Aldsworth Christmas Fayre

 This Sunday something very strange is happening, I am allowing Chestnut Ridge to leave the house and head out to a market!

We are already attending with our other business, Hiraeth Cynefin, and as a last minute table became available we thought we would grab it for Chestnut Ridge!

We will have Nistar & Blazing Kansas with us - a gorgeous little gift set

This is a great chance to get some Christmas presents for fellow model horse collectors (or for yourself). It is also a unique chance to buy models in the flesh, this means you can inspect them for marks and rubs, ensuring you get the model you want. You can also feel up our blind bags, which is always great fun and means you might be able to grab yourself a chase piece!

We will have a varied selection of models including Breyers, Safari and Mojo but if there is a specific model you want please let us know in advance so that we can make sure that we have it.

I look forward to seeing you all there :)

Maelstrom is an awesome Christmas present and we will have several available for you to pick from.

P.S. If you are dragging a non-collector with you don't forget that there will be an amazing selection of other stalls including award winning food stalls and of course your favourite zero-waste business, Hiraeth Cynefin!

Snowbird & Tyrian in the Flesh

 I finally got around to photographing my Snowbird and Tyrian. These are my two choices out of the Christmas range this year. I always get the Christmas horse and how could I resist the beautiful Ashquar unicorn?

So first up is Tyrian (aka CRS Gossifleur). Isn't his colour just amazing? The purple is so rich and varied, he is just stunning.

Next is CRS Sapphire Dreams (Snowbird) here is a shot of him with his costume on:

Then without the costume.

This is my first model on this mould and it is rather lovely. He's sat on my dresser in the lounge and I keep thinking how gorgeous he is.

Recycled Live V

 Hello everyone :)

It's been a few weeks now but I have finally got a few minutes to sit down and right a show report for Recycled Live V. It felt so weird to be back running a show again but I'm so happy that it went relatively smoothly and I didn't forget anything (well apart from the milk).

The day started early as we headed off down to the show hall. After some confusion about an email that I definitely didn't receive regarding the location of the key we managed to get hold of it and let ourselves into the hall. My biggest anxiety was that since Covid the hall would have lost tables/chairs. It appears that it definitely lost chairs but there were enough tables to cover us with only one of our own ones needing to be used (which was positive)! I set everything up whilst Brendon unpacked the van and inevitably realised that I had, once again, forgotten the milk. That was after a lot of stress the night before attempting to stop at a shop to get said milk!

Once everything was set up and I'd had a moment to breathe, doors were opened and people started to arrive. My biggest tip to show hosts is to be strict about when doors open. If you say they open at 8.30, don't let people in until 8.30! You are entitled to get everything set up and spend time having a bit of piece and quiet before you start the show.

Workmanship Championship

Champion

Reserve Champion

Reserve to Reserve Champion

Once everyone was in and settled we got going with the first sections. We started off with performance, workmanship and original finish. As this is a specialist British breeds show the performance section was for various forms of English performance. The workmanship isn't limited by breed but instead it has to be a British artist. OF is of course for British & Irish breeds only.

Performance Championship

Champion

Reserve Champion

Reserve to Reserve Champion

As always the standard was really high, workmanship was incredibly competitive and a real showcase of how amazing the artists in our country are. The standard of performance was also really high and there were some beautiful entries. The OF classes were packed, with lots of gorgeous commercial resins.

Original Finish Championship

Champion

Reserve Champion

Reserve to Reserve Champion

We then moved on to the CM and CTF sections, which are the other two large sections. Again these were really competitive and filled with gorgeous entries.

Custom Finish Championship

Champion

Reserve Champion - CRS Jac Naylor

Reserve to Reserve Champion

We were making great time so we were able to break for a longer lunch than normal. After lunch we had a HUGE raffle! I'm amazed to say that we raised nearly £170 for Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment. There were so many awesome prizes and I was super happy to come home with a beautiful new Magpie to add to my collection :D

CTF Championship

Champion

Reserve Champion

Reserve to Reserve Champion - CRS Charles Dickens

Afterwards we finished off OF and then moved onto the ARC section which was the last section of the day. Again the standard was super high and it was so nice to see so many entries that were also painted by UK artists, including their owners.

Artist Resin & China Championship

Champion

Reserve Champion

Reserve to Reserve Champion

The day finished with the Supreme Championship. There had been some gorgeous trophies and rosettes donated along with some lovely prizes. The championship was extremely competitive and the Supreme was very well deserved, the owner was so happy she cried! Amazing to see a horse painted by its owner taking Supreme :D

Supreme Championship

Champion

Reserve Champion

Reserve to Reserve Champion

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped to make it such a great day. Roll on next year!