Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unclean

[Ulysses31]

Let's hope she never travels to Alabama

http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?t=455097

Blind student saves for three years to buy a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unclean


As a blind Muslim woman, Mona Ramouni has had to make do without a guide dog her whole life.

The 28-year-old's strictly religious parents would not allow a dog in the house, considering the animal unclean.

But then Miss Ramouni stumbled across a website article about miniature guide horses in April 2008.

'It was something that I never thought about for myself,' she said.

Leading the blind: Mona Ramouni has bought and trained a miniature horse, Cali, to be her guide


The psychology student used three years of savings from her job at a Braille proofreading company to pay for a horse to be trained to act as her guide.

Since welcoming three-year-old guide horse Cali into her Dearborn, Michigan, home last year, Miss Ramouni has seen her life turned around.

Cali measures about 2ft 6in tall and has been taught to stand still indoors. She also helps Miss Ramouni get out of vehicles and move through crowds.

Her proud mistress said: '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.

'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.'

Born three months premature, Miss Ramouni lost her sight shortly after birth.

Among the challenges she had to overcome in order for Cali to stay at her home were getting a permit to place a large shed in her family's garden and to find a farrier to look after the horse's hooves.

Her friends warned her it would be a difficult thing to do.

But Miss Ramouni said: 'The more everybody told me "No, don't do it," the more I wanted to do it,' she said. 'I got to a point in my life where I thought... "Why should I settle for something less than I can have?"

'There have been so many obstacles. People said 'You'll never find a vet. You'll never find a farrier." I found them all.'

She added: 'More than even the independence, I found that Cali showed me that there are possibilities.'

Refreshment break: Miss Ramouni treats Cali to some water

Horses for courses: Miss Ramouni and Cali attend a seminar at Michigan State University

Cali helps his proud mistress cross the road. Miss Ramouni spent three years saving to buy the 2ft 6in tall horse


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ents-consider-dogs-unclean.html#ixzz15Ch2PZVj

 

[PirateKing]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

A blind Muslim woman and a midget horse....

It almost sounds like the setup for a tasteless joke.

 

[vodkazvictim]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

OK, THIS is a GREAT example of how religion can cause problems where no problems were necessary.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

Oh my god this woman just won being blind.

 

[Ravenholm]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

Mini Me wants his horse back!!!.

Seriously though horses are more messy than a dog will ever be. You can house train a dog, I'd love to see someone try and house train that horse.

 

[Shindekudasai]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

Seriously though horses are more messy than a dog will ever be. You can house train a dog, I'd love to see someone try and house train that horse.

That horse is house trained. I've seen several reports about it. They just can't keep it in the house all the time because it's too big for a pet.
Actually, horses or ponys as guides are not that uncommon. They are in fact not harder to train than dogs and can even learn more and faster than most dogs.
The only reason this made the news is because she's muslim.

Honestly, judging a blind girl and her parents for choosing a guide horse because of religious reasons is not shedding a good light on the people making fun of it or even complaining about it, in my opinion. I don't hear anyone complaining about Jews thinking pork is unclean.

 

[belgianass]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

I never thought they could train a horse or pony for this kind of "job" ...

 

[Trident1]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

Muslims consider dogs unclean. Well well.

I wonder what dogs think of muslims?

 

[PirateKing]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

Muslims consider dogs unclean. Well well.

I wonder what dogs think of muslims?

You mean if they were aware of the concept of religion? :dunno:

 

[Supafly]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

There must be a lot of love in that family!

And again, religion does not solve problems... it just is in your way.

 

[Trident1]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

You mean if they were aware of the concept of religion? :dunno:

If dogs realized what muslims thought of them, I'm sure dogs would think muslims were unclean too.

 

[vodkazvictim]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

If dogs realized what muslims thought of them, I'm sure dogs would think muslims were unclean too.

Washing 5 times a day - unclean.

 

[Trident1]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

Washing 5 times a day - unclean.

With plain water..............yeah really clean.

 

[vodkazvictim]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

With plain water..............yeah really clean.

How is that unclean? It's clean enough for me.

 

[timon]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

It is a common mistake in Untrue muslim world when they deal with dogs which actualy we have an speech from our prophet that a man have enterd the paradise 4 just giving adog water 2 drink ....so imagine wt ll happen if u not just give them water but u adopted them !! 1 of the major problem of Islamofobia is the wrong understand of Islamic rules and concepts by muslim themseleves which lead to a disaster and misunderstand from the western culture

 

[~~whimsy~~]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

Wow. This little brat went blind just to get a pony?

Damn. Some girls will go the extra mile for that dream to come true of owning a real live pony!

 

[Trident1]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

1 of the major problem of Islamofobia is the wrong understand of Islamic rules and concepts by muslim themseleves which lead to a disaster and misunderstand from the western culture

We aren't afraid of Islam(islamophobia). We non muslims are getting sick and tired of Islam's intolerance in the 21st century. To the muslims I say, fix the problems within Islam before it's too late.

 

[LukeEl]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

That is cool the horse is wearing a diaper.

 

[BlueBalls]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

Put a little saddle on it, sneak up on her from behind, slowly sit down and there... you've got yourself a ride for the rest of the day.

I'm sure if you stay quiet enough she won't notice.

Fuck you legs! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

Re: Blind girl buys a guide HORSE because her strict Muslim parents consider dogs unc

We aren't afraid of Islam(islamophobia). We non muslims are getting sick and tired of Islam's intolerance in the 21st century. To the muslims I say, fix the problems within Islam before it's too late.

I wonder if the Muslims are sick and tired of nearly every non-Muslim's ignorance...