Other Artists – Kristian Beverly

Plastic Pony Weekend

February 10, 2016December 28, 2024Kristian Beverly2 Comments

It started on Instagram, as things sometimes do. Lizzie and I had been thinking about a model horse day and then Niki had a newly organized model horse space……and everything went from there.
On Saturday, Lizzie, Niki, Pat, and I met up at Niki’s house and had a model horse day!
One of the first things that happened was my Valegro being put into Niki’s newest western tack set she completed. Oh, and he’s also doing Keyhole. Because why not.

Lizzie has an adorable zebra that is also an excellent show model and the halter I made for her fit. Yay!

We hit up some craft stores and grabbed Chinese. All of the movies we watched were new to me: Groundhog Day and Frozen. Another new to me was Not Just Plastic Horses. It was made in the early 20s and depicts the hobby through interviews and Breyer commercials. It was interesting and something I didn’t even know existed.

The group of us are performance lovers, so Lizzie’s Bobby Jo became the tack holder. There’s a ton of tack from numerous artists on this model!

Niki took a better picture of the other side.

Picture taken by Niki Hertzog

This was fun and something we’ll have to do again!

Tuesday

April 8, 2015December 28, 2024Kristian BeverlyLeave a comment

The day started off on a somber note after listening to a Holocaust survivor’s experiences in Auschwitz. I’m taking a history class about the Holocaust because it’s a subject that interests me and the woman who talked was very nice.
Afterwards, I got a text from Lizzie. She’s making me a ‘secret saddle pad’, and this is the picture. Mean mean mean.

I also received an old packing set I made (I also received books that I had forgotten I’d ordered. So I guess I gave myself a gift.). I threw the packing set on my Dos Brio and added the Breyer Panniers to it. I love it so. I need to make new cinches for it, but that’s for another day!

To end the day, I had a riding lesson. I rode Charm and here she is in her stall after the lesson. 🙂

Hopefully everyone’s enjoying Spring!

Mini Whinnies+ Giant Resin=A Goofy Time

April 3, 2015December 28, 2024Kristian BeverlyLeave a comment

Lizzie and I have been trying to meet up for a bit and today our schedules finally matched. Between classes I headed over to her house. 🙂

I loved her new donkey foal,

and her always pretty Zebra mare.

New custom Lizzie recently finished.

For performance, I like to use similar sized models so that tack can fit a range of models. Lizzie does no such thing.

She used Peter Stone Ponies for a period,

but recently got this guy. He’s a Gawyn resin and is on the complete opposite side of the spectrum of size.

He’s a big boy but I love the details on him.

The meeting turned goofy and Gawyn ended up with mini whinnies on him.

How many mini whinnies can a drafter hold? Plenty.

This was a fun meetup!

Horses and active cubs

December 21, 2014December 28, 2024Kristian BeverlyLeave a comment

While I enjoyed the Przewalski’s horse immensely, the period of time that we spent watching them consisted of the pair filling themselves up with hay.

Still, there were many interesting shades and colors on them.

Many of the animals did not come outside due to the chilly weather.
Still, the otters seemed to have a ball.

The cheetahs walked around.

But the lions were the most active. Specifically the younger lions.
While this guy stood at the highest part of the rock formation looking very regal and majestic,