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Stripes Are In This Spring

3/13/2017

Hey all!
So I am going to make an honest attempt at keeping up this blog. I've kinda' gotten a little more into it since NaMoPaiMo, but I do know I will get busy & distracted at some point. I'm going to make an effort though! So today I am just going to show off this little girl. A CM Love CAF to a Grevy's Zebra.
...I have got to be insane. I am still learning the ropes to my new camera, the color isn't quite right, but you can absolutely see that the, what? Eighth? Of her that I have started painting is basically all hair-by-hair. &, yes, that is sculpted baby fuzz you are seeing. :)
These guys, Grevy's, are really pretty! They have the finest, most memorizing stripes of all the Zebra breeds, & those cute little 'mickey mouse' ears. Babies have this variation of color through their stripes that goes from tan to brown to black to brown again, & that ruff continuing their mane down their back to their tail.
The future of this kid isn't decided yet, but she will most likely be a sales piece (I am seriously fighting the urge to keep her!). Other than the fact that she will most likely be for sale whenever she's finished, nothing else is figured out yet. There is someone interested in her, though I had thought of putting her up for offers. We shall see.
Until then, enjoy the WIP pics!

Bonus picture: The first Garter Snake of the year! :)

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The New Years Bash Live (The Defrosted Edition) 2017!

3/5/2017

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Hello all!
Saturday was the NYB, usually the only show I make it to in the year, & as always I had a great time! This was the 8th year for this show, & I have been to each & every one of them. It has grown over the years to become quite impressive & this year's edition was no exception. Soo many drool-worthy ponies!

A few start-of-the-show shots of the show hall & my table.

Having a nice new camera to play with I made good use of it! AND it has a neck strap! Being so handy, I managed to take more pictures than I have ever before! (good news for you, right?) I am not at all familiar with this new bad boy, so they may not be perfect, but I can tell you one thing: they are a far sight better than what my point & shoot would have done!
I had a good show & my ponies made me proud, winning several divisional champs & reserves & three over alls as well! My various sales Aggies & Sundaras got a good deal of attention with a couple folks really holding back on taking one home with them (hope y'all come back later, she's waiting for you! ;) ), & a Mini Elnathan finally found his new home at this show.

Before I go further on this report, since NaMoPaiMo was a somewhat big event on my humble little blog, I would like to give Rastus the spotlight for a moment! He was not the biggest winner of the day, but he did prove himself, winning both Breed & Workmanship firsts in his class! He did not go onto champ, but I must say, the Andre that took top honors is GORGEOUS, & my Aggie AR Sugar took the reserve, so I have nothing to complain about here!

Okey dokey! Brace yourselves, here's the rest of the show pics! MANY of them! They are in something close to order of the show... I was getting confused when uploading them. Below this album is an album of just my horses if you don't want to wade through all of the days show pics.

I try to give artists credit when I can. As I find who's who I continue to add names. If you know who sculpted, CMd, or painted a horse, please feel free to let me know!

& here are just my horses (all the same pics as Above, just on their own now). Horses by me that I own, horses by me that others own, horses I own done by others, & my didley few OFs that managed to make the ribbons. (I'm not a big OF person. I actually think I will quit showing all but a handful of them.)

I did miss taking a few pics, coming immediately to mind is my 2010 OS 'SWF The Lady From Bristol' who took both seconds in AR Paint, my Vingerling MM Friesian 'SWF Carmen who took a second, & my OF silver filigree Web SR Alpine that managed a fifth.

My personal showstring's tally for the day was 15-1sts (7 in breed & 8 in workmanship), 13-2nds (6 in breed & 7 in wrk), 9-3rds, 5-4ths, 3-5ths, 3 division champs (2 in breed & 1 in wrk), 2 div reserves (1 in breed & 1 in wrk), & three over all reserve champs (2 in breed & 1 in wrk.), with 13 breed NAN cards & 15 workmanship NAN cards.

I always proxy for my friend Jo, & her horses kicked butt this year! Below is an album of just her various horses (which were also in the above show album).

Jo's showstring tally was 14-1sts (6 in breed & 8 in wrk), 6-2nds (1 in breed & 5 in wrk), 3-3rds, 0-4ths, 7-5ths, 2 div champs (both in wrk), 4 div resrvs (3 in breed & 1 in wrk), & 1 O/A res (in wrk), with 7 breed NAN cards & 13 wrk NAN cards.

For some years now I have donated a CM to the NYB Raffle. For this year, Chesna, one of the two show holders, asked if I would paint a Mini Amir Jamaal from the collection of the late Mary Sue Barnum & I agreed. I don't usually do an overly all out detailed paint job on raffle pieces, but I made an exception with this guy as he is in memory of my friend. I really fell in love with him & even put in a load of tickets for him myself!

But true to form, I didn't win a thing from the raffle, least of all this guy. The lucky person to have their named called was Kelly Weimer! Enjoy him Kelly! I hope he does well for you! :)
The raffle raised $350 for Our Mims, $350 for Re Ride, & the extra from the proceeds were donated to the church which has housed the NYB all these years.

The fateful moment! Congratulations Kelly Weimer!!

The show moved along really well this year, finishing at 4 or 5 I think? Having started at 8. It's an exhausting day, & by the end of the day every part of me hurts since I don't get more than 20 or 30 minutes during lunch to actually sit, but it's always a good time! To see all the horses & people, some friends that I don't see often, & look at what may be for sale at tables. It's all good.

Everything starts to break down as soon as the show starts, so towards the end the ponies are getting scant as they are packed away after they show. By the end of the show there is nothing left, no horses, no bins, no tables, all gone & put away.

I usually wind up buying something at the show. Nothing too exciting came home with me this time, but I did buy an OF starry night that I have fun plans for! ;)
I would like to thank ALL of the judges for their time! Without you there woud be no show! I would also like to thank Chesna & Chunk for holding such a wonderful show all these years. Next year the NYB will be under new management, you guys deserve the break!
Thanks for reading all! Cheers!

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