Horses and A Day in the Life

I have been working on a lot of customs lately. I have been able to try new bodies and colors (and find out which horses I would like to add to m herd without having to pay for them). The nice thing about commissioned customs is a lot of horses cross my desk, so I can decide which ones I like and son't like without actually having to keep them. Meanwhile, here are the progress pictures of all (most)   some  of them. You can see the re-sculpted Brunello in his new base coat sitting behind the PAM. For my horses, I use a base coat of acrylic. My favorite color is Brown or Red Iron Oxide. I can use this color on virtually any horse from Bay, Silver, Chesnut, to Black. Next, there comes layer after layer of pastels and matte varnish. After that, comes the mane, eyes, and markings. These are my final stages of painting. After that comes the finish of the buyer's choice. While matte is by far the favorite, gloss finish is the more durable of the two. How d

Earlier this year, before COVID-19, I had the opportunity to take care of the horses for a friend. He had two geldings and two mares. While he was showing me what to do, I had the opportunity to talk with him about my hopes of getting riding lessons and maybe actually owning a horse. Suffice to say, he ended up offering me riding lessons on his registered Tennessee Walker/Crabbet Arabian Cross Rolling Thunder. (The picture makes him look sickle hocked)  He also offered me the ownership of this mare in exchange for chores. I was naturally thrilled, but was bothered by the fact that I will soon be leaving home to finish my Bachelors Degree. However, he still offered the riding lessons and would teach me how to train Sweetheart, who has never had a rider or saddle on her before. The COVID-19 never allowed that to happen, but I still enjoyed taking care of his 30 y.o. Crabbet Arabian Hannah. She is Rolling Thunder's mom. It also afforded me the opportunity to