Horses replace guide dogs

A dwarf horse in the United States went to university and sat in the classroom every day with its owner, a visually impaired female student.

Student Mona Ramouni sits in a blind classroom at the University of Michigan, Lansing, Michigan, USA with a horse on October 20.Photo: AFP.

Ramouni loses sight due to premature birth.She could not use dogs to lead the way like other blind people, because she was a Muslim.Muslims regard dogs as dirty animals.Photo: examiner.com.

So Ramouni's parents trained a short horse to get her to school.She called it Cali.Photo: examiner.com.

The female student and the horse are about to step onto public transport in Detroit, where she lives with her family.Photo: timesunion.com.

Cali leads the walk on the outskirts of Detroit, where the Ramouni family lives.Photo: Fox News.

People and horses got off the train.Photo: AFP.

The horse brought Ramouni into the classroom.Photo: AFP.

Ramouni let Cali drink water during recess.Photo: AFP.

A blind man gave way to Ramouni when she took the horse in Lincoln Park, Michigan state.Photo: AP.

Ramouni wants Cali to be with her for the next 30 years.Her dream can come true, because horses can live more than 30 years and Cali is only three years old.Photo: AFP.