Busy week

Christmas has put my model making on hold this week.  I am going to cut a pattern tonignt for a larger faux suede heavy horse which has been requested by one of my collectors.  Haven't made a suedei for sometime but really looking forward to it.

Snow is due to return this weekend, which is really miserable.  I think I will post pics if it's really bad.  Nearly finished my Christmas shopping and kids have finished school for the holidays.  We are meant to be family visiting this weekend but will have to see what the weather has in store for us.  Hope to have pics of new suedei soon.

I would like to wish you all merry Christmas and a rocking new year if I don't post before then.

Womble and Drummer

I have been a little lazy again this week and only have two horse made.  I have all good intentions to make four but I think this is too much.  Well here they are.  The first is Womble the Clydesdale gelding.  I have made him to 1/24th scale, he is measuring 4 1/2 inches.

Womble is a lovely horse, a real gentle giant.  He is lovely to handle dispite his size.  He is a beautiful show Cob and we feel he will be in the rosettes if shown.  Everyone on the yard love him.

Second is Drummer the Welsh Cob gelding. Worked to 1/24th scale he measures 3 1/2 inches with beautiful flaxen mane and tail.

Drummer is a beautiful Welsh cob gelding who is also a lovely novice ride.  He is very gentle with his rider.  He is really good in the school, and is popping small jumps with no trouble.  He has excellent stable manner.  He is good to hack in company and alone, he is that one in a million horse very hard to find.

Gypsy Vanner

Here is my latest feltie Pearl.  She is a 1/24th scale Gypsy Vanner mare.  I have also managed to put together a snow background.  We have signs of snow here tonight.  We have managed to stay snow free upto now, but snow has been at the Tawney yard for a couple of days.

Pearl is a lovely natured cob, a really nice novice ride.  She will pull when being turnout to grass but other than that she is good.  She will hack out alone and in company.  She will go first and last.  She hates to be in the school, but if you are looking for a show cob she's your horse.  She prefers to live out, is good with children and other animals and stable chums. 

Frostie

Frostie weather everywhere.  Have had a really slow week.  Just haven't been able to get myself into gear.  I will be posting another feltie later today/tomorrow.  Might be two if I can get my finger out.  I have great problems  getting side tracked onto other projects.  I am also an artist doing landscapes and horses, sometimes people.  I will have to manage my time better between felties, art and housework and looking after everyone lol.


Snow has come to the Tawney yard, I am going to have some pic later of that (I hope).  Will post later.

More little wonders

Busy week this week, have three new little felties to show you.  I love making these guys.  I nearly have four but haven't quite finished the cob yet.  The first little horse is Ebony a lovely little black mare.  She measures just under 4 inches.  She is a lovely mare, with a fantastic nature,  She is a novice level with her dressage, I think she will go really far in this field.

Second little feltie really is a little cutie.  She is called Leabeth, a little grey Shetland pony.  She measure just over 3 1/12 inches.  She is a very strong little pony, so would not be a first pony.  She is fantastic a the SShetland grand national.  She doesn't like being in her stable and would happy to live out all year round.

Last but not least is the grand show off Riley.  He is a beautiful Arab gelding he really is a poser.  He is very green, and very interest in everything around him, which can be a bit of a pain sometimes.  He has been backed but need bringing on.  He has a lovely nature, but very green.

These little guys are worked to 1/24th scale.

Mini bug

I have the mini feltie bug.  I have been very busy with these little equines and will have some more to post very shortly.  Our little feltie yard is getting very busy that we are thinking of improving our stables and general yard area, so watch this space.  We are also having to employ more staff to cope with turn over of horses and ponies.  We are now Tawney Stud and have a couple of mares in foal, due in the spring, which is very exciting.  We're getting ready for a hard winter, as we have already seen a light dusting of snow on the hill tops.
Show preparations are under way for the next year, and we are hoping to be in the rosettes in 2011, keep your finger crossed.  Will keep you up to date with all the results.

Some tiny Tawneys

I been making some tiny felties.  They measure just under 4 inches.  They fit most 1/24th scale riders.  I love making these.

The bay is called Storm.  He is a very cheeky pushy gelding.  We have just started jumping him, he is doing quite well at novice level.  He has been running out on the odd occasion.  He is fine with a nice strong rider, who keeps a nice strong leg on.  He likes to push you with his nose and pushing his buckets around in his stable.  He has been known to bolt, but comes back to hand with the right rider. 

The next horse is Cleo the palomino mare.  She is a very quite mare who likes a nice gentle hand.  She is a little spooky out on hacks, but we have found that if she is hacked out with another horse she is a lot better.  She is good in every other respect.  She is doing very well in the school, we think she may be good at dressage.  But we are taking it slow.