There's no charge to the blind person. But there is a waiting list, with 30 names on it now. The process is slow because it takes about a year to train the elfin horses. The Burlesons begin with basic socialization, acclimating the horses to harnesses and humans. And there's housebreaking.
Horses pick that up faster than dogs.
They learn, quickly, to go to the door and paw at the floor when they want to go out. The horses are drawing international attention. Japanese and German television crews have traveled to Kittrell. And mystery writer and former Charlotte Observer reporter Patricia Cornwell has visited the Burlesons' farm four times to learn more about them. She's writing one of the horses into a novel.