CM Arabian mare resin to a bay dun Quarter Horse

I have several bodies left of my old Arabian mare resin, and from time to time I play around with one. Inspired by a friend's roan QH mare who I met on a photography gig, I customized one of the Arabs, adding more hip, a different neck, and the head from my Blame it on Elaine stock horse resin. A different mane and tail and an original sculpture base completed the customizing. Created in September 2011 for the 2011 Southern Model Horse Convention Benefit Auction. Owned by Johanna McClanahan.
CM Faliant, flaxen chestnut Morgan

Created for the 2009 Southern Model Horse Convention Benefit Auction. He has had extensive refining of the legs and hooves, head turned, forelock and mane resculpted, minor resculpting to the tail. A one of a kind piece, painted a golden flaxen chestnut with pangare and lots of dappling. One of my favorite customized resins ever. Super typy! He will not be missed in a Morgan breed class!
CM mini Welsh Cob resin to a Morgan, silver bay

Created for the 20th Annual Southern Model Horse Convention Benefit Auction, this very typy guy is my Welsh Cob mini resin customized into a bay silver Morgan stallion. From his tiny pricked ears to his full flowing silver tail, he is all Morgan! I straightened his neck slightly, removed his feathering, and added a completely new mane. His bay silver coloring is detailed and accurate, including chocolate tips on his ears and silver hair on the back of his fetlocks. He is strikingly dappled as well. Inspired by our 2006 bay silver colt "Unconventional", now owned by Coulee Bend Morgans in Alberta Canada. Created in September 2007. Owned by Tom Bainbridge.

Buckskin Thoroughbred stallion, CM mini

Originally my Arab mare resin, this little guy was completely customized to a Thoroughbred stallion-different head and neck, new mane and tail, stallion anatomy, and painted a striking, detailed dapple buckskin with a dorsal stripe. Owned by Kate Cabot.
"*Glenormiston Flurry Knox", Connemara stallion, classic scale

This beautiful Connemara stallion was inspired by the real "Flurry" owned by Wildwych Connemaras in CO. He has all of the curviness I love in a horse, with an extra, impish "pony appeal". A trip to the farm's website, full of stupendously beautiful photographs of round, beautiful ponies in natural surroundings, is highly recommended. There you can see many of Flurry's lovely offspring. This sculpture of Flurry is a drastically resculpted "Casino" resin, with the neck raised and resculpted, as well as a resculpted hindquarter, face, mane and tail. Owned by Amber Powell.
Resculpted Casino to "War Paint", famous frame overo/sabino Morgan stallion

What a wonderful project this piece was! He is a resculpted Casino resin, classic scale. The pictures I used to copy the real War Paint's pattern from are inset in the pictures of the model above, and are courtesy of Mr. Lowell Rott. Owned/commissioned by Linda Wright. Look for this flashy frame overo Morgan in the show ring!
Resculpted "Lovey" to silver dapple Morgan stallion

This piece is a completely resculpted/reworked "Lovey" resin, mini/SM scale, to a standing stretched silver dapple Morgan stallion with ATTITUDE! Created for the 2004 Southern Model Horse Convention Benefit Auction, this unique guy is now owned by Debbie Farrell.
"Lovey", mini scale Morgan mare

"Lovey" was inspired by theyoung brown dun Morgan mare, Amberfield's Dun Lovin', who I owned at the time. Mini/Stablemate scale. Lovey was the award model for the 2004 Southern Model Horse Convention; 30 pieces were awarded there, and the few remaining have been sold out. The brown dun piece pictured above is owned by Marilyn Esteb.
"Adiel's Casino Gold", mini "Frolic", portrait model of the real Morgan stallion

Here is a Frolic painted to look like the lovely palomino stallion who inspired the piece. He is now owned by Debbie Farrell.
Morgan mare in ceramic

