The International Museum Of The Horse

Hi all! When we were at the KHP for Breyerfest we had the chance to go into the Museum Of The Horse. Unfortunently we only had about an hour, and I could have stayed all day. Here's some photos from the parts we visited.

First was the Arabian section. The entire museum is truly amazing and everything was so detailed and interactive. It started with some life-sized carvings of Arabian mares.

They were super realistic and it was like at any minute they would prance off! She does kinda remind me of a certain Proud Arabian though... ;)

 The human handlers and the tack were very nice too.

Another nice set! The foal was so cute! The handler was creepy in this one though.

So adorable!

Up next was a case of hand carved wooden horses. They were about traditional scale.

This made the collector in me squee, especially with the tack! My favorite was probably the black overo, though.

There were a few larger ones (think Camilla size) in separate cases, but I only managed to get a photo of this one.

The last case of miniatures was this one. So cool!

My mom was trying to figure out what type of horse this was... xD

Another super cool area was the trophy area. There were so many trophies and plates!

So shiny!

There was also the skeleton of the famous racehorse Lexington. It was actually really cool! I've never seen a real horse skeleton so it was very interesting. Maybe a bit morbid... But I didn't mind.

Last but certainly not least was Secratariat's display. This gave me chills, and it included his tack, his silks, and some of his awards.

Overall the International Museum Of The Horse is a must see for horse fans. Like I said we only got through a tiny portion of the museum before having to leave. We didn't get to go in the Saddlebred museum either. Next time I am in KY I plan to spend more time there! :D

-Emma

Pony Club Champs 2016

Last July I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend the Pony Club Championships East.  I took tons of photos as usual, so here are a *few..*

Opening Ceremonies were amazing as each of the competing teams came out into George Morris Arena.

After the teams were welcomed the Shea Rose Vaulting Team presented an amazing demonstration.

The next day was the beginning of formal competition, dressage, showjumping, quiz, and tetrathlon.

I hope everyone enjoyed the photos! I'll be posting more for gaming and eventing! 

-Becky


Just a disclaimer: All these photos were taken and are owned by me, Becky McCorkendale. Do not use without explicit permission or claim as your own.

Stablemate tack, then and now

I recently injured my arm and I haven't made anything lately, so I thought I would do a sort of  transformation post, what my stablemate tack looked like four years ago, and what it looks like now.

Quite a difference, big and little!!

For about two years I didn't make any stablemate tack and just focused on traditional, then in late 2014 I tried my hand at it again, and this is what my first western saddle looked like..

Shortly thereafter I tried an English saddle..



Not the best, but compared to my early English saddles, not too bad.

I've continued working and have greatly improved my English saddles,

Sales set, completed July '16, custom also painted by me

I've also been working on my western tack quite a bit lately,

sales set completed late '15

commission set, completed March '16

commission, completed June '16

Here's what my first halters looked like..

And what they look like now,

I've also stepped out of my comfort zone and tried some new things, all of which I'm very happy with!!

Commission set, completed June '15

commission set, completed July '16

And last but not least, my most recent project, a trick riding set! It's my favorite thing I've made in this scale so far. It was the first time I tried resculpting a rider, and the mane on a horse! I painted the horse as well. :)

Ta da!

 

Thanks for reading, hope yall enjoyed the photos!

I'd love comments on what you'd like to see me make next!

-Maddy