Re: RC: Re: Re: CTR: Re: breeding

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

Mickie:
Great leader or great example anyway from my Akela's point of view.
Congratulations from me and high fives from my Akela to yours.
Dyane
N. Cal.

----- Original Message -----
From: Mickie Newnam <akelakhan@earthlink.net>
To: Dyane Smith <sunibey@sisqtel.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 1999 1:51 AM
Subject: Re: RC: Re: Re: CTR: Re: breeding


> Dyane,
> Nice to know I'm not the only one who grew up reading "The Jungle Book"!
By the
> way, does Akela  mean "leader" or "great one"?  I seem to think it's one
of
> those but don't know  which.  You'd think I'd have looked it up sometime
in 16
> years...
> Akela went to work with me yesterday.  He goes to visit about once a year.
The
> residents really enjoy it and he's such a good boy.  He puts his head down
into
> the  residents' laps and gives them kisses!  And got apples and trail mix
from
> them.
> And next weekend he'll do a 15-mile novice ride just for fun and mileage,
and
> that will earn him his 2000 career miles!
> Mickie
>
> Dyane Smith wrote:
>
> > Mickie,
> > I named him.  I still don't have him registered so it's anyone's guess
what
> > his registered name will be.
> > How's your Akela?
> > Dyane
> > N. Cal.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mickie Newnam <akelakhan@earthlink.net>
> > To: Dyane Smith <sunibey@sisqtel.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 1:17 AM
> > Subject: Re: RC: Re: Re: CTR: Re: breeding
> >
> > > Dyan,
> > > Did you horse Akela come with the name or did you name him?  I ask
because
> > I
> > > named my gelding, and he's also Akela (Akela-Khan+, to be exact, to
> > continue the
> > > line of his sire, SK Abi-Khan+).
> > > Mickie
> > >
> > > Dyane Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sylvia--you're right about Magness selling the culls cheaply,
however, I
> > > > bought one for $150 (mostly because I thought he would end up fed to
> > lions
> > > > etc at the zoos and wildlife rescue centers and because I wanted a
> > colt).
> > > > Akela was in excellent condition and had obviously been handled with
> > > > sensitivity.  He's my idea of a perfect mountain horse.  The first
day,
> > with
> > > > very little coaxing, he walked into the trailer.  There was a llama
in
> > the
> > > > compartment in front of him.  He couldn't see it, but certainly
could
> > smell
> > > > it.  The ride home was over 2 hours of twisty mountain roads.  We
got
> > home
> > > > after dark.  He was so quiet, I thought he was dead until I opened
the
> > > > trailer doors.  We had put the divider over to the side so he would
have
> > > > more room.  I turned him around and walked him down the ramp.  As he
> > walked
> > > > down the ramp, he slipped on something.  He stopped, put his nose
down
> > to
> > > > find out what the problem was and then walked very carefully the
rest of
> > the
> > > > way down.
> > > >     I can't say I approve of turning out hundreds of foals a year.
I
> > don't.
> > > > But my experience with Akela is that he is the most secure, sensible
> > baby I
> > > > could ever want to know.  He thinks (most of the time) before he
gets
> > into
> > > > problems and if he gets into something anyway, he waits quietly for
you
> > to
> > > > fix it.  He loves people, other horses, life in general.  I didn't
get
> > him
> > > > until he was 10 months old, so I have to credit someone at Magness
for
> > that
> > > > basic trust.
> > > >     Anyway, I just think it's a complex issue because there are also
> > horses
> > > > of less quality from people who breed one or two foals a year.
> > > > Dyane
> > > > N. Calif.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <Dbeverly4@aol.com>
> > > > To: <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>
> > > > Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 6:22 PM
> > > > Subject: RC: Re: CTR: Re: breeding
> > > >
> > > > > > In Santa Ynez we have a number of large Arabian "puppy mills".
> > Turning
> > > > out
> > > > > not thousands (you're right) but hundreds of foals each year.  One
of
> > > > these
> > > > > is Magness Arabians Racing Ventures, they have literally hundreds
of
> > mares
> > > > > and when they cull the foals (at least as of a year ago), they
sell
> > the
> > > > > "culls" for $250 a piece and God knows what happens to the culls
that
> > > > nobody
> > > > > wants.  >
> > > > >
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