Horse Sales Australia

A few weeks ago I was able to attend Horse Sales Australia Auction Day. With over 20 categories from warmbloods, pleasure horses, weanlings, performance, stock horses and more to look at it was a great day. Only two horses got bid on which where Rolex and Butterfly, I heard most of the other horses where sold in private. Here are some photos of the day, sorry about the colours arena lighting is just horrible!

Grey Goose, Thoroughbred Gelding.

 Frog, Thoroughbred Gelding.

Achelo Zarna, Lipizzaner Filly. 

Winston, Australian Stock Horse Gelding. 

Rolex, Arabian Gelding.

Butterfly, Warmblood Mare.

Redgum Haydos, Warmblood Weanling.

Beatrix, Hanoverian Mare.

Redgum Hollie, Warmblood Mare.

Sangriah De-Rothbury, Anglo Arabian Filly. 

Springbank Arella, Pony X Warmblood Filly.

Learning Lessons

So I have been very slowly working on my Arabian costume. I mean snails could travel the circumference of the earth before I'm finished it. I have been very slow working on all my projects. I have not finished one thing that I have started since January :( .

So my problem is I want everything perfect, I want everything 100% all the time. Which is a little crazy, I'm still just starting out. I have only painted 10 or so horses and never made a costume before. I need to cut myself a break, remember that I will make mistakes and thats alright its all learning!

 

Costume to date, no pattern just winging it.

Tassels! Over 75 and still more to make! 

Hard to keep on track when resins show up needing stripping.

P.S Congrats to all the winners at NAN and have fun to all the people lucky enough going to Breyerfest! Wish I could have gone.

Update

Still going crazy painting hairs on my appaloosa. Just started the left side, in grey then I will slowly build up to white. This ads depth to the coat (well hopefully), first time painting this way in Acrylic paints.

 Right side nearly done, can't wait to finish this girl, neither can my cramped hands!

Acrylic paints dry out very quickly, so keeping them useable requires wet paper towel and then baking paper over the top. The baking paper keeps the paint from soaking into the paper towel. I got this tip from someone else's blog, I can't remember who but thank you it has been most helpful!

Banjo

We have a new member to the family, a pound rescue named Banjo. He is the most loving people motivated little dog. Its hard to believe someone could abandoned this wonderful boy. He is 4 years old, (didn't want a puppy too much work!) chihuahua cross.

Now I know this is a model horse blog (not a dog one), so here is the model part! I was dremeling my ISH's withers down, Banjo was very curious about this. When I needed to go inside, on returning back I found Banjo on the table looking worryingly at my ISH.

  

I reassured him that I wasn't hurting the horsey... (just hacking his back up). Such a good boy looking out for Mr ISH. Its a cold winter hence his little jumper.

 
Now Mr ISH's withers are looking better, I will start sculpting his neck. It has taking me a long time but I think I will get there.

A day of Western

Here in Sydney we don't typically see much in the way of western riding. All the shows that I have been to are very english based. So when the Quarter Horse Association held its show, I jumped at the chance to go watch some western riding in action.


First up was the trail class. I missed the pair that won but the buckskin came in second place.   

 Next up was the western pleasure class.

This pair took out the blue ribbon.

Rocky

Rocky

1998 - June 2012

May you rest in peace.

Another blow to my heart. After losing Poco to a heart attack last month I thought things couldn't get much worst. Sadly I had to put my dog Rocky down Thursday, his little kidneys failed.  I feel like my heart has been replaced with a black hole. I would like to believe they are with each other right now eating bones, barking at cats and rolling in smelly things. My beloved Rocky may you rest in peace, you will be missed.

Hawkesbury Show

A while back I attended the Hawkesbury districts annual show. It was a cold overcast day, filled with beautiful horses and cute ponies. Classes where divided into led and ridden, then into colour, gender and breed. Of course I took my camera along and these are some of my favourite snaps.  
 

Led Australian Stock Horse.

Ridden Australian Pony class.

Ridden Palomino colour class. 

So cute!

Led Andalusian Mare. 

Partbred Arabian class.   

Ridden Australian Stock Horse     

Led Pinto colour class.   

This pair took out Best in Show led colour. They deserved it, so beautiful.