tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post1029167725200949057..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Rare as a Tiger and as Useless as a Shih TzuPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-60860566274423725332011-10-31T05:51:35.140-04:002011-10-31T05:51:35.140-04:00Humans have a thing about size, as in big, for hor...Humans have a thing about size, as in big, for horses also. Once upon a time Morgan Horses were 14 hands and strong as an ox, pulling plows and dislodging stumps with ease. The old working foundation Quarter Horses also were around this size. And the fabled Arabian endurance horse too. Now, the only riding horse to be found of this diminuative stature is the old Spanish Mustang. People who ride them are made fun of, until at least, the ponies leave the now gawky Quarter Horses, Thoroughbreds and other 17 to 18 hand monstrosities in the dust. <br />I do not comprehend why bigger is better when the animal cannot do the job it was originally bred to do. And, hey, they eat less.<br />Go figure.<br /><br />Debi, the TX JRTs and her relatively small 15 hand Appaloosa.seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054814598250286797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-63007601537623406582011-10-30T12:13:47.290-04:002011-10-30T12:13:47.290-04:00Here in Phoenix, Patterdales are very easy to find...Here in Phoenix, Patterdales are very easy to find. <br /><br />Someone bought a dog or bitch from somewhere (There are a few breeders in California) and has been breeding and dumping. I picked up my girl from the Maricopa pound, and I see what are very likely siblings all over petfinder and petharbor. So far there've been two litters.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.com