Talk:Chicado V

message: Sorry to be so long. I've had some troubles with IP blocking and other problems. In general I think the article is greatly improved. However, reading through again, a couple of other things jarred....
*"Two of her offspring were named Champion Quarter Running Horses, with seven stakes race wins."
:::Seven wins each, or seven between them?
:::: Clarified to "and all her foals had a total of seven stakes race wins." 
*"Chicaro Bill's dam, or mother, was a mare named Verna Grace, who was known as Fair Chance when she raced. Through Chicaro Bill, Chicado V was a descendent of the AQHA Hall of Fame member Traveler as well as the Thoroughbred Hall of Fame member Peter Pan.[6] On her dam's side, she traced to Louisiana Quarter Horse bloodlines as well as to the AQHA Hall of Famer Peter McCue.[4][7] She was a full sister to Senor Bill, an outstanding racehorse and breeding stallion, as well as a half-sister to Clabber II and Do Win, two other outstanding racehorses."
:::I was a bit confused by this and felt it might be clearer if you rearranged it so that the closest relatives were described earlier i.e. 
::::She was a full sister to Senor Bill, an outstanding racehorse and breeding stallion, as well as a half-sister to Clabber II and Do Win, two other outstanding racehorses. Chicaro Bill's dam, or mother, was a mare named Verna Grace, who was known as Fair Chance when she raced. Through Chicaro Bill, Chicado V was a descendent of the AQHA Hall of Fame member Traveler as well as the Thoroughbred Hall of Fame member Peter Pan.[6] On her dam's side, she traced to Louisiana Quarter Horse bloodlines as well as to the AQHA Hall of Famer Peter McCue.[4][7] 
::::: Done.
*"A longtime trainer, Earl Holmes, who started his racing career as a groom for Vessels, had the care of Chicado V after she was born, and said of her that "was gentle, real gentle—in everything. She was born broke[n]."
:::The way this runs on from the previous sentence makes it confusing, despite the full stop (period.) Why not put the name first as in "Earl Holmes, a longtime trainer, ...
:::: Done. 
*Also, with FAC in mind, how about another illustration, lower down? If you don't have another picture of Chicado, how about putting in a picture of her stable or one of the racetracks mentioned?
::: I don't really see the need for a decorative picture like that, especially as any other photos of Chicado V would have to be fair use (assuming I can find one), and any free pictures of the various racetracks are likely to be changed from the days when she raced. I'm of the school of "add pictures if they help explain/illustrate the subject" and I don't see how a pic of a racetrack she raced at really helps much. If I had a pic of her racing, that'd be different, but photos from that time frame are all copyrighted, and hard to find to boot. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:42, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Still some points

message: I had no difficulty understanding the article, perhaps because the earlier contributors identified the main problems that non-horse folk would likely encounter. Rather than leave it at that, I have made some general review comments, though I have not had time to cover the last section.  
*Lead
**"went on to become an excellent broodmare herself". "Excellent" is a bit POVish; perhaps "noted"?
**Would it be more accurate to say that her sons were the main or principal cause of her fame?
*** Changed both, but why is "excellent" POV but "noted" isn't? (Laughs). Rapid Volley is about as excellent a broodmare as her mother and maternal grandmother were, and I expect to see RV inducted into the Hall of Fame sooner or later. That'll be quite the honor for this female family, quite honestly. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:15, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Please do! Anything I can do to massage my prose is good. As far as the Louisiana thing, it's mainly that she wasn't from Texas or Colorado, the main spots of QH breeding prior to the formation of the AQHA in 1940. It's important to QH people, not so much to others (and explaining it would bloat the article) I'll deal with the others in the morning, thunderstorms here tonight, so going to bed early. Ealdgyth - Talk 23:59, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments from Brianboulton

message: So is the name Chicado V, as in five, like Charles V, or is it just the letter V, like Mad TV? Clarity would help a bit I think. 128.111.130.159 (talk) 03:50, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It is "V", probably for Vessels, although no source ever states this. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:07, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.111.130.159 (talk) 02:42, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  V or Five? 

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