This is scout, a miniature horse that works as a guide horse. I saw him and his partner at the Cincinnati airport and asked if I could take a picture as I had never seen a guide horse before! Yes, he did get on a plane!
This photo was taken on October 14, 2004 using a Kodak DX6490 Zoom.
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lizzardo, riceisnice, apricotX's PC c'est mort...hello library :-(, jacque_dalton, and 97 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Beautifully ☆ Scene ☆ Images (67 months ago | reply)
I just love his little sneakers!! Great picture!
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oinkydoodle (63 months ago | reply)
That... is awesome. Thanks SO much for posting this to Assistance Animals! This is a great example of how many species can be trained to be Assistance Animals and Working Animals!
eikootje (63 months ago | reply)
Wow!
I heard about them but I never saw one...
That is so cool!!!
riceisnice (62 months ago | reply)
i love his shoes.
apricotX's PC c'est mort...hello library :-( (60 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called National Trust for Hysteric Preservation, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
egle_k. (58 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called DECORATED Domestic Animals (Invitation only), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
egle_k. (58 months ago | reply)
This photo has been also included to our special thread for impressive close-ups: www.flickr.com/groups/decorated_domestic_anim als/discuss/...
jesirose (57 months ago | reply)
Did you tell the guy his guide horse had lost a shoe? I'd think he's wearing them for a reason and he might want to put on a backup-shoe :)
Now on a less serious note. OMG SO CUTE! SQUEE!!
locomom (57 months ago | reply)
What did he order to drink?
legotech (57 months ago | reply)
He left the shoe behind at the TSA when he was trying to get himself back together after...its tough when you have to get yourself dressed AND worry about making sure your human has all his stuff back too!
imagehost (57 months ago | reply)
that looks like a whip in that mans hand, cool ! ;)
*Allure* (57 months ago | reply)
No. Words.
Lars Pohlmann (57 months ago | reply)
so cute
rolandog (57 months ago | reply)
So cool.
kisore (57 months ago | reply)
Who did you ask if you could take a picture? The guide or his partner? ^_^
cappiellog (57 months ago | reply)
AHHHH! Love it!
christopher.hoopes (57 months ago | reply)
Scout is missing a sneaker
Mckirkus (57 months ago | reply)
Dogs are so 90s. I wish I had one of those as a kid, would have looked like a giant.
sudynim (57 months ago | reply)
Interesting, though just an intermitten step before guide-bots...and all things robots...yikes! Singularity!
//Sub/Corpus (57 months ago | reply)
hehe ... nice ...
the guide horse donest have carry on baggage ... ???
hehe ...
Noa Liberator (57 months ago | reply)
is that his adult size?
I_am_wood (57 months ago | reply)
Whoa... Is the horse house-trained ? I've never heard of a house-trained horse. The horses I've met just pee and poo wherever they are, and whenever they feel the need.... That's why tou have to clean the stable often.
Or is that why the horse is wearing... something ? Are these actually horse-diapers ?
david.zabriskie (57 months ago | reply)
Cool!
Tommy and Harry (57 months ago | reply)
This was an episode of Isis back in 1976.
elliotcarvalho (57 months ago | reply)
rofl awesome
Ben Soto Photo [deleted] (57 months ago | reply)
i want a little guide pony. Now i just need to become blind.
myhorse (57 months ago | reply)
Thanks so much for taking this. I saw it on Cute overload! Very cool! I'd have so many questions to ask him!!. I am just amazed a horse is smart enough to be a guide??? I spend ALOT of time around horses...I'm an equestrian photographer, so this really blows me away. Not to mention how darn cute the horse is and CLEAN!! I thought at first it was a stuffed animal o)
jschmitigal (57 months ago | reply)
It would have been great if he said, "what horse, they told me it was a dog."
myhorse (57 months ago | reply)
AHAHA!!!!!! That is too funny Laker!!
redhorseblackhorse (57 months ago | reply)
Maybe now people will finally realize just how smart horses really are-something I've always known.
santelmo_2000 (57 months ago | reply)
I find horses even more trustful and noble than dogs.
If this horse is of a naturally tiny family it must have been bought at Argentina. It is said that they are very expensive because they keep their natural horse instincts intact and so, they are very intelligent and good for sports.
Dragon Weaver (55 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Miniature Horses, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
I have heard about these "new" guides and how smart they are. I wonder where the horse "sat" on the plane.
-Camilla (54 months ago | reply)
Read more at:
www.guidehorse.org
mtnviewcurlies (54 months ago | reply)
They have a handful of them out. They are bred, raised, and trained here in the U.S.A. You can google guide horses :-) Nice pic - too bad the little fella lost his shoe.
satria_on7 (53 months ago | reply)
nice horse
from herman indonesia
Dig the Dupe (53 months ago | reply)
Horsepower
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prairiewindlady (52 months ago | reply)
That is ADORABLE!
emowk (52 months ago | reply)
this picture is sooo cute! I love that shoes totally look like those ones from build-a-bear... (would be really funny if they were). Awesome! Thanks for posting it.
~Cloud9~ (51 months ago | reply)
sweet!
MyHorseHasaBigHead (51 months ago | reply)
the only problem with the guide horses it that the breeders breed dwarfism into the horses...then they are prone to diseases and hoof problems which can shorten their lives.
rodeolife144 [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)
how cute is that little pony
appaIoosa (49 months ago | reply)
OMG... At first I thought it was the Breyer "Patches" plush pony!
:-0
~app
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Mr. Sardonicus [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)
that is so adorable...and maybe a little amazing. wow. i can't get over it.
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Helena Pugsley (46 months ago | reply)
Wow that is so sweet!
doggyhog (44 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Service Animals., and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Bobbie Loves Drill Team! (42 months ago | reply)
WOW.....this is just wonderful! How lucky you were to be able to see a service horse in person. I'm jealous! LOL! Thanks for sharing this with all of us!
Bobbie
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Chibelle (37 months ago | reply)
I thought it was a stuffed animal at first... really terrific capture!
Babyliind (34 months ago | reply)
hahaha omg , SO CUTE :>
Starbuck3733T (30 months ago | reply)
is that donald burleson?
DanDee Shots (30 months ago | reply)
I'd say that it is Donald Burleson. It looks like images I found of him on the internet and it fits his M.O. with Scout.