I remember our last night in New York City . We were packing up our things as we had to leave for Boston the next morning. I sat down for a minute and began to think. Once again I thought about all the sites I had seen, I thought about all the wonderful people Cuddles and I had met. I know I will never forget any of them. Then I thought about Cuddles again and how both of our lives have changed. I remember thinking how important our mission is, to let people know just how wonderful a Guide Horse really is.

  I knew we had a long journey ahead of us. I know in my heart that Cuddles and I will do everything we can to give others the same chance at the joy I have found. Cuddles has opened my whole life.

  It is very reassuring to know that now visually impaired people have another choice. For so long there has only been a white cane, a Guide Dog, or someone's elbow. There are others out there that have tried to make this a competition between Guide Dogs and Guide Horses, but the fact is, It is not a matter of better or worse. It is a matter of CHOICE. Now there is one more. The Guide Horse.

  Now the reason that we were going to Boston before we went home to Ellsworth Maine was because that is were Cuddles and I were to graduate. In 1996 I attended the Carroll Center For The Blind. I learned a lot there. I did things like sensory training, that is where they teach you to use and depend on you're other senses. Sense of smell, Taste, Touch. I learned how to use a white cane, to read Braille, and to be independent. I became more confident with the help and guidance of the teachers there. One teacher was extra special to me, it was my wood Shop instructor. Wood Working means a lot to me it is what I do to relax. She taught me how to measure accurately without seeing. She gave me the ability to use power tools again. That is how I have been able to become known for my bird houses and arbors. Each one of the teachers was and still is very special to me and I will never forget them. I believe that the Carroll Center For The Blind is a very important school that dramatically changes the lives of those who attend there. Blind people struggle everyday to do things, Cuddles makes some of these struggles nonexistent for me.