Halter

It Twas A Good Try

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Okay, so this was an awesome package to receive. It’s Van Gogh, the medallion for NaMoPaiMo. This is my first medallion, and it’s even more awesome that my first one is tied to NaMoPaiMo. He was sculpted by Kylee Parks and was sent by Jennifer Buxton. Thanks again!

My NaMoPaiMo model is back to prepping. I couldn’t get all of the paint off of him, so some sanding has been needed. As I put on more and more layers on he started to get a green tint to him. It got to the point to where I couldn’t ignore it anymore, so back to the drawing board it was. While I’m sad he has been stripped, I learned a lot with oils. I don’t foresee him being done in time to be a winner, but I’m happy with being challenged to do a color I haven’t tried in years with a new medium.

Even though painting has been more of a learning experience than an actual finished model, tack making has been going well. Here’s a nameplate halter tree. I’ve been making donation halters for NaMoPaiMo since January. I put the last nameplate on the other day, so they’re in the mail!

I’ve really enjoyed reading and learning from NaMoPaiMo, even if it was more of a good try than actually finishing!

2018 Goals

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It’s the first day of the year. It’s off to a good start since I finished a nameplate halter.

Nichelle of Desktop Stables posted about hobby goals. Which got me thinking and reflecting about my year and what I want to accomplish in 2018. I have some annual resolutions plus some new ones.

1. Blog More

This is an annual goal. 2017 was my lowest blogging year in terms of posting. It’s not that I stayed holed up in my room for 300+ days, but yeah.  So I still need to finish some backlog posts! I also finished my junior year at Penn State and am now half way through my senior year.

2. Give Back

I love this hobby so one of my 2018 things I’d like to do is give back more. At Breyerfest two of the most common questions I was asked was about where to get supplies and where to go to find out about hobby gatherings. On facebook I often see questions about performance.  So I’m hoping to write more how-to things to help beginners trying to get into the hobby. Or people wanting to try out other parts of showing *cough performance cough.* So hopefully by 2019 I’ll have posted or started a performance showing series (would any bloggers/hobbyists like to collaborate on some topics? I’m always open to ideas!).

4. Make Better Tack

My usual hobby goal is to progress in my tack making. I made huge strides in tack making for 2017 and would like to continue on that curve. There’s a huge difference between my saddles at the beginning of 2017 versus the end of 2017. My nameplate halters have gotten better and so have my bridles. Hopefully in 2018 I can make solid boot patterns too.

Left is the end of 2017, right is the beginning

5. Make Videos

I made one video in 2017, but I really enjoyed the process of it. My goal is to make more of them. They just take a whole lot more time to edit and shoot than a blog post. 🙂

6. Read More

Outside of the hobby, I love to read but since starting college the number of books I’ve read yearly has dwindled. It makes sense and all but still. It went from 100+ a year to about half. In 2018 my goal is to read more.  My favorite book I read in 2017 was The Hate U Give  by Angie Thomas. It came out in February and has been on the bestseller list since. 
In March I saw that Angie Thomas would be in New Jersey, so I drove to New Jersey to hear her talk and sign my book. She was my favorite author to meet in 2017. 🙂

7. Show More

I stopped by a few shows in 2017 to hang out and visit. I showed once, and it was a blast. So my goal is to show at more than one in 2018.
The hobby is a fun place, but whenever drama happens it’s much louder and more widely spread than positive things. So let’s try to make 2018 a positive community year.  Happy New Year!
Do you have any goals for the new year?

Berks County 4-H Model Horse Show Halter

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After I finished with the Paper Chase and hounds I decided to visit the Berks County 4-H Model Horse Show.  The last show I showed at was the 2016 Quabbin Valley Performance Show so it was nice to visit model horse friends. I missed performance but got to watch the OF and Ar/Cm halter classes.

So here are customs. Enjoy!
Owned by Linda Perry-Horst 

Customized and owned by Kimberly Bleecker

Owned by Lizzie Mace

Owned by Linda Perry-Horst, customized by Sue Kern

Customized and owned by Kimberly Bleecker

Customized and owned by Kimberly Bleecker

After all of those classes it was time for the Overalls to be named. 
Owned by Tai Buser

Owned by Niki Hertzog

Books + Halters

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Tomorrow is the first day of my spring semester! I’m excited about my classes because A) I don’t have a mathy math class. Which is always wonderful. The only thing I’m not looking forward to is waking up way earlier than what I’m used to. 🙂
I came home to a package, which included books. I read Elizabeth Wein’s Rose Under Fire which is the second book after Code Name Verity, but they’re connected standalones so the order isn’t nearly as important. Blue Lily, Lily Blue is the third book in a quartet (fourth book is coming out in the next couple of months).  I need to finish the second one. So two completely different genres with the connection being awesome authors. 

I also finished some more halters. A couple of people asked about more American Pharoah, so these have been claimed.

The odd ball is for Weather Girl. I *still* haven’t unpacked from my last show so this was the first Weather Girl I found. I think the halter looks nice on a decorator model!