Back in July, 2011 I blogged about mini-horses as service animals. Some of you questioned my sanity - just a bit.
This evening a story hit MSNBC. A California man is suing GameStop and Marshalls for refusing to allow him into their stores with his service animal. Jose Estrada, who is a paraplegic, has a 29-inch tall miniature horse named Princess who pulls him in his wheelchair. Estrada says that employees at the stores should have known that mini horses can indeed be service animals.
"Princess has been individually trained and certified by a professional trainer to assist him by pulling him in his wheelchair," the complaint against GameStop states. "The training further consists of behavior modification, leading and heeling, turning on forehand and haunches, sidepassing, laying down on command, standing still, entering a handicapped-accessible van and confined spaces and desensitization."
Jose Estrada has been professionally trained to control Princess and can do so without difficulty. And, Princess is housebroken. "Her presence in defendants' facility does not compromise the legitimate safety requirements that are necessary for its safe operations."
He is asking for $4,000 in damages from each business.
This evening a story hit MSNBC. A California man is suing GameStop and Marshalls for refusing to allow him into their stores with his service animal. Jose Estrada, who is a paraplegic, has a 29-inch tall miniature horse named Princess who pulls him in his wheelchair. Estrada says that employees at the stores should have known that mini horses can indeed be service animals.
"Princess has been individually trained and certified by a professional trainer to assist him by pulling him in his wheelchair," the complaint against GameStop states. "The training further consists of behavior modification, leading and heeling, turning on forehand and haunches, sidepassing, laying down on command, standing still, entering a handicapped-accessible van and confined spaces and desensitization."
Jose Estrada has been professionally trained to control Princess and can do so without difficulty. And, Princess is housebroken. "Her presence in defendants' facility does not compromise the legitimate safety requirements that are necessary for its safe operations."
He is asking for $4,000 in damages from each business.
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