> I think part of the reaction here is the very idea of a horse. A horse! On a plane. I got the impression that people were glossing over the details and assum

> I think part of the reaction here is the very idea of a horse. A horse! On a plane. I got the impression that people were glossing over the details and assuming that it's just an extreme example of airlines being required (if at all--lots of misconceptions abound) to unquestionably accept people's eccentric, ridiculous, and [arguably] illegitimate accommodation requests, such as the recent peacock incident that made the rounds. Granted, the news reporting has done an exceptionally poor job at distinguishing service animals from therapy animals, and the sources of and justifications for various regulations and policies. But the ambiguity and seeming absurdity is precisely what caused me to dig further and discover that miniature horses are distinguishable. But that only leads to even more questions.