SEEING-EYE PONY.No, it's not a strange new breed of dog. It's Cuddles Cuddles may be:
Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. Guide Horse Foundation in 1999. He believes mini-ponies will make great seeing-eye guides, since they possess excellent night vision, good memory, and live between 25 and 40 years--nearly three times longer than a guide dog, whose lifespan lifespan Longevity Epidemiology The genetically endowed limit to life for a person, if free of exogenous risk factors. See Average lifespan, Life expectancy. averages 10 years. Why is Cuddles so little? Tiny horses have some degree of dwarfism dwarfism, condition in which an animal or plant is less than normal in size and lacks the capacity for normal growth. Dwarfism is deliberately produced and perpetuated in certain species (e.g., in breeding miniature dogs and cultivating dwarf plants). , a rare genetic condition that stunts growth. To qualify as a guide pony for the blind, a pony must measure less than 71 cm and have strong legs. Just like guide dogs, guide ponies can accompany their owners anywhere, from supermarkets to shopping malls. |
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