This little gal is a one of a kind ceramic cast from my mini Morgan mare resin, slightly resculpted. Marge Para did the ceramic mold making and it was one of her first ventures into mold making on a piece this small (about 2 1/2" to eartips). The hope was to mass produce this as an affordable china piece. There's been a lot of breakage on them, so that's why this gal's a one of a kind- so far anyways! She is in one of my favorite colors, buckskin. I would love to see more of my sculptures in ceramic someday. Collection of the artist.
"Adiel's Casino Gold", Morgan stallion

"Casino" was inspired by the wonderful palomino stallion we had on lease the winter of 2001-02 from Meadowlark Morgans in Loveland CO. Casino was a beautifully tempered stallion who is a real tribute to the breed. You can see pictures of him here. His portrait model is a small classic scale Morgan stallion, very much a western working type Morgan. The palomino piece pictured above, owned by Casino's owner Linnea Sidi, won a very large and competitive Artist's Resin Morgans class and was named "Best Morgan" at The Palmetto State Live Show in SC in April 2002. The liver chestnut going grey example is owned by Kate Cabot. A limited edition of ten pieces.
"Roadie", stablemate scale Morgan colt

Inspired by our 2002 Casino son "Roadie" (registered name Gone Gold) who was born a dusty chestnut color, but actually shed out palomino! This adorable little guy filled a real need in the hobby, because there are few mini scale FOALS.  "Roadie" is a standing pose, very alert, and depicts a foal at the one month to 6 week old stage. Roadie was the award model for the 2003 Southern Model Horse Convention (SouthCon) with 30 pieces of the 50 piece run given to the champions and reserves of the show. The remaining 20 pieces SOLD OUT in 24 hours.
"BR Joshua Jubilee", Lambert Morgan stallion

"Josh" is a customized "Casino" resin. He has a different mane and forelock and also a different tail from the original castings. At his first show, the hotly competitive GEM Live in September 2002, he NAN qualified in performance and garnered much positive commentary from judge Ed Gonzales on his wonderfully expressive face. Joshua is meant to depict the Lambert/Jubilee King influence both in his body type and his coloring, a brilliant golden flaxen chestnut with subtle dappling. "Josh" is now owned by Erika Peterson.
"Hollywood Hannah", Quarter Horse mare

I had SO much fun customizing my "Blame It On Elaine" mini QH resin into "Hollywood Latte" (see her pictures further down this page) that I did another CM on this mold! "Hannah" is a beautiful dark dappled palomino with an incredibly detailed face. She is owned by Jen Al-Beik.
"Frolic", Morgan stallion playing

"Frolic" is another "Casino-inspired" piece- he was sculpted from a photo I took of Casino running with one of my mares. What an attitude this guy has! This is one happy stallion! Frolic is SM scale, less than 2" to his eartips, and is cast with a steel rod in the supporting leg. A sculpted base was included. Frolic was the award model for the 2002 Southern Model Horse Convention- 30 of this frisky little dude were given away to the champions and reserves at SouthCon! The remaining 20 pieces are sold out. The flaxen chestnut Frolic pictured above is owned by Kim Rother. The bay Frolic is owned by Diana Thiele. To see "Frolic" in progress, go here.
Hollywood Latte, Quarter Horse mare

Latte is a customized "Blame It On Elaine" resin. I refined her head and put it on the vertical, did some minor changes to the hindquarters to make them less bulky, and picked up her raised front leg a little. She is sooty dappled buckskin. Incredible detail for a model less than 2" at the eartips... I am extremely pleased with how well she came out! Now owned by Becky Hawkins.
Cantering Arabian mare, SM scale

An Arabian mare, stablemate scale, frisking along in a hand gallop- I'd really like to see someone showing her in Arabian costume! She came with a base. The piece pictured here was owned by Pat Henry. Produced in 2002.
"Blame it on Elaine", cantering Quarter Horse mare, SM scale

I like the "do anything" kind of horse, so this piece filled a much need niche- in stablemate scale. Produced in 2002.
Western type Morgan mare, SM scale

This typey little gal was the award model for the 2001 Southern Model Horse Convention. She was a limited edition of 50, with 30 of those given away to the champions and reserves at SouthCon; Randy got seven extras out of the mold making 57 the total number produced.
"By Starlight", Morgan gelding

