Just Launched! The Model Horse Marketplace. The site has been created solely to connect buyers and sellers and help people find that model that they have always been looking for. It is totally FREE to use and you can list as many models/items as you wish. Gallop on over to: www.modelhorsemarketplace.co.uk

The new CollectA models have arrived and they are fantastic! We can't decide which one we like the most as they are all wonderful examples of their represented breeds.

Here is a list of the new additions:

Pasture Friends Scale:
Thoroughbred and Andalusian Models 

Pony Parade Scale
Shetland Ponies (chestnut and silver bay)
Dartmoor Ponies (bay and black)
Clydesdale Stallions (bay and blue roan)
Clydesale Foals
Fjord Stallions (Silver and Brown Dun)
Fjord Foals
Akhal-Tekes (Perlino and Buckskin)
Przewalski Stallion

All of the new arrivals can be found in our New Products section (here) so gallop on over to this section to find out more! We couldn't resist taking a picture of the new gang. Say cheese everyone!

Announcing Workshop Wednesdays: Visit the UH shop on a Wednesday (from the 3rd July-21st August 2013) and have a go at painting your own model horse. For just £1 you can paint your own Breyer Stablemate model horse to take home with you. All materials are provided and the UH team will be on hand to give you advice and tution. No pre-booking or ticket required.

Summer is here and that means our traditional Utterly Horses Goody Bags! We are giving away a FREE goody bag with every order over £15.00 (excluding postage) and its packed to the brim with goodies, in addition to the opportunity to enter some fabulous competitions! Keep an eye on our website too as new products are being added to our website on a daily basis!

Each goody bag includes:
 

- Sugar Cubes Dangle
Crafted from rubber, this dangle features a lobster clasp and a plastic loop, allowing you to attach this dangle to anything with a loop- phones, zippers, handles.... anything! You could even remove the plastic loop part of the dangle and use the rubber charm on a charm bracelet. What a fab idea! The UH team have them attached to all our coat zips making them look extra snazzy.

 - An Unpainted Breyer Stablemate Model Horse
Grab your acrylic paint and let your imagination run wild. What colour will you paint your model?

- Detailed Instructions on How to Paint Your Model
A step by step instruction sheet about how to paint your model.

- Details of our Paint & Show Competition
It's our Paintapony competition but with a twist! Using the Unpainted Breyer Stablemate model contained within your goody bag, paint your horse and then enter it into our online photo show competition. Plus! The winner in each category will win an Utterly Horses Goody Bag!

Further details about this competition can be found on our competitions page here.

- Colouring Competition 
Colour in the picture, adding a mane, tail and any accessories you wish. What will your horse become? Our colouring star for our Summer Colouring Competition is Totilas, a black Dressage Horse from the Breyer Traditional Horses range. There are no rules to what your colouring should be; let your imagination gallop free! The most creative picture in each age group will win a model horse goody box. 

Further details about this competition can be found on our competitions page here.

Ordering Details:
A FREE Goody Bag will automatically be added to your order when we process it. This offer applies to online, mail order & telephone orders that can be despatched now. Goody Bags are not available on pre-ordered items, tickets, gift vouchers or downloadable items. The order value also needs to be over £15.00 (excluding postage). One Goody Bag per order for orders placed between the 29th May 2013 at 1700hrs to the 1st July 2013 at 12noon. Please note that the model and type of dangle included within your goody bag may vary from the picture above (eg. the mould/breed of the model horse) so its a bit of a surprise! Have fun and be creative! Don't forget to keep visiting our Utterly Horses Facebook Page to see all the entries to the Paint & Show competition.

Did you know? You can now place your order online and collect it from our shop. Just select the Click & Collect option on the checkout and we will have your order ready and waiting for you. There is no cost for this service.

We're having a little Pony Parade Promotion. Gosh, say that quickly!! 10% off all horses in the Pony Parade section, so Safari, Schleich, Papo and CollectA models. A great chance to add a new horse to your herd!

The promotion ends on the 20th May 2013 at 12noon and discount is applied at checkout. What horse will you choose?

We have received an update from Breyer with regards to the arrival date of Finn the Gypsy Vanner and Totilas. Both models are leaving the USA and are due to arrive into the UK during the 1st week of June 2013. 

We're celebrating the release of the news of our upcoming shop with a little flash sale. It starts NOW and ends on Monday morning, so its a long weekend (or 48 hour-ish) flash sale. There are lots of different items on offer from new 2013 Breyer models to older retired models, like the Breyer Pony Pep rally and the gorgeous Western Elegance Set, which won't last long at that price! The Western Elegance Set includes everything in the picture,  horse, tack, rider and all, which can be used in live shows. Now there's an idea! 

Friday is the best day for news and today's is especially exciting! Drumroll please......! We've moved to a new stable, erm, location and are pleased to announce that our new Utterly Horses shop is opening soon! Based just outside Braintree, Essex, you will be able to visit our shop and see our full range, including the complete Breyer range. We'll also have our little Aladdin's cave of retired models and secondhand goodies. Even more exciting is that at this new premises, we will also be able to hold in-house workshops and model horse parties, so stay tuned for more details. It's very exciting here at UH HQ!

Good News! 2 Mini Live Shows have been added to the Sunday! Perfect for anyone who has never attended or entered a live show before. Each mini live show/workshop allows newcomers to learn the basics of model horse showing, learn the common do's and don'ts and live show etiquette in a relaxed enviroment, which you can then use when you attend your first proper live show! This Live Show Workshop is run by the UH Team and is a fun introduction to the world of live showing. 

There are two Mini Live Show Workshops on the Sunday. The Morning event is at 10am and the Afternoon event is 1pm, with the duration of the event around 2 hours. Tickets for the Mini Live Show Workshop are £2.50 and a ticket is required to enter this event. We need to know before hand who is attending so we can allocate you part of a table.

Want to know more? Just click here.

Its been an exciting week with plenty of new arrivals settling into the Utterly Horses stable this week. There are 4 additional new Breyer Traditional models, 3 new Breyer Classics models, Breyer Classics Accessories and lots of Breyer Stablemate goodies. Just click on the banner above to see the new additions or visit: www.utterlyhorses.com/uhspec/uhsrnew/

Don't forget to look at the models that come with that little bit extra too! Filipe, Toledo and Raj all come with an Utterly Horses Make and Create Kit. Each kit contains instructions and materials to make your own accessories for your new models, from a Bosal Bridle to a Marwari Neck Collar. Exclusive to UH! 

Here is a snap of our Bosal Bridle that comes with Toledo:

The New Breyer Marwari Model has just arrived, and here he is! We quickly unleashed one from a box and he had a impromptu photoshoot!
 

The hallmark characteristic of this exotic breed is its distinctive ears, which curl inward and may touch or overlap.

Marwari horses get their name from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. While the breed's precise origins are unknown, the Marwari was bred to for speed and endurance, as they were the treasured mounts of Rajput rulers and warriors. The breed was once at risk of disappearing due to the country's changing political and social climates, but today conservation efforts are in place thanks to the work of several dedicated individuals and India's Indigenous Horse Society. Marwari horses are athletic and intelligent animals, and can be just about any coat color and pinto pattern. Standing on average 15-16hh, Marwaris are refined horses with a slightly arched neck, hard hooves, and may display an ambling gait.

We had a little surprise arrive in UH HQ today... 3 of the new 2013 Breyer Models. The odd thing is that they are not the ones we were expecting. Oh well! Ballou, Sshameless++ and the Vintage Pony are now in stock. Click here to see the new models. We snapped a quick picture of Sshameless++:

Tickets for the Utterly Horses Hullabaloo have been released and over the next few weeks we will be unveiling details about workshops, demostrations and talks.

Join Elizabeth Ward, owner of Freedom of Spirit Studios, for a workshop to create a halter and bareback pad for your Schleich Horses. Elizabeth's work is known all over the world and her Red Rosette and Pony Parade halters can even be seen on the Utterly Horses website. A workshop not to be missed! Have a look at Elizabeth's range here:http://freedomofspiritstablescom.weebly.com/

Tickets for the UHH can be found in this section of our website.

Its that time of the year! Breyer have announced their retired list for 2012, which is announced every year to make way for new horses. The models on the list are only available until the end of the year making this your last chance to get them!

Christmas has cantered into Utterly Horses, with Noche Buena trotting into Utterly Horses HQ earlier today. Noche Buena is the 16th addition to the Breyer Holiday Horse series and is a dark bay horse with a white blaze and two white socks, in addition to wearing a costume featuring the poinsettia flower. To see more pictures of this model and to read more about him, just click here.

Christmas always brings extra things here at Utterly Horses, and during the 9th October 2012- 5th November 2012, all orders over £30.00 will automatically receive a FREE Goody Bag! It's packed to the brim with activities and competitions; you will have lots to do during the Autumnal evenings! There is even a model horse included inside! Just click on the image below to find out more!

We're off to HOYS but before we go, a little something! FREE Delivery on all orders over £100! Just enter the code, FPUHX, at the checkout online (or quote when ordering via the phone) and FREE delivery will be applied to your order. Valid on orders despatched to a UK mainland address only (excludes highands and islands). Offer ends on the 10th December 2012 and can be used as many times as you wish!

Free Delivery on standard delivery only and cannot be used on premium delivery services (like next day).
Free Delivery can be combined with other promotions.

Utterly Horses are exhibiting at the Horse of the Year Show 3rd October- 7th October, with our stand featuring lots of model horse goodies and show only offers! Come say hello at our stand at: YOA and pick up your copy of our new Winter/Spring catalogue, in addition to browsing our Aladdin's Cave of model horse wonders! What will you find?

Not going to HOYS? Don't worry! From the 28th September-7th October 2012 we have selected special offers on our website. These offers will only be run during these dates and will not be repeated. These are Early Bird offers and are something to consider putting away for the festive season, that is creeping up from around the corner!

See our early bird offers here.

Good fun was had by one and all at the Utterly Horses Hullabaloo back in August and we have a small number of models from our event looking for homes. If you couldn't attend the event, this is a great chance to own a model featured at the event but be quick, they will not last long!

Many of the models were produced exclusively for the event, and others are special run pieces that have not been available to the UK before. Canter on over to this section to see these models and remember, once these models are gone, they will gone for good!

August is a month to celebrate here at UH as we have the model horse event of the year, the Utterly Horses Hullabaloo on the 24th-26th August 2012! If you can't join us at the event, don't worry, you can have your own model horse event at home with the help of our goody bag! Its packed to the brim with activities and competitions, you will have lots to do over the summer holidays! Just click on the banner to find out more!

As one competition ends, another one begins! Announcing the new PaintaPony Competition, with the theme of "Your Favourite Character". Paint your model to look like a character from your favourite book, like Black Beauty for example, or maybe paint a model to look like your favourite character. A Doctor Who model horse perhaps?

Full Details here: http://www.utterlyhorses.com/interactive-zone/competitions/paintapony

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who entered the PaintaPony Competition: 

Winners of the PaintaPony Competition Summer 2012: 

Winner Over 16 Age Category: "Daisy Meadow"

Winner 11-15 Age Category: "Tropical Dreams"

Winner 7-10 Age Category: "Unnamed"

Winner Aged Under 7: "Sunflower"

Utterly Horses and Stone Horses have joined forces to bring you this fabulous compettion to win AMAZING Stone Horses Prizes. Simply colour in the picture and send it back to us for the chance to win! 

The most creative picture in each age group will win a "Dallas" Stone Pony, who is pictured above. Runners-up prizes may also be awarded, that feature a Stone Horses T-shirt and a copy of the Model Horse Project Book, which is invaluable to model horse lovers! All entrants will also receive a discount voucher off a Stone Model Horse via email after the competition closes.

Want to know more? Gallop on over to our competition page.

We would like to share with you some pictures that have arrived into our inbox recently. Eve sent us this wonderful picture of her rosette board, made using a Union Jack Pillow. The rosettes her horses won at the UH Lanarkshire Workshop have been pinned to it and Highland Lassie, who won 1st, is proudly standing to the right. 



Charley also sent us a picture of her cat looking quite at home in her UH Stable:

Thank you to both Eve and Charley for sharing these pictures with us. Keep them coming!

Say hello to...... "Union Jack", the official model and mascot of the Utterly Horses Hullabaloo, who has been named by Jackie Hasser. A GIGANTIC thank you for all your wonderful name entries. It was a very tough one to judge!

Union Jack will be available to purchase at the Utterly Horses Hullabaloo, with any models that are unsold will be offered to UH Club Members first, and then available to purchase online. To see more pictures of Union Jack, please visit our gallery on Facebook here.

Roll on the UHH! 

Marie sent us this picture of her beautiful Breyer Collection. She has been collecting Breyers for 8 years and lives in France. Love the Stablemate Congas!

We always love to see pictures of your collections, so keep emailing them in! 

He's finally here! After many, many, many (a long time!) of being under wraps, the Utterly Horses Hullabaloo foal has finally been unveiled- and we hope you agree, he is a very handsome chap! For the first UHH we wanted to do something different and so we asked talented UK Sculptor Kelly Savage to create an unique model that is exclusive to the UHH. As we are holding the event at the National Stud, it seemed very fitting to base the resin around a Thoroughbred foal.

The only problem is that he does not have a name... as yet...we are are running a competition to find him one! To enter, simply visit our UHH Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/utterlyhorseshullabaloo) and submit your name suggestion, in addition to sharing the image and liking our page. The person that comes up with the most fitting name will WIN a unpainted copy of the resin, aswell as their name being used. So put your thinking caps on and trot on over to our Facebook Page to enter and view more pictures!

So good to finally share him with the world. A very good day indeed. A HUGE thank you again to Kelly. Your sculpting talents are a-m-a-z-i-n-g.
Becky :) 

Spend over £35.00 at Utterly Horses and received a FREE Breyer Classic Model Horse! Order any products from our range*, totalling over £35.00 excluding postage, and Calypso, a Breyer Classic Model worth £9.95, will be added to your order for FREE! 

"Calypso", is a dapple grey Hanoverian who loves to jump! The Hanoverian originates from Germany and is often seen in the Olympic Games and other competitive equestrian events. Calypso is hoping to compete in the 2012 London Olympics and is practicing everyday. Will he compete?

Calypso is a great model to add to your collection or maybe you could have a go at customising him? What colour could you paint him? I think a nice strawberry roan would make a good project. Maybe i will have a go when i get a spare 5 minutes (!).

More details about the offer can be found by clicking here.

Crafted by some of the best taker makers in the Model Horse World, Utterly Horses is pleased to have these wonderful creations in our range. Each Halter is made by hand and is simply a miniature version of the real thing.

Suitable for Red Rosette Range models (including Breyer Traditionals), we have both Arabian Halters with the WOW factor, aswell as