In a message dated 5/11/2006 3:49:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, cccaudiology@xxxxxxxxx writes: Its far cheaper to show a gaited horse (I cannot attest to a dressage horse, hunter/jumper, Arabian or reining horse--only Tennessee Walking Horses and American Saddlebreds) than it is to show a dog. I have a very popular and well known trainer in Los Angeles. My horses are boarded there and monthly boarding, including feeding, etc.. is only 250 A month. To be honest, I know of no show kennel who boards less than 350 a month for a show dog. Oh Lordy:) My sister has a lovely farm-ett in Bucks County PA w/ a brand spanking new barn the Amish built...to die for. Because she doesn't have an indoor, the horses (2, hunter/jumper) are boarded in Pennington NJ during the winter months. $1,100 per for full board (occasional turn out, weather and ground conditions permitting, feed and hay w/ the stalls done). The $1,100 doesn't include exercise and training. Gaited horses sure are less costly! And I keep telling her it's far less trouble to show a dog, lol;) Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================