ANST - animals

[nolen dale]

Mitman, Rikki wrote:
> 
> I love this idea. Certainly, there would have to be guidelines on how
> the animals can be brought together -- I bet there are people out there
> who show animals and could give advice on this subject. And animal
> owners know what their pets are likely to do, and can be required to
> take responsibility.
> 
In fact there are poeple within this kingdom who professionally show
dogs in  specific. The falcon's you have to have special training and be
licensed. The people are out there I am just wandering how they  would
feel about something like this.
> This would be a very interesting event for children, too. And could
> possibly develop into a good demo program for SCA groups that have a lot
> of animals to show -- most people like animals, and maybe this would
> help us mitigate the "weird" or "cultish" perceptions some people have
> about the SCA.
>  The demo possibilities are endless especially with the smaller animals. Hum a peek into the middle ages with animals of the period?This could also be a good ice breaker into other areas and another reason for people to show an interest in what we do historically.

> Teleri ferch Pawl
>Would you care to send any suggestions about what measures we should take to provide a safe environment for all owners and animals? 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From:  nolen dale [SMTP:fairborn at swbell.net]
> >Sent:  Thursday, February 12, 1998 7:44 AM
> >To:    ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG
> >Subject:       ANST - animals
> >
> >[snip]
> >.
> >Why not an event where the animals are the focus? We could have classes on
> >everything done by the animals and thier importance in every day medieval
> >life and also
> >show off our animals to others and share  our knowledge. I am not
> >justing talking about dogs, but falconry! Horses! Dog coursing and
> >obedience. I realize mixing animals of the same breed can cause problems
> >and of these problems were worked out what you think of an event that
> >would encourage responsibility in ownrship, share knowledge and skills.
> >We could have competitions of varying sorts. I do have a site that is
> >already ready for animals. Just a thought and something new to talk
> >about.
> >Richard Fairbourne
> >Central Region
> >always looking for a way for more poeple to more fun
> >
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