VBG don't kid yourself!!! Annette ----- Original Message ----- From: "S. L. Reiley-Lince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 7:51 PM Subject: [CKCS-L] Whinnying about dogs... Was: co-owning and other strings.....
> Greetings, all; > > > > I have never been able to understand what breeding and owning horses has > > > got to do with Cavaliers! > > > > > WOW!! You don't? Some of the most thoughtful and good dog breeders > > have come from a horse background. I would place a show Cavalier in a > > minute with someone who had an extensive horse background. They not only > > understand animals, they understand type, soundness, structure, utility, > > performance, and on and on. > > Amen to that, Carol!! It's really easy to discuss most aspects of > dog breeding with a horse person. One example I can share was when I > was watching a dog move around the show ring.. My friend and I were > watching, we leaned closer to each other to whisper (ring side talking > should be discreet, even if saying positive things) about one dog. "He'd > be easy to sit a trot." I said, she nodded in agreement. "And you could > probably 3-day-event with him, wow, look how he's put together! His sire > was built like that, too." she added. > Okay, so maybe it'd require a considerably smaller saddle and > rider for the German Shorthaired Pointer we were looking at, but, yup, > there's an 'eye' that horse people (more than the casually involved) > develop, and for a good reason. With larger stakes in their breeding > plans, they take more time to truly research what their choices might > yield as far as babies. Or rather babY, as in singular! One baby per > year+, one choice, and another year at least to try again if your goal > isn't achieved with that baby. It takes HOW long to bring along a horse > to maturity and readiness to utilize what it was bred for? Horse people > understand structure, breeding/genetics, and well, Carol said it all. I > think horses and Cavaliers are a hand-in-hand situation. But then, > perhaps only horsey people would understand the connection?!? > > cheers, > Sandra > > > Dark Star Labradors and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels > They'll drive you happy! <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> c2001 > Opinions expressed are my own, & are no sillier than yours. > http://www.angelfire.com/sports/darkstar/cavaliers.html > http://www.angelfire.com/sports/darkstar/labradors.html > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