This piece is actually two of my classic scale resins combined- the left half of my "Mira" Arabian resin (see below) and the right half of the April Meridian resin! There is some additional resculpting as well, including a new mane and forelock and slight tweaking to the legs. Painted a soft flaxen chestnut with lots of dappling (not really seen in this photo). Patterned after a real gelding we bred who is now owned by the Missler family of Maysville, Georgia. This sculpture was pictured in the October 2001 THE MORGAN HORSE magazine article on model horses.
"April Meridian", Morgan sport horse mare

"Mera" is a classic scale original sculpture created as a portrait of the sport Morgan mare of the same name (bred by us and now owned by CeAnn Shipley in Boyds, MD). This piece was limited to seven.
"Brookridge Brendan", Morgan stallion

"Brendan", a tiny but mighty little guy who stands just under 3" at the eartips, was specially created to be cast and given away to each of the 30 champions and reserves at The Southern Model Horse Convention, October 7, 2000. I wanted to have a special award, very unique and unlike that at any other show. He has been quite a hit with everyone who has seen him! Ten of the 50 pieces to be produced were offered on-line in late December 1999 and were snapped up overnight, and another ten that were announced after a conversation with Randy Buckler (the caster for this piece) confirmed that he should be able to get ten more pieces out of Brendan's mold also sold out overnight. The very last available Brendan was given away in a drawing of all names of purchasers of pieces bought at Breyerfest 2000 and was won by Samantha Cato!
"Mira", Arabian mare

"Mira" is a feminine Arabian mare showing a definite Crabbett influence. She is classic scale and was a limited edition of just five pieces. Produced fall 2000.
"Willy Remember Me", Morgan mare

"Mimi", a traditional scale Morgan mare, was cast by Randy Buckler of Resins by Randy, well known for his superb quality castings. She was limited to a one-mold run (30 copies). The original (shown here) is called BR MORNING SONG and she is the 1999 NAN Reserve Champion CM Light Breeds Western Pleasure. She is now owned by Jennifer Kroll. This sculpture was also pictured in the October 2001 THE MORGAN HORSE magazine article on model horses.
"Champagne Romance", Plantation Walker stallion

"Romance" is a 1999 complete resculpt of my small traditional scale 1995 Tennessee Walker mare resin. He is painted a amber champagne, a most difficult color to do well! All the champagne characteristics are here from the mottled dusky skin to the faint metallic gold sheen in his coat. He was the 1999 NAN National Champion CM Saddleseat/Park. Now owned by Laura Von Hagel.
"Freedom", Morgan stallion at liberty

Freedom won a very competitive CM/resin Morgans class at the 1998 Breyerfestival Show against a field of many other fine resins, under judge Lesli Kathman. He is classic scale; each resin came with a wood base. There were seven pieces produced.
"BR Heidi Angelfield", Morgan reining mare

The original sculpture of this piece (shown here-she's a smutty dark dappled buckskin) won a hotly contested Other Western class at Sunshine State in February 1998 under judge Linda York. There were 10 pieces produced; she is approximately large LB scale.

Chris Nandell painted this stunning bay tobiano on my Morgan reiner resin, a LB scale piece that had a very limited production run of just ten pieces. Amber Boardman is the owner. Thanks Amber for letting me know about this model, and to Chris for letting me use these photos! Morgan Colt

This was a portrait of of our 1996 colt, BY STARLIGHT, a limited edition of just ten pieces. 1999 NAN Top Ten Light Breed Foals.
British Shetland pony mare

This 3 inch tall at the eartips pony mare was produced in 1997 and was limited to 10 pieces total.
"Mindspring", Morgan stallion

This 1996 edition, approximately 9" to the eartips, was limited to 10 pieces. He is based on the sire of our 1996 foals, Turfwood Royal Flush, but is not an exact portrait.
"April Meridian", Morgan filly

Also a 1996 release, this leggy filly was inspired by April Meridian at 5 days of age. Ten signed and numbered pieces were produced. 1999 NAN Top Ten Light Breed Foals.
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