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INDEX
GENERAL MODEL HORSE INFORMATION
ARTISTS & CUSTOMIZERS OF MODEL HORSES
CARTS, CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, ETC
CASTING SERVICES
COLLECTING
CUSTOMIZING & CUSTOMIZING SUPPLIES
DOLL RIDERS/DOLL RIDER COSTUMING
FULL-SCALE HORSE COSTUMING
LEATHERCRAFT
MAGAZINES
MODELS
PUBLICATIONS
RESTORATION SERVICES
SHOWING INFO
SUPPLIES/TOOLS
TACK & TACK KITS
TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE
Other Non-Horse Related Links

General Model Horse Information

The Model Horse Hobby --Slide show presented by NAMHSA Region 10 as an introduction to the entire hobby
The Equine Resin Directory -- Online museum/directory of resins issued by various hobby artists
My Auction Barn--Model Horse Auction site with FREE listing fees. You only pay final value fees on WINNING Auctions!
Model Horse Blab--Model Horse Bulletin Board System. Great for current hobby information & discussions.
Model Horse Guide--Especially designed for Novice Hobbyists, this site offers how-to articles and important links.
Model Horse $ales Pages --Exactly what the name says. Great place to buy and sell without lots of fees
Model Horse Gallery --The on-line model horse, artist, tackmakers museum
Model Horse Gallery Library --Lots of articles on the model horse hobby, showing, etc.
Yahoo Groups--Lots of model horse groups here. Just type in "model horse" in the search and check out the possibilities. I recommend HAYNET for general discussions and your regional NAMHSA group for information in your area.

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Artists & Customizers of Model Horses

Amarna --Resins & Customized Horses by Elizabeth Bouras
Bainbridge, Thomas
Beau Cheveaux Creations --Customized & Resins by Chris Nandell
Semper FAS/Biel Tir/FASSue --Customized horses by Sue Sudekum. Sue customized my DragonMule©. She is a talented artist with a fun sense of humor! She also is a FAS (Family Arabian Stallion) addict and is known as FASSue.
Carol's Original Works --Limited Edition Horses and COWS, including roping & cutting calves
Crazy Horse Studios --Resins & Customized horses by Lori Daniels
DeeAnn Equine Artist --Customized Horses by DeeAnn Kjelshus
Horse Power Graphics --Customized Horses by Sheryl Leisure. Sheryl also runs the TRICKED OUT PONY Contest.
Jensen, Laurie Jo--equine sculptures, resins, special runs, other goodies
Lynn Fraley Equine Sculpture --Resin Horses by Lynn A. Fraley
Musings at Minkiewicz Studios -- Blog for Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig and most current info for contacting her.
Mountain View Studios --Customized Horses and Resins by Sheri Rhodes
Resins By Randy--Resin Casting, Mold Making, and limited edition resin cast horses
Trotting Horse Studios-- Customized models by Janis Whitcomb
Westerly Design --Ceramics,Customs, Original Sculptures by Karen Y. Gerhardt (formerly Wizard Vale's Studio)

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Carts, Carriages, Buggies, etc

BD Saddlery & Wagon Shop--Lovely vehicles, also tack
Mountain View Studios--resin cast wagon wheels

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CASTING SERVICES

Alchemy Works--Resin casting and molding making service.
Mountain View Studios--resin casting
Resins by Randy--Resin casting and molding making service.

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COLLECTING

Breyer Value Guide -- Online subscription value guide
Craig Blankenship's Hartland Figurines -- Online reference for Hartland Horses and Collectibles
Identify Your Breyer -- Online reference for Breyer models
Model Horse Gallery --The on-line model horse, artist, tackmakers museum
Stone Horse Reference Site--online guide to Stone Model horses.

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CUSTOMIZING SUPPLIES

Live Show Quality Guidelines: A Handy Reference for Identifying Authentic Competitive Workmanship in Customs and Artist Resins--This 17 page .pdf file is written by Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig. It is available free. Just email her and ask for it.
Tammy Abbey--Resin Wings, Unicorn Horns, and a growing line of Mythical goodies by Tammy Abbey
Kathleen Moody--Pegasus Wings for Traditional Adult and Traditional Foal, Unicorn Horn, Unicorn Beard by Kathy Moody

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Doll Riders/Doll Rider Costuming

DOLLHOUSE MINIATURES Magazine
Pony Pouches--Wonderful pouches to protect your models when going to shows, PLUS doll rider outfits by Lori Batchelor.
Rosewood Saddle Co. -- Doll Riders by Sheri Wirtz
Wendy Galbreath--One of a Kind (OOAK) riders on a wire armature

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FULL-SCALE HORSE COSTUMING

Arab Horse Store--Importer of Middle East Arabian horse costumes
Pleasant Valley Saddle Shop--Custom Western Saddles, Silver Parade Saddles (some resale); Corona Saddle Pads, more

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Leathercraft

Leather Crafters and Saddlers Journal -- The magazine for learning all about leathercraft. Be prepared to be amazed!
Lone Star Leathercrafters Guild The Leather Guild of the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Area
Tandy/Leather Factory--A leathercraft company

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Magazines

Model Horse Quarterly--An USA model horse magazine focus on the hobby as a whole.

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Models

Black Horse Ranch--Model Horses from various manufacturers: Breyer, Peter Stone, Hartland, North Light, BHR Collection
Breyer Animal Creations --Homepage for the company
Collect-Us--Formerly Mission Supply House. Model Horses and horse goodies
EquinArt--Commissioned Resins and Artisan Representation Resins
H & H Winner's Circle--Breyer, Peter Stone, North Lights, Hagen-Renakers; customizing bodies; more. Great Prices on package deals, special services.
Hartland Collectibles--Hartland Model horse homepage
Lakeshore Collection--Quality Porcelains by the hobby's top artists
Model Horse Sales Pages--Non-auction site for buying/selling/finding model horse related goodies
Peter Stone Company--Homepage for the company
Stone Horse Reference Site--Reference guide to models produced by the Stone Company

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Publications

Breyer Animal Collector's Guide by Felicia Browell. A collector's guide book that is being kept current by having new editions come out regularly. Color photos.
Breyer Molds & Models: Horses, Riders, & Animals, 1950-1997 5th Edition by Nancy Atkinson Young (c. 1997, 315 pages, hardbound) The Breyer Bible. Everything you wanted to know about Breyers. A must-have book for the collector! (Values should be used ONLY after reading the book's introduction on the basis used to derive these figures as the prices disagree with many of the other Breyer guides.)
Breyer Creatures Windows CD-Rom with values & MyCollection tracking. Software program that is a collector's guide and also let's you track your Breyer collection.
COLOR FORMULAS & TECHNIQUES--Learn how to mix horse colors and how to paint model horses. Excellent book.
GUIDE TO MAKING MODEL HORSE TACK--Scale-miniature Tack How to Book by Susan Bensema Young.
Live Show Etiquette: A Handbook for a Happier Experience--This 28 page .pdf file is written by Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig. It is available free. Just email her and ask for it.
Live Show Quality Guidelines: A Handy Reference for Identifying Authentic Competitive Workmanship in Customs and Artist Resins--This 17 page .pdf file is written by Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig. It is available free. Just email her and ask for it.
Robin Bledsoe, Bookseller Bookseller that specializes in horse books!
Stone Base: Illustrated Value Guide to Peter Stone Horses. Full color collector's guide to Peter Stone Models.
Stone Creatures Windows CD-Rom with values & MyCollection tracking. Software program that is a collector's guide and also let's you track your Peter Stone collection.

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Restoration Services

KL Keepsakes--Model Horse Restoration for Chinas, Resins, and limited Plastic repairs by Karen Dietrich.
Horspital--Model Horse Restoration Services by Cindy McMahon. She did an amazing Hagen-Renaker China Repair for me. Cindy is often so booked that she has to close her "books" and not accept anymore commissions. But if you can get a slot, it is worth the wait.

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Showing Info

International Model Equine Hobbyists Association Judges and Showers Performance Guidebook
MEPSA--Model Equine Photo Showers Association. This is the Hobby's national photo show association. They have a very active show circuit and yearly championship shows for qualifying horses.
NAMSHA --North American Model Horse Shows Association(tm)--This is the Hobby's live showing organization. Member shows with dates & contact information are listed at this site. NAMHSA hosts the yearly North American Nationals (NAN).
Live Show Etiquette: A Handbook for a Happier Experience--This 28 page .pdf file is written by Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig. It is available free. Just email her and ask for it.
Live Show Quality Guidelines: A Handy Reference for Identifying Authentic Competitive Workmanship in Customs and Artist Resins--This 17 page .pdf file is written by Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig. It is available free. Just email her and ask for it.
NAN 2007, Lone Star Live, and Armadillo Live Tour Guide and Area Attractions Page--Texas is a great place to visit and a great place to show model horses. Plan a full family trip with the help of the links on this page.
Rio Rondo Enterprises--Check out their Hobby Info page, especially the tack table section, where tack requirements/class are listed!
Showing 101--Blogs on various Live Showing Topics

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Supplies and Tools

EquiWorks--Carries some scale-miniature saddle trees
Fire Mountain Gems--beads, findings, cords, and other goodies
Ford SM Tack--Stablemate and small scale Resin Saddle Trees
Micro-Mark--Miniature tools for trains, dollhouses, etc. Many tools work great for miniature tack.
Rio Rondo Enterprises--Tack Kits, Tackmaking Supplies, Customizing Supplies, more goodies
Shannon Tirjer--Resin Saddle Trees, especially Native Arabian. Also, resin cowries.
The Unicorn Woman--Yes, that's us! We also carry tack-making supplies! Check out our selection.

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Tack & Tack Kits

Ford SM Tack--Tack, mostly stablemate sized by Kim Ford
For Harness & Vehicles see above "Cart, Carriages, Buggies"
Pony Pouches--Wonderful pouches to protect your models when going to shows, PLUS doll rider outfits.
Rio Rondo Enterprises--Tack Kits, Tackmaking Supplies, Customizing Supplies, more goodies
Shoestring Stable Turorial Links page--Collection of links on tackmaking
Sulser Saddlery--Offers Tackmaking hardware, including the old L.E. Ross line. Also, tack.
Stablemate Lovers Only--Tack for Stablemate, Micro Minis, and Little Bit scales by Becky Yeager. Becky Yeager has been creating SM scale tack for over 10 years.
The Tackmaker's Workshop -- Tack, patterns, and other goodies by Kimberley Smith
The Unicorn Woman--Yes, that's us! We also carry tack Kits supplies! Check out our selection.

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Too Good Not To Share Links here are non-horsie links that are too good not to share with you!

Ebaying Alternatives--Looking for places to buy and sell besides ebay. Look here for links to various venues.
Contact Congress--Type in your zip code at this site and find ALL your elected officials. You can also email many of them through this site, too!
Opt-Out--Sign-up here to remove your name from pre-approved credit cards and insurance lists. It really works! Note, that even if you sign-up, the companies doing business with you can still send you stuff, so it doesn't get rid of everything.
Unicorn Woman's Favorite Christian & Biblical Links--Links are at the bottom of this page. Be sure to read through the top part, too, so you know about Why I don't attend Saturday Shows.

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Other Non-Horse Related Links

Hear Now--Starkey Hearing Foundation's program to provide hearing aids and other assistance to low income individuals with hearing loss. They also recycle hearing aides.