re: #124 Anymouse 🌹🎃

Since when are they amongst the most popular service animals?

Lots of grifters try to claim that other animals are service animals under the law. That is not so.

However, miniature horses are listed in the ADA in addition to dogs, provided they meet certain requirements.

In addition to the provisions about service dogs, the Department’s revised ADA regulations have a new, separate provision about miniature horses that have been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities. (Miniature horses generally range in height from 24 inches to 34 inches measured to the shoulders and generally weigh between 70 and 100 pounds.) Entities covered by the ADA must modify their policies to permit miniature horses where reasonable. The regulations set out four assessment factors to assist entities in determining whether miniature horses can be accommodated in their facility. The assessment factors are (1) whether the miniature horse is housebroken; (2) whether the miniature horse is under the owner’s control; (3) whether the facility can accommodate the miniature horse’s type, size, and weight; and (4) whether the miniature horse’s presence will not compromise legitimate safety requirements necessary for safe operation of the facility.

ada.gov

The Great Plains ADA Center has the description of what a miniature horse has to fit to be considered a service animal. Huh, ya learn something new every day.

(with photo of such a horse, measurements, and required markings)