriously skittish, spooky-freakazoid animals on the planet. Why any visually impaired person would want one to navigate city streets or airplanes (oy!) over a dog is just silly. Here, let go of! the! horse! Let! Go! Go on Krylon! Hyaah! Hyip! Get!
  • A few years back various physical ailments caused my grandmother to become practically disabled. She had to move her bedroom downstairs into the living room and get a lift chair. She was not able to complete almost any household tasks and refused to enter a home. As we were worried about her having a fall or some other accident, we decided that the only prudent thing to do would be to get her a bear.
  • As ashamed as I am to admit it, I'm with Pete on this one. *tries to distance herself from Pete's lack of saddle blankets
  • eeee! The only thing better would be a tiny unicorn! Here you go. *washes hands*
  • What the hell is the matter with you people? Stay on topic and quit horsing around. I've just about had my filly of all of you. Da mare of this place ain't too pleased, and neither are distaff. That's my mane point.
  • Whinny's on, he's on, folks.
  • *is a little hoarse*
  • As long as we all keep our equinimity...
  • horsefeathers!!
  • There needs to be a gallop poll done before we're saddled with these.
  • Who will pony up for it?
  • It behooves us all to take a stable approach.
  • Perhaps a different tack all together?
  • In certain neighborhoods, a guide liger might have advantages.
  • Please try to rein yourselves in, people, although I'm sure you're champing at the bit. It's time to put a halter these puns.
  • *walks off in a hoof*
  • Hay, you can'ter just trot those things out like that.
  • Whaddaya trying to stirrup, pete? Chomping at the bit to spur me into bolting this place? BTW -- barn door's open.
  • Ya bunch of neigh-sayers.
  • Buck up, Cap'n. Every thread's a conversational gambol.
  • Nag, nag, nag!
  • *stands in awe and amazement with mouth open
  • c'mon GramMa quit stalling.
  • Hay, hay -- easy up on GranMa, now...
  • Isn't horsey poo much more solid and therefore easier to clean than doggie poo? /Not really a poo expert //Really not!
  • One must also consider that that phrase "pissed like a racehorse" is not a misnomer. Selzer gun of pee.
  • Horsie poo smells much better, doesn't squish so much between your toes*, and tends to dry out and blow away in the summer heat. *don't ask
  • Monkeyfilter: Seltzer gun of pee.
  • Wow, you somehow managed to steal H-dogg's link before he even posted it (to the 'drag your ass to court' thread)! You lawyer types are a wily bunch!