tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post4674567191309054370..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Equine taxidermy: Another kind of stuffed animal...Stacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-5746613908115421352010-08-19T20:44:32.298-04:002010-08-19T20:44:32.298-04:00I recently came across this post about Phar Lap...I recently came across this post about Phar Lap's skeleton in new Zealand.<br />http://tinyurl.com/2fqj26x<br />In the days before color film and communications technology, taxidermy was the way to show what something was like in life. It's just not as necessary now, though definitely has curiousity value. When I was a kid I used to love going to a big sporting goods store which had a panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-36803402070099570392010-08-19T17:43:48.293-04:002010-08-19T17:43:48.293-04:00I'm glad that some famous animals like Trigger...I'm glad that some famous animals like Trigger have been preserved. I think it's a good way to remember the animals and let future generations see them in person. <br /><br />Not that I would ever have any of my animals stuffed. I prefer to just put an engraved rock with their name on it in my garden. ;) It would be more than a little disturbing, having a beloved pet stuffed and set on myPsychotic Raccoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08460874787936514679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-15688206812079127602010-08-19T16:45:55.984-04:002010-08-19T16:45:55.984-04:00Not for me, that's for sure, but I suppose it&...Not for me, that's for sure, but I suppose it's a way for people to cling to the past and remember. <br /><br />I prefer to remember my horses in their living, breathing form.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10029423500476995817noreply@blogger.com