Sunday, 18 March 2018

Weird Model Horse Photo Finds

So I finally managed to retrieve all my pictures off my One Drive account yesterday. Which meant I was able to look through some old pictures and well...sometimes I have concerns about me.

Here are some of my more bizarre finds, caption these as you will!








When you've had one too many drinks. I'm sad this is minus the fake vomit I made!



Saturday, 17 March 2018

Our Most Popular Posts

I thought it would be fun to have a run down of our most popular Blog posts of all time.

So here they are!

1st Place - 3772 Views - 2017 Christmas Horse

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http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/2017-christmas-horse.html

2nd Place - 3315 Views - Corral Pals



http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/corral-pals.html

3rd Place - 3075 Views - Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh



http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/gold-frankincense-myrrh.html

4th Place - 2844 Views - Brand New Breyer Models



http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/brand-new-breyer-models.html

5th Place - 2631 Views - Cypress

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http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/cypress.html

6th Place - 2514 Views - Schleich 2017 Range

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http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/schleich-2017-range.html

7th Place - 2368 Views - 2017 Breyer

Breyer Traditional (1:9) 1774 - Hwin

http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/2017-breyer.html

8th Place - 2132 Views - True North

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http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/true-north.html

9th Place - 1921 Views - Breyer Giveaway

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http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/breyer-giveaway.html

10th Place - 1863 Views - Bay Drafter














http://chestnutridgeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/bay-drafter.html

Are there any posts there that surprise you? I do sometimes wonder where some of these have been linked (such as the last one) that means they got so many views!!!

Model of the Day - Briny

Our model of the day today is CRS The Beautiful Briny. A lovely little custom G2 American Saddlebred painted by myself.

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Name: Briny
Show Name: CRS The Beautiful Briny
Breed: American Saddlebred
Colour: Grey
Gender: Mare
Scale: Stablemate
Brand: Breyer
Artist: Catriona Harris
Mould: G2 American Saddlebred
Year Painted: 2014
Face Markings: None
Leg Markings: None
Sire: None
Dam: None
Unique ID Code: 1053
Best Live Show Placing: None

Friday, 16 March 2018

Model of the Day - Tiger

Our model of the day today is CRS Tiger Power

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Name: Tiger
Show Name: CRS Tiger Power
Breed: Miniature
Colour: Black Snowcap
Gender: Filly
Brand: Equorum
Mould: Shetland Foal
Scale: Classic
Face Markings: None
Leg Markings: None
Sire: None
Dam: None
Unique ID Code: 83
Best Live Show Placing: 1st Place

Must Haves for Your Model Horse Workspace

Here are 10 essential items that every model horse workspace needs.

1. Mini Draw Set



These are so useful! You can organise all your bits and bobs in them so they are easy to hand on your desk.

2. Jars



Perfect for keeping your painting water in or brushes

3. Broken Mugs



Don't through out those broken mugs! They are so useful for putting things in. I keep my pastel brushes in this one.

4. Shelves



Having shelves next to your desk is so helpful. You can use them to store all kinds of things, such as primers and sealants!

5. Tiny Boxes



Where would we be without Really Useful Boxes? These are perfect for holding all kinds of supplies and keeping them organised.

6. Nail Varnish Displays



These are essential for keeping your paints organised.

7. Notice Boards



Great for pinning your todo lists, important information and even reference pictures.

8. White Boards



Great for making notes about all kinds of things and for keeping track of your current projects and ToDo lists.

9. Cocktail Sticks



Literally the most useful tool! Perfect for absolutely every task where would we be without them?

10. Coaster



Pro tip. Put your coffee mug on a coaster and your water mug on the desk. So you can always tell them apart. Until you aren't paying attention that is....

Thursday, 15 March 2018

Why?

Yesterday on question day someone asked 'Why did you set up your Blog?'

Well that is a good question!

I can't really remember the real reason, the Blog was set up in October 2011. Initially it was just a way of expressing my own views on the model horse hobby.

But swiftly it started to include model horse news, pictures of customs and tack I had made and lots of pictures of my own models. Of course as soon as the show season started I started to add lots of live show posts.

So when Chestnut Ridge grew in 2015 the Blog was already established with a lot of followers. For the last 3 years many people had been reading it with eagerness. It only made sense to use it to announce news about Chestnut Ridge and lots of lovely pictures of the items we stock.

So now it has a huge variety of posts.

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It of course still has posts that express my own views, but they tend to be more light hearted and fun.

There are still lots of tutorials, tips and tricks as well as good reference pictures I have found.

As you guys know there are also lots of pics of customs and tack I have made.

And then there is much much model horse spam with lots of lovely pics of my own model horses.

Lots of model horse news (I love sharing pics of new models)

And as many live show pictures and reports as you could want!

And finally of course all the Chestnut Ridge news, from new orders, to updates to everything else we want to communicate including loads of new competitions.


So the question is what else could we put here? I'm not really sure there is anything else! But if you have any suggestions let me know! I'm always up for new ideas about Blog posts or things we can add :D

Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Tack Item of the Day

So I'm searching on Pinterest for images of Western saddles.

"I want something a bit different I think"

And then I find this...

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Image source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/334744184778715641/

As awesome as this looks wouldn't those sparkles rub?

That said I now have the temptation, I mean model horse dolls don't have feelings do they :p