Mona Ramouni’s religious parents would not allow her to bring a guide dog into the family house as they consider the animal to be unclean.So instead, the 28-year-old saved up for three years and bought Cali – a tiny horse who stands at around 2ft 6in and has been trained to help her owner out of vehicles, guide her through crowds as well as standing patiently indoors.
The psychology student found the miniature horse after coming across a website about guide horses in April 2008 and claims since welcoming Cali into her home in Dearborn in Michogan, her life has been transformed.
‘She is an awesome little horse. What I really want is to be able to take her places neither of us would have been able to go without each other,' Ms Ramouni said.
‘Before Cali, I had given up. I got to the point where I thought, “I'm going to get nothing out of my life" Cali has given me the confidence back I used to have as a kid.’
Ms Ramouni lost her sight shortly after birth after being born three months premature.
The 28-year-old, who works as a proofreader of Braille textbooks, is one of only five people in the US who currently has a guide horse.
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What i find bizaare about this story is that her parents wouldnt allow her to keep a guide dog but its ok to buy an even more expensive guide horse?
Ok, i agree we shouldnt keep dogs as pets for watever reason (can someone remind me why that is again?) but surely if she had to keep it as a guide dog that would be ok???
It's a matter of ignorance. Igorance is expensive. Having a guide dog is fine.
Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.
This is a daily mail scoop, and I'd personally like to verify the veracity of it.
Funny how they pick up the most obscure stories regarding Muslims.
Its fun.
Guide horse cooler than a guide dog
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Why do I get the feeling that you;re a little bit jealous?
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Now why would you think that?
I'll just buy a pet donkey or something.