Ok i never really gripe about dumb stuff on the saleboard..but today was posted one about a person in California that is starting to train mini's as service animals. I train service dogs and i've contemplated mini's.i'm not against them as a service animal (i'm skeptical about seeing eye horses though). What REALLY REALLY bothered me was that she was going on about how she only had one mare for breeding and a long list of people wanting them. well that's all fine and good.. but she asked for a free or cheap mare.. DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE AN ON BITE OR STRAIGHT LEGS.. i'm sorry but i have a real big problem with this. a animal NEEDS to be sound to be a serviceable service animal! they need to have good legs to help support weight or whatever the individual needs. Why breed poor quality animals ontop of that? plus "the horse has to be registered so wtih this type of training if it's stolen the people need a way to proove it's theirs" bull. there are other way's than registration papers. infact i've always been told reg papers aren't always a good way of proving ownership because so many animals pass hands without them. i'm so skeptical of this!!
Maybe i'm off base but the way the post sounded it really sounded more like someone wanted a "free" horse..not tha they were really going to use it for service animal work.
Anyhow i'm very skeptical and wanted to mention it and i'd be very very careful about sending any of my animals there. If this is really legit i'm sorry but geesh..it bothers me!
Anyone else kinda feel this way?
Maybe i'm off base but the way the post sounded it really sounded more like someone wanted a "free" horse..not tha they were really going to use it for service animal work.
Anyhow i'm very skeptical and wanted to mention it and i'd be very very careful about sending any of my animals there. If this is really legit i'm sorry but geesh..it bothers me!
Anyone else kinda feel this way?