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The Maltese Cat is a horse! 7670 Johnstown Rd. Mount Vernon, OH 43050 (740) 392-6139 |
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How It All Started - Where We Are Now
When I was a little girl I read Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry and fell in love with horses - all horses; every breed, every color, every discipline. I read every horse book in the public and school libraries, bought every horse book I could afford. Remember the book with pictures, text and pages of stamps to stick in the proper breed section? Yep, I had one, too.
As to real horses, I took the 4-step parent's method to horse ownership: 1) Books, 2) Breyers, 3) Riding Lessons, and finally, 4) a real HORSE. When I was old enough, I bought my own horses and worked for a trainer, then my life took a different direction.
Twenty-some years later, in the midst of a home and family and career, I felt the need and found the time to fall in love with horses again. I started designing and scroll-sawing "little wooden horses", and more.
What a life! Researching and designing horses, working in my wood shop and going to horse shows to sell my creations! And what did I find at horse shows? Dogs, of course. I started to receive requests for "little wooden dogs". So I researched dogs - what a challenge! Horse ears and tails are pretty much the same (donkeys, etc. excepted); not so with dogs. I needed to go to dog shows and watch and talk with dog owners about their breeds (not a hardship).
In a visit to an Alpaca farm to learn more about Anatolian Shepherds, I learned about Alpacas, then I learned about Llamas.
Let's fast-forward to today. I design and cut the best horses, dogs, alpacas and llamas I can. My dog, Tre, and I have learned Agility, and compete in Rally Obedience. From those experiences I started making Celebrate! Ribbon Displays (which feature a ribbon rack with an attached picture frame) and Celebrate! Names, Titles & Phrases. I also work with Kim Caito (4 Mini Donks, 1 Rottie and 2 cats) who created this site, photographs my products, edits my clumsy writing attempts and has proved to be a real friend.
I hope you enjoy our website and products as much as we enjoy making and selling products that help you decorate and accessorize your home, kennel or stable in your own personal way.
Thanks for stopping by.
Lis Smith The Maltese Cat
The Maltese Cat... is a horse!
"They had good reason to be proud, and better reason to be afraid," begins the book The Maltese Cat, Rudyard Kipling's tale about a "cheap lot" of polo ponies who meet "the pink and pick of the polo ponies of Upper India" in the Free-For-All-Cup.
"Money means pace and weight,' said Shiraz, rubbing his black silk nose dolefully along his neat-fitting boot, 'and by the maxims of the game as I know it - ' 'Ah, but we aren't playing the maxims,' said the Maltese Cat, 'we're playing the game...' "
What a great story of an "underdog" polo pony and his teammates whose devotion to "the game" they love enables them to work together to overcome tremendous odds. Doesn't that remind you of the challenge of doing business today?
Naming this company "The Maltese Cat" was an appropriate association with the horses I started designing. And though the company has grown, the teamwork and devotion to excellence in design and production has remained the same. No, we aren't playing the "maxims" - by compromising anything. We play "the game" - by offering quality products at a fair price with personalized customer service.
Custom and special orders welcome. How may we help you?
Decorating barn and stables, office or home? Need something extra special for a tack trunk or stall signs? Check out our original Horse Designs or Donkey Designs and Llama Designs or Alpaca Designs.
Decorating kennel, office or home? Choose a design that really stands out for your name plaques at dog shows, rally events or agility trials with these carefully-researched Dog Designs.
No matter what your passion, proudly display those hard-earned ribbons or display your sport, titles, or unique personalization with Celebrate! Ribbon Displays and Celebrate! Names, Titles & Phrases .
What Our Customers Are Saying
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