Meet My Models

I haven't done a meet my models post in a while, so about time I do one.

Here are ten random classics that needed their pictures taken anyway :)

Show Name: CRS Cranford Thistledown
Stable Name: Thistle
Finish: Commercial Resin
Breed: Shetland
Sire: To be added
Dam: To be added
Best Live Show Placing: BMECS Top 10


Show Name: CRS Rainy Days
Stable Name: Poncho
Finish: Original Finish
Breed: Australian Stock Horse
Sire: To be added
Dam: To be added
Best Live Show Placing: 6th Place


Show Name: CRS Poseidon
Stable Name: Gem
Finish: Original Finish
Breed: Unicorn
Sire: To be added
Dam: CRS A Little Fable
Best Live Show Placing: 5th Place


Show Name: CRS Dawn Symphony
Stable Name: Mozart
Finish: Original Finish
Breed: Unicorn
Sire: To be added
Dam: CRS Larissa
Best Live Show Placing: 1st Place


Show Name: CRS na h-Iasgan
Stable Name: Pisces
Finish: Original Finish
Breed: Unicorn
Sire: To be added
Dam: To be added
Best Live Showing Placing: Reserve Champion


Show Name: CRS Autumn
Stable Name: Autumn
Finish: Commercial Resin
Breed: Hunter
Sire: To be added
Dam: To be added
Best Live Show Placing: 1st Place


Show Name: CRS Tool of the Boss
Stable Name: Nocona
Finish: Original Finish
Breed: Decorator
Sire: To be added
Dam: To be added
Best Live Show Placing: 6th Place


Show Name: CRS Fall
Stable Name: Fall
Finish: Commercial Resin
Breed: Hunter
Sire: To be added
Dam: CRS Autumn
Best Live Show Placing: 2nd Place


Show Name: CRS My Star
Stable Name: Star
Finish: Original Finish
Breed: Appaloosa
Sire: To be added
Dam: To be added
Best Live Show Placing: 3rd Place


Show Name: CRS It's Magic
Stable Name: Magic
Finish: Original Finish
Breed: Mustang
Sire: To be added
Dam: To be added
Best Live Show Placing: 4th Place

Diablo DC - Sneak Peak

A sneak peak of one of the BreyerFest store models, Diablo DC.

I'm definitely saying it's a Destado!

New Site BETA Testing Now Available

We are allowing people to now BETA test the new site.

We are incredibly grateful to all those who have spotted issues and problems! It is really useful to know what you are experiencing, if we don't know we can't sort it!

Some things to remember before you go have some fun:

1. Make sure you check pre-order dates, some of the pre-order items aren't due until August
2. If you experience technical issues please contact us and let us know your browser, screen shots are also helpful
3. We are still proof reading, there are lots of errors but Brendon is working through it. The same goes for category images, many still need doing!
4. Feedback is awesome :) I would love to know what you think and what you like and don't. We are still very much in test stage with loads of things still to come but we are getting there!
5. If you have an account you won't be able to login. When placing an order please set up a new one, we will manually transfer any loyalty points.
6. If you are a club member please contact me and I'll give you a code so that you can get your discount.
7. I think that is about it, enjoy :)

The link is thus: http://www.ekmpowershop25.com/ekmps/shops/chestnutridge/index.asp

O one final thing, I'd like to see how the review system works. So if you want to leave a product review that would be awesome!

Crimson Coral CM Live Rosettes

On Thursday I got an awesome package from Liz (thank you :D) with my beautiful rosettes in.

Obviously the live show is 'red' themed so I went for a variety of different reds, they are just so beautiful! And so unique as well.

These dotty ones are my favourites, I'd love to take one of these home:









These look really effective as well:





For the Supreme rosettes I went for gold, silver and bronze with red. This is basically the same theming as I'm going for for all the shows rosettes:

New Arrivals

I've had a few new arrivals over the last couple of days that I'm yet to introduce you to!

Very bad on my part. Anyway let us all get acquainted.

First up is CRS The Pit and the Pendulum (Elska)



Second is CRS The Premature Burial (Holly)



The next one I was so excited about! Can't believe I managed to get a pair.

CRS The Purlioned Letter (Ivy)



PAIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR



And finally is CRS Peregrine Pipsqueak



Duchess is so proud of her new arrival

New Website Updates

Those who follow the Chestnut Ridge Facebook page will know that we are currently working on our exciting new website!

They will also know that this has been a long process (started last Summer).

The site has been built from scratch by myself and Brendon using a very basic template. It has been time consuming and hard work but we are finally getting there.

But there is still quite a lot to do and I know people are really eager to see it, so I thought I'd share my 'todo list' with you to give you an idea of where we are at.

The aim currently is thus:

Beta site - put up on the 18th of January, members of the British Model Horse Collectors group on Facebook will be able to use it and order through it (including ordering new 2016 products).

Full website launch - 1st February 2016 (or slightly earlier). On this date we will move the domain name and permanently move to our new site :D

But there is still a LOT of work to do...so here is the list of things we still have left to do!

1. New products - still loads of new products to add!
2. Delivery costs - quite important that this gets set up..
3. Problems with HTML coding, particular odd graphical things like the centre image not being centered and some text and boxes note quite looking right
4. Featured item box - needs creating
5. Featured items on front page - products needed on front page!
6. Transfer customer accounts - apparently far too difficult
7. Set up mailing list - apparently very easy but I need to actually do it
8. Add 'subscribe to our mailing list box'
9. Checkout pages - for some reason all in grey...
10. Payment options - need updating so people can actually pay!
11. Proof reading - every single page has to be proof read (urgh)
12. Check links - when the domain name moves there will probably be quite a few dead links so this needs doing
13. Category descriptions and images - really should do this
14. Checking general options and settings
15. Checking mobile site

Probably doesn't seem like much but some of this stuff is taking far longer than it really should. Because nothing is never really easy!

But in the mean time, here is the last screen shot we took:



See what I mean about odd coding being off, that View Cart button is driving me crazy!

2016 Mojo

Mojo have three new equine releases for 2016 (check out their baby rhino as well, it is so cute)!

Tinker Yearling


Dark Pegasus


Dark Unicorn - I love this guy!