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Easy Off

August 22, 2015December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly4 Comments

I was commissioned to paint a custom model of CLG Surfer’s Blue Moon by a fellow owner. She was almost done and I really liked her paint job. She just needed details to be done. So I decided to do a matte seal layer. But once I sprayed, I realized that there was a weird foggy film and some of the paint began to come off.

While I really liked the eyes, I couldn’t preserve the paint so it was time to strip. Not clothes. Paint. I ran out and grabbed Easy-Off.

I sprayed the foal’s body with Easy-Off (this has a very strong smell…fyi) and put her into a plastic bag to sit.

I checked on her every 20-30 minutes. I didn’t want the easy off to eat through the plastic! After about 1 1/2-2 hours the paint was coming off and I washed the model off. The paint left is the original paint (a lot of that came off too during stripping). So it’s back to square one, but I’m glad the stripping went just as planned.

Back To School-ish

August 19, 2015December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly6 Comments

Today, my mom, sister, cousin, and great aunt went to Carlisle, PA for two reasons. The first being my cousin had her driver’s test and apparently Carlisle has a reputation for being one of the easier places in PA to pass the driver’s test. I took it in Harrisburg, so I can’t really compare the two. But she did pass!
The second reason was to go to a tack shop named Gallop Country. College is right around the corner. In less than a week it all begins again, and with that the Equestrian Club will be starting up again .When my mom was a state trooper, she would stop in the plaza because the Chinese restaurant next door has great food.
Anyways, I needed clothes for the club. I’ve owned my boots and helmet since going to horse camp with Madison of Gyrfalcon Studios when we were ten or eleven. Neither of those are ‘showy’ so I needed to get breeches, boots, and a helmet.

I’m excited about my show stuff, but I also enjoyed looking around at the saddles. The tack shop had various types of saddles.
There were Western and English saddles.

But the one that really caught my eye was this Australian saddle. I loved the tooling on it!

I took some detail shots of the front,

seat,

and back.

Have a great night everyone!

Block

August 16, 2015December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly6 Comments

The biggest struggle with blogging is wanting to write but not having anything to write about. Or should I say, having the words flow. But I’ve gotten my books for the fall semester plus scaled the local office stores for cool back-to-school deals, so I’m hoping the writer’s block goes away as the beginning of school rush calms down!

(From 2015 Breyerfest)

She has a name!

August 12, 2015December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly4 Comments

After hundreds of names were given as ideas of the buyback filly, the list was narrowed down to a few. I picked CLG Surfer’s Blue Moon from the short list, and am glad to say that’s her official name. Everyone that donated gets a certificate too, and since she has a name I’ll have to get my certificate printed. :)
I can’t wait to see what she sheds out to be, but I do love her blue eyes.

Photo by Jennifer Ward

Also, this saddle set is for sale. It was made to fit the Peter Stone Tennessee Walking Horse. Comes with the bridle, saddle, and girth. 130$+shipping or better offer. Email me or use the contact button on the side! Thanks :)