NAN - North American Nationals Part 2 - Show

SO I want to put a HUGE thank you out to Dayle Steinke for taking my models to California for NAN and to Stacy Quick for Proxy showing them for me.

Mine is the Pink one on the top :) 

I had models in classes: 5006 CM Pure/Part/Grade Gaited - sadly no placings in that class. 

 6006   AR/OS Other Pure/Part/Grade Light (Incl NSH) - sadly, again no placings in that class.

503  TR/CL Pinto (All Patterns) - sadly no placing in this class.

508  Fantasy (Pegasus/Unicorns/Pegacorns/Thestrals) - TOP 10!! Thessy (#1029), 26 points, owned by Melissa Addison

604 TR/CL Bay/Chestnut/Sorrel - sadly no placing in this class

608 Decorator/Unrealistic/Fantasy - Pip (#1033) 17 points - lost on the tiebreaker, Riabhach  (#1033) - 4 points - Both Riabhach and Pip placed on every judge's card - just not enough points and horses for top 10's! 

Not bad overall - Thank you again Stacy and Dayle for taking care of my babies! 

Aspen Majestic Lady

She came into my life in 1997 after moving from Colorado to Missouri. She lived at my mom's place in Kansas as I lived in the city in Missouri with no place to keep a horse.

We got her at a sale barn. I rode her before she went through the sale and loved her. When a black Tennessee Walking Horse went through the sale at 7 PM it sold for $5000. Everyone thought it was her and most of the people that bid on her had left by the time she actually went through at like midnight-1 AM. We got her for $1000.

Her registration papers hadn't been signed in years and were a mess - a mess that would have cost me close to her $1000 cost to get fixed with the TWHBEA. At the time it wasn't important to me, now I really wish I had done it so that I could prove her pedigree.

Aspen - her name on her papers when I finally got the mess from her previous owner said Aspen Majestic Lady. She was born June 16, 1985 - today would have been her 30th birthday. 

Me on Aspen, My mom on Miss Robin Skip (QH mare)

I found a wonderful model to use for Aspen - it's the Mirriam Resin sculpted by White Pine Equine. 

I miss this mare so much. 

Trail Ridge Road

The highest continuous road in the United States. It's open usually from Memorial Day until late September or early October - all depending on the weather

Wikipedia

Rocky Mountain National Park

I live in Estes Park, Colorado - the East side of Trail Ridge Road - they were able to open it around May 30 this year. I went over on June 7 to Grand Lake and back to Estes.

There is a lot of snow up top still, especially above timber line. I hope to go up again in a couple of weeks - we have had a lot warmer weather this week so might get to see some tundra flowers and a little less snow. 

Springamathing Live 2015

Held in Golden Colorado - and always seems to be the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend - Springamathing Live happened today (May 23, 2015).

I managed to do very well today and am so grateful for the judges and showholder!

Here is how I did today - placings only went to 3rd and in some classes there were 50-60 horses!

Royal By The Numbers - Memphis Belle Resin to a gelding - artist unknown

Anck Su Namun - Sandicast Arabian CM by Kathy McKenzie

Zan Parr Cindy Doc - Peter Stone Chip Cutting Horse OF

Luck Be A Lady - CM Classic Morgan by unknown artist

Lake Hill Rose Master - Finn Resin painted by Lori Daniels

Starwood in Aspen - Behning Morgan Mare Resin painted by Me - Tack by Kelly Dorman/Twin Maple Designs - Street by Karla Crosby

Resistance is Futile - Morgan Sporthorse mare- CM SM Breyer by WP Studios, Tack by Ebb & Flow Tack

Jay Spark Be Be - QH mare - CM BHR Hunter by Morgan Haberman

Elegant Conclusions - ASB Mare- OF Breyer SM

Jimmy - 1/2 Morgan 1/2 Mustang Gelding - Morgen Kilburn Johann resin painted by me

Ravondale Ransome - Kulfi Resin painted by Laura Behning

Aspen Majestic Lady - TWH mare - Mirriam Resin painted by me

Aspen Majestic Lady - TWH mare - Mirriam Resin painted by me
Reserve Gaited/Spanish Champion

Bellatrix Black - 1/2 Morgan 1/2 TWH mare - OF Peter Stone

American Idol - Miniature Horse Stallion - WBP Howard Huge Resin painted by Morgan Haberman

Bar LS Shadow Dancer - Miniature Horse mare - Heritage Hopeful resin Painted by me

Warhammer - Shire stallion - Snelson's Magnus Resin painted by me

Miss Robin Streakin - QH mare - CM SM Breyer painted by Me - tack by Kelly Dorman - props by unknown

Ima Navajo Lena - Appaloosa mare - Batgirl Resin by Morgan Haberman

Tack by Rio Rondo - YES the only SM set she made. 

Pillager's Debauchery - Morgan mare - behning western mare resin painted by me - tack by Kelly Dorman

Miss Robin Streakin - QH mare - CM SM Breyer painted by Me - tack by Kelly Dorman 

Pillager's Debauchery - Morgan mare - behning western mare resin painted by me - tack by Kelly Dorman

It was great fun and I can't wait for the next show. 

NAN - North American Nationals Part 1 - Entry

NAN - North American Nationals is the National Model Horse Show sponsored by NAMHSA - North American Model Horse Showers Association. The show is being held in sunny California at the Palm Springs Convention Center and is scheduled for June 26, 27 and 28, 2015.

Find out about NAN here - http://www.namhsa.org/nan.htm 

I had hoped to be able to go to Palm Springs to the show this year and then bop over to Riverside to see family; but alas the best laid plans they didn't work out.

I did ask around and found a Proxy shower and a helper. Stacy Quick is going to proxy show for me and Dayle Steinke is helping by actually delivering the models to Stacy. I am so grateful for both ladies!!

I am only showing five horses and today I completed my entry and sent the cards and fees. It's all official now, no backing out unless I want to lose the money!

I am delivering the models to their "driver" at a show here in Colorado at the end of this month and then in June they head to California.

I am very excited because I am sending three Fantasy horses out of my five!! Last year was the first year that the fantasy horses could show at NAN and I am glad to send my guys!

I am hoping Part 2 in June is showing my babies winning some stuff!

Ravondale Ransome - Morgan stallion
Artist Resin Kulfi sculpted by Kristina Lucas Francis customized by Laura Behning

AMB Strawberry Delight - TWH mare
Breyer Classic Keen Customized by Anna Bentley

Thessy - Thestral Mare
CM Breyer SM Citation by Danelle Vierkant

Pip - Unicorn Stallion

Kathi Bogucki sculpted Pipsqueak Resin customized by Sara Gifford

Riabhach - Unicorn stallion

 James Richmond sculpted Kilimanjaro Resin customized by Melissa Addison and Morgan Haberman

This is not my first time having horses proxied at NAN - it's like the 4th. I just keep hoping one of these days to actually GET to go and take my horses myself! 

Good luck to everyone at the show!! 

Jimmy

Every horseman will tell you there is the ONE. The one horse that taught them so much about themselves and gave them the most memories.

Jimmy was that horse for me.

I met him in 1993 when he came to the livery I worked at. I did not ride him that summer, he was “bronc-y” and while I thought he was an interesting horse, I only ever groomed him. He mostly stood on the guide rail unridden.

No one was sure exactly of his age but figured him to be 3-4 in 1993. He was 14 hands tall and a fireball. Most guests that saw him said, “Looks like a Morgan but I can’t tell what the other part is!” The most common idea is that he was 1/2 Morgan 1/2 Mustang. 

He came of the Navajo Reservation and has several brands on him (-N) (u2) (PTL) (UU)

In 1994, I started riding Jimmy. He was one you always had to be awake on. There was no sleeping! And I loved every minute of it. He taught me so very much about myself and about horses.

I rode him in 1995 and 1996 as well. And he was my best friend and confidant. I left the livery in 1997 – I promised him that I would come back for him and I never did because life got in the way and my dreams of owning him were shattered.

I have heard several different stories of what happened to him, I can only guess at the real ending.

It took me years and years of trial and errors with models trying to do one of him. It wasn’t until I saw Morgen Kilburn’s Johann that I knew.

Today – 22 years after I met him – the model in his honor is done. Thank you Morgen for helping me to bring my boy to life! 

Bar LS Shadow Dancer

Born on April 23, 1996, Bar LS Shadow Dancer aka Little Dancer, was a lovely Miniature Horse mare. She measured 31" and was silver dapple (registered as a grey). She was the great niece of my old mare Dancer.

Little Dancer was sweet where her great aunt was ornery. She had so little time in this world and it makes me sad. She passed in 2008.

I did a model of her in 2008 - it is the Heritage Hopeful resin sculpted by Kathleen Moody painted in pastels and earth pigments with acrylic accents.

Happy Birthday Little Dancer - you left this world far too soon.