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wr 1& Beugog Cilizen -- Tuesday, January 31, 109% Dr. Morrison talks conformation By Heather McCrae The Oshawa Pony club held its monthly meeting at Hoskin Stables on Sunday. The guest speaker was Dr. Harry Morrison of the Brooklin Veterinary Hospital/Port Perry Veterinary Services clipics. The topic of interest at this month's meeting was conforma- tion, which is a term used to describe the physical structure of fhe horse, its general 'make and Dr. Morrison showed, through the use of diagrams, how a horse's conformation can be judged. breaking it into three areas. The first area is the forehand which includes the head, neck, withers, shoulders and forelegs. The second area is the body which includes the back, the chest, the flanks and the belly. The third area is the hindquarters which includes the croup, buttocks and the hocks Very few horses have perfect con- formation but 100 many faults can make a horse a poor prospect for riding. For instance, a poor head and neck carriage make it hard for 2 horse 10 balance, upright pasterns can give a tendency 10 lameness and a pigeon-loed stance puts a strain on the knees and causes a hofse to stumble Two horses and two ponies were led into the arena 10 observe their conformation. Dr. Morrison asked the members what faults they could find and pointed some out which might have been over. looked. Next, Dr. Morrison showed the enthusiastic group a series of x Floral Specialists - Elegant Flower Arrangements Silk, Fresh, Weddings, Funerals - Gift Baskets - Balloons e = (ars one of two $50. GIFT CERTIFICATES for Stabl RUA CISIE fon to celebrate VALENTINL'S DAY * All you have to do is place your VALENTINE GREETING to your family, neighbours or special friends in the Classified Section of the Scugog Citizen on Tuesday, February 11th, 1992. Your name will automatically be entered in our draw and you will be eligible to win one of two $50.00 GIFT CERTIMCATES for dinner at STABLES at GREYSTONE RESTAURANT. Citizen Classified Word Ads are $5.00 for the first 15 Words ) 20 cents per additional word, plus gst Ads must be prepaid - We accept VISA Deadline for Valentine issue of February 11th is 3:00 PM, Monday February 10th, 1992 Dr. Harry Morrison, & veterinarian with the Brookiin Veterinary Hospital/ Veterinary Services clinics, paid a visit to rays showing fractures, calcium build-up and bone malformations in the leg. Al next month's meet ing, Mrs. Shirley Cane of Hoskin Hosking Stables Sunday afternoon to teach mem- Port Perry bers of the Oshawa Pony Club about conforma- tion. See story for details. Stables will be demonstrating hitching and dnving a pony Sale of homes increases The sale of homes in Durham Region increased nearly 50 per cent in 1991, according 10 & repon from the Oshawa and District Real Estate Board (ODREB) Board president Mark Smith said in 1991 there were 5.267 resi dential sales, compared 10 only 3537 in 1990. That's an increase of 47 per cent and shows that even during rough economic times, the residents of Durham Region still have faith in home ownership as one of the best HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY Matthew (McVety) JAN. 28th, 1992 Love Always Mommy & Daddy Owr Little Girl is ONE YEAR OLD on January 24th, 1992 SHANNON DAISY JOY BARTON We Love You Mummy, Grandpa, Announcements; and wedding anniversaries of 50 years or more); BR LE ee or drop into our office at a ute Sth Rh 74005 vest Li investments they can make Mr. Smith is manager of the Frank Real Estate office in Port Perry and was named president of the Board late last year While the number of sales went up in 1991, the average price for a home dropped 7.4 per cent, from $165,375 in 1990 0 $153,119 lam your "1 feel that the reason for the drop in average price is that 43 per cent of the homes sold went for between $100,000 and $149,000 compared to 30 per cent in 1990 said Mr. Smith "This shows there is still high confidence for first time buyers. As the interest rate dropped, people who had been waiting 10 buy their first home were now able. And peo- ple wanting 10 sell their starter home and move up also now had that option," he went on 10 say Mr. Smith added that realtors "are encouraged by the Federal Government's proposed five per cent down payment plan, yet hope (the Government) wall consider the RRSP proposal from the Canadian Real Estate Assoc. as another long term initiative towards affordable housing for Canadians." He said that the present remains 2 most attractive time 10 purchase a house, and noted that Clayton Ranwmech A we p " an upward surge over the next two years both in home prices and the number of sales. The report by the ODREB shows that listing dropped slightly in 1991 from the previous year There were) 5.459 listings last year The ODREB represents about 1,000 realtors across Durham Region, Township. including Scugog