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Lo Spinone
La Società
specializzata che tutela la razza Spinone in Italia si chiama C.I.Sp.
(Club Italiano Spinoni) derivato dall'Ex Famiglia dello Spinone (Sodalizio
di appassionati per la tutela e il miglioramento della razza) fondata nel
1949 dal Dott. Paolo Brianzi e dal Dott. Ezio Caraffini. Il
C.I.Sp. oltre a organizzare manifestazioni di alto livello, tutte dedicate
alla valutazione Venatoria e Morfologica della Razza, realizza con grande
impegno l'Annuario dello Spinone dove oltre ai saluti del Presidente e ai
risultati di tutte le manifestazioni svoltesi nell'anno, viene riportato
lo Statuto del Club e gli Standards (Morfologico e di Lavoro) dello
Spinone.
Leggendo
lo Standard morfologico ci si accorge subito che alcune descrizioni che
riguardano la tipicità dello Spinone sono riportate in
modo diverso dallo Standard Ufficiale dell'E.N.C.I. (disponibile on
line all'indirizzo:
Diciamo subito che
lo Standard esatto e da prendere come riferimento è quello riportato
dall'E.N.C.I., i punti discordi sono facilmente rintracciabili: STANDARD
Ufficiale E.N.C.I. Cranio
di forma ovale in senso sagittale a tetto, con protuberanza occipitale
molto sviluppata e cresta interparietale
molto marcata. I seni frontali non
sono molto sviluppati, in avanti e in alto; le arcate sopracciliari non
sono troppe elevate, lo stop è appena accennato, mentre la sutura medio
frontale è ben pronunciata. Pag.
3 di 7 Occhi
Sono
grandi, ben aperti e distanziati, la rima palpebrale è tondeggiante, il
bulbo oculare non è né prominente né infossato, le palpebre vi
aderiscono perfettamente. Tendenzialmente in posizione sub-frontale.
STANDARD C.I.Sp 4)
Testa: Dolicocefala.
La direzione degli assi longitudinali superiori del cranio e del muso sono
divergenti, inoltre lo stop è assente. 4.1)
Regione cranica: Cranio
di forma ovale in senso sagittale a tetto, con protuberanza occipitale
molto sviluppata e cresta interparietale
appena pronunciata. Le guance sono asciutte. I seni frontali sono molto sviluppati, in avanti ed
in alto; le arcate sopracciliari non sono troppo elevate, mentre la sutura
medio-frontale è meno pronunciata.
Una
testa con cresta
interparietale molto marcata e con occhi in posizione sub-frontale
da allo Spinone un impronta inconfondibile e, questa particolarità, la si
nota facilmente anche se il soggetto è osservato a distanza. Al contrario, una
testa come descritta nello Standard del C.I.Sp. sarà meno tipica e molto
simile a quella del Bracco Italiano, il quale, ha proprio gli occhi in
posizione semilaterale, cresta interparietale appena visibile e corta. Ricordo
che in un raduno C.I.Sp. al quale ero presente, un Giudice, di quelli che
la relazione la fanno sentire e che io stimo moltissimo, descrivendo la
testa di uno Spinone, così si esprimeva: “Vorrei un filo di più di
cresta interparietale”.Questo, per significare che la cresta
interparietale più marcata avrebbe dato a quello Spinone un impronta più
caratteristica. Ho
allegato delle foto di Spinone in cui si può osservare che la cresta
interparietale ha una grande importanza e, gli occhi in posizione sub-frontale,
grandi, bene aperti, tondeggianti e di giusto colore sono un'alta
percentuale di tipicità sulla valutazione globale dello Spinone. |
The
Spinone
The association for
the protection of the Spinone breed in Italy is called C.I.Sp. (Club
Italian Spinoni) derived from the Ex Family of the Spinone (Club of
Spinone enthusiasts for the protection and improvement of the breed) and
was founded in 1949 by Dr.
Paolo Brianzi and Dr.
Ezio Caraffini. The
C.I.Sp., besides organizing shows of
a high level, all of which are dedicated to the evaluation of
the Hunting and Morphological aspects of the Breed, puts much
effort into the preparation of the Spinone Yearbook
in which, besides greetings to the
President and reporting the results of all the shows that have
taken place throughout the year, also reports the association rules and
(Morphological and Work) Standards of the Spinone.
Reading
the morphological Standard, one is immediately
aware of the differences between some of the descriptions concerning the
typical features of the Spinone with regard to the Official Standard of
the E.N.C.I. (available on line at the address: It
is to be said immediately
that the exact Standard to be referred to, is
that reported by the E.N.C.I ., and the discrepancies are easily
identified as follows:
Official
E.N.C.I. STANDARD. Pag.
2 of 7, paragraph 1. Skull and Head. Oval-shaped skull- its lateral walls gently sloping like a roof,
with very well developed
occipital protuberance
and parietal crest very pronounced. The
bulge of the forehead is not very developed, not towards the front or in
height; the superciliary arches are
not too prominent, the stop
is barely marked, whereas the medial frontal furrow is very
pronounced. Pag.
3 of 7 Eyes They
are large, well open and set well apart, the eye is round; the lids closely fitting the eye which is neither
protruding or deep set. They tend to be on the same frontal
plane. The
iris is of an ochre colour, more or less dark according to the colour of the coat. STANDARD
C.I.Sp Yearbook. 1999 Pag. 11. 4)
Head: Dolichocephaic-long-headed.
The direction of the longitudinal superior axes of the skull and muzzle
are diverging, the stop is absent. 4.1)
Cranial region: Oval-shaped
skull- its lateral walls gently sloping like a roof, with
very well developed occipital
protuberance and parietal crest barely marked. The cheeks are
lean. The
bulge of the forehead is very developed,
towards the front and in height; the superciliary arches
are not too prominent,
the stop is barely marked, whereas the medial frontal furrow is less
pronounced. 4.2)
Facial region: -
Eyes: they are big, well open and set well apart, they are
round. The eye is neither protruding
or deep set, the eyelids
closely fitting in a semi lateral position. The colour of the iris
must be ochre, more or less dark according to the colour of the coat. It
is clear that in the underlined
words there are differences that create confusion and need to be verified.
Because those reported by the Club have
been modified
deliberately, it isn’t a question of typing errors, and
therefore are not correct as far as breeding planned and aimed at
the improvement of the race is concerned. A
head with a very pronounced parietal crest and with eyes
on the same frontal plane
constitute an unmistakable trait of the Spinone and this particular
feature is easily noted even from a distance. On
the contrary, a head like the one described in the
the C.I.Sp Standard will
be less typical and very similar to that of the Italian Bracco, which has
its eyes in a semi-lateral position, a barely perceptible parietal crest . I
remember that during a C.I.Sp
meeting, at which I was present, a leading judge, whom I esteem greatly,
describing the head of a Spinone, expressed himself thus:
"I would like to see a touch more parietal crest “.This was
meant to say that a more
pronounced crest would have given that Spinone a more characteristic
trait. I have attached some photos of Spinone in which it can be
observed that the parietal crest is of great importance and, the eyes on
the same frontal plane, that are big, well open, round and
of the correct colour constitute a great part of its unique
features for the global evaluation of the Spinone. |
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Cranio di Spinone bianco arancio di ceppo lombardo, maschio, con forte sviluppo della cresta interparietale (Thiers III° della Cingia, propr. Brianzi) |
Skull
of white and orange Spinone
of Lombard origin, male, with very pronounced parietal crest (Thiers III°
of the Cingia, owner Brianzi) |
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Si confronti la foto del cranio di Spinone estratto dal libro del Ceresoli pag. 236, appartenente ad uno spinone maschio, con la foto su sfondo nero di uno spinone femmina, nella quale la cresta interparietale è in netta evidenza tanto da sembrare quasi uguale, in questa testa si può vedere anche l’occhio in posizione sub-frontale. |
Compare the photo of the skull of a Spinone taken from
Ceresoli’s book on page 236, of a male spinone with the photo of a
female spinone on a black background , in which the parietal crest is so
clearly seen that it looks almost the same, in this head the eye
can also be seen to be on the same
frontal plane. |
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Studio di Testa di Spinone bianco arancio femmina,
cranio a tetto, Fosca del Subasio. |
Study
of Head of white and orange
Spinone female, skull roof- shaped, Fosca of
Subasio. Owner Ezio Pagliarini |
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Ho anche allegato una foto di un cucciolo femmina all’età di tre mesi, dove gli occhi sono decisamente in posizione sub-frontale, spero che la Redazione trovi lo spazio per inserire tutte le foto riducendo il formato se necessario. |
I
have also attached a photo of a female pup
at the age of three months, whose eyes are definitely on the same
frontal plane, I hope that the Editor finds the space to insert all the
photos by reducing their size if necessary. |
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Spinone roano marrone femmina, occhi in posizione decisamente Sub-frontale, Sara del Subasio a 3 mesi. Propr. Ezio Pagliarini |
Roan
brown female Spinone , eyes in position decidedly on same frontal plane,
Sarah of Subasio at 3 months.
Owner Ezio Pagliarini |
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Oltre
alla discussione sulle parti importanti della testa ci sarebbero due
proposte da segnalare al Comitato Tecnico dell’E.N.C.I. e naturalmente a
quello del C.I.Sp., la prima riguarda la taglia, la seconda il colore del
mantello.
Questa
mia proposta non è una novità assoluta, infatti, molti prima di me hanno
proposto e adottato queste misure, basta leggere il libro (o
meglio la grande Opera) del Ceresoli «Lo Spinone Italiano e le razze affini» di cui riporto alcuni
brani sapendo che molte persone non hanno questo libro, oggi introvabile, ma forse l’E.N.C.I. presto potrebbe farci una
sorpresa! Per
il maschio: da 54-56 cm. e 24-25 Kg. a 64-66 cm. e 34-36 Kg. Per
la femmina: da 52-54 cm. e 22-23 Kg. a 62-64 cm. e 32- 34 Kg. Ammesse,
ma non preferite, stature fino a 63 cm. Nel 1939 si passa
ai Dati Etnici del Solaro, sono
sicuramente i più completi e sono approvati dall’E.N.C.I., le misure
sono quelle attuali, ma guardando i suoi disegni, non si ha
l’impressione di essere davanti a spinoni di taglia massima, io credo
che, osservando bene il disegno dello spinone roano marrone riportato a
pag. 159 del libro, non si arrivi nemmeno a 65 cm. Se questa proposta
vedrà la luce si avranno Spinoni molto più omogenei e non i giganti da
70/72 cm che sicuramente hanno ostacolato l’avvicinamento allo Spinone
da parte di molti cacciatori, vuoi per il posto in macchina, vuoi per chi
abita in appartamento dove lo spazio è fondamentale, in ogni caso è
controproducente per la razza vedere spinoni di taglia massima e minima
nello stesso Ring, come si è verificato negli ultimi raduni, nei quali si
è avuta l’impressione che non ci fosse una sola razza Spinone. Spero
che questa situazione venga discussa molto presto. Purtroppo adesso
c’è la proposta di tornare alle origini di Francesco quando le tonache
erano grigio scure, e così non vedremo più il marrone, ma il grigio
scuro. Per questo ho pensato di esporre una nuova e definitiva
interpretazione del colore del mantello sullo spinone roano marrone. Oggi
per definire un colore che sia uguale in tutto il mondo si usa il Pantone
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MATCHING SYSTEM un metodo rivoluzionario per non incorrere in errori,
questo sistema identifica ogni colore con un proprio numero che è uguale
in Italia come in America o altrove. Per lo Spinone roano marrone il Pantone
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469
CVC (vedi esempio allegato) è
perfetto e sarà uguale in tutto il mondo; chiunque ha un computer non
molto vecchio può disegnare un quadrato e riempirlo con questo colore,
per chi non ha il computer basta recarsi in un negozio di grafica e farsi
staccare dal catalogo Pantone
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MATCHING SYSTEM un campione di questo colore, così avremo tutti lo stesso
riferimento. |
Besides
the discussion on the important parts of the head there are also two
proposals to bring to the attention of the E.N.C.I. Technical Committee
and naturally to that of the C.I.Sp., the first concerning
size, the second the colour of the coat. With
regard to size I would like the
proposed reduction to be discussed of the maximum limit for the males from
70 to 65 cm considering that with the 2cm
tolerance margin it
would still reach 67 cm, leaving the
minimum limit unchanged at 60 cm. For the female the reduction from 65 to
60 cm for the maximum and the minimum from 58 to 55 cm. My
proposal is not entirely new, in fact, many before me have proposed and
adopted these measures, suffice it to read the book (or
rather great work) by Ceresoli "The Italian Spinone and the
similar races" from which I report some passages knowing that many
people don't have this book, which today is out
of print, but perhaps the E.N.C.I.
could soon surprise us! We can see from
these passages, that already in the 1897 the Braccofila Society while
proposing a light and heavy stature establishes these measures: Stature and weight of the body.
Males:
from 54-56 cm. and 24-25 Kg. to 64-66 cm. and 34-36 Kg. Females:
from 52-54 cm. and 22-23 Kg. to 62-64 cm. and 32- 34 Kg. Admitted,
but not preferred, statures up to 63cm. I
have reported these measurements to show that today, in the current
Standard, while not speaking about light or heavy stature, it gives
the possibility however of attaining the same result, Spinoni from
60 to 70 cm, that is with 10 cm gap, as recently seen in the show ring. In
1926 Talè proposes only
one size range from 60 to 65 cm. In 1928
Bosisio,
Brunetti and
Rezza give these measurements: 60
cm for the male and 55 for the female;
adding their preferences for the larger sizes, but not beyond the
65 and 60 cm respectively, these ethnic data will be adopted by the Italian Kennel Club. In
1933 also Brianzi
and Ullio
after the constitution of the Society Friends of the Spinone give
measurements of 55-66 cm for the male and 52-62 for the female, in
1936 these measurements are proposed to the K.C.I.,still in 1936
also Fiorone proposes the
measurements 52 to 66 cm. In
1939 we can refer to the Ethnic Data by Solaro,
they are certainly the most complete and they are approved of by the
E.N.C.I., the measurements are the current ones, but looking at his
drawings, one does not have the impression
of top-sized spinoni ,
I believe that, on close observation of the drawing of the roan brown
spinone on page 159 of the book, it does not even reach 65 cm. If
this proposal is accepted Spinoni
will be more homogeneous and not the giants of 70/ 72 cm that have
certainly deterred many hunters from
Spinone ,either due to the space it would take up in the car or for
those who live in flats where space is fundamental, it is, in any case,
counter-productive for the breed to see spinoni of maximum and minimum
size in the same Ring, as has happened at recent meetings where there has
been the impression that not only one breed of spinone exists. I hope that
this situation is discussed as soon as possible. As
far as colour is concerned, debate centres only around the roan brown
variety, it is written that the best shade is the “monk’s habit”, I
have always added that it is right to specify that as the "mendicant
friar".In fact the order of the Franciscan monks is divided into more
groups and this is the one that must be chosen. The mendicant friar is the
person who, for many years, with a wheelbarrow and "mule"
travelled around the countryside and collected the donations from the
farmers: wheat, must and olive oil for
the convent. He said he would pray for them
and sometimes to those who smoked he would give
some tobacco : this is the monk with the warm coloured habit that
is the right shade of roan brown for our spinone. Unfortunately
now there is the proposal to return to the origins of Francis when the
habits were dark grey and so we wouldn’t see the brown anymore but dark
grey instead. For this reason I thought
I would present a new and definitive interpretation of the colour of the
coat of the roan brown spinone. Today
PANTONE
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MATCHING SYSTEM is used to define a colour that is the same all over the
world, which is a revolutionary method that prevents errors, a system
which identifies each colour
by its an own number that is identical in Italy,
America or elsewhere. For the roan brown Spinone
PANTONE
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CVC (see example attached ) is perfect and
will be the same all over the
world; whoever has a computer that isn’t too old
could draw a square and will fill it with this colour, anybody that doesn't have a computer will only have to drop by a graphics store and ask for a
sample taken from the catalogue of the PANTONE
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Nei
ring delle Expo, ognuno potrà osservare uno spinone roano marrone e
confrontare il colore con il proprio campione del Pantone
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MATCHING SYSTEM, il risultato sarà sempre lo stesso: Pantone
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CVC. e l’interpretazione sarà fuori discussione. |
In
the show ring, anyone will be able to observe a brown roan spinone and
compare the colour to their own
sample of the PANTONE
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MATCHING SYSTEM and the result will always be the same: PANTONE
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469
CVC. and so putting an end to any possible dispute. We hope that the roan brown spinone coat will become
more and more homogeneous and nearer to this colour. Currently
there are too many spinoni with a very dark coat, which doesn’t
suit "human"
eye of the spinone. |
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Spinone roano marrone maschio, definito dal Comm. Paolo Ciceri, un super Spinone, colore tonaca di Frate Cercatore o Pantone 469. Propr. Ezio Pagliarini |
Roan
brown male Spinone , defined by Comm. Paul Ciceri, a super Spinone,
Mendicant friar or Pantone 469. Owner
Ezio Pagliarini |
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Nella
foto a colori si vede benissimo la differenza tra il colore
tonaca di frate cercatore o
Pantone
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469
CVC e il colore molto scuro dello spinone in secondo piano (il Dott. Luca
Massimino, “fresco di laurea”
sta osservando questo particolare; più indietro, un Professore
Universitario sta indicando con il braccio destro la stessa cosa). Quanto
detto vuole essere soprattutto un apertura a un gruppo di discussione
nominato dall’E.N.C.I. e dal C.I.Sp. che si occupi veramente di stabilire
delle regole tutte indirizzate al miglioramento globale della razza, visto
che oggi, questa razza, è sbarcata con successo in molti Paesi del Mondo |
In
the colour photo the difference between the
mendicant friar habit colour or PANTONE
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469
CVC and the very dark colour of the spinone in the background can be seen
(Dr. Luca Massimino, "neo-graduate"
is observing this detail, further back, a University Professor is
pointing out the same thing with his right arm).
I
really hope that this can be discussed , as it would unite the ideas and
objectives of spinone
enthusiasts, who believe in this breed and, now
with the accessibility of Internet and
e-mail, people from
all over the world are able to communicate. In fact our spinone is not
restricted to one nation, nowadays it is known internationally , it is its
moment of glory, the Americans adore it, there are requests from every
continent: we must then try to forget the bad publicity
in the years immediately the after war, when, as Giulio Colombo
writes in his book Trialer writes: "The spinone suffered the insult
of crossbreeding with other
races, Kortals and Boulet, that descend
down from him and didn't boast his specific assets." Today
the spinone has freed itself from this insult and with the increase of
requests, (also in Japan they want the spinone) the increasingly greater
interest on the part of hunters to take part in trials with their own
spinone, the precious contribution that the E.N.C.I.
gives to the Italian breeds and the great commitment of the C.I.Sp. towards
ever increasing improvements, all make for a hopefully very
important future for the Spinone. The above is meant
to be above all an opening
towards a discussion group nominated by the E.N.C.I. and by the C.I.Sp.
that really deals with the establishment of rules all aimed at the global amelioration of the race,
given that today, this breed
has made a successful entry into many Countries of the World.
Ezio
Pagliarini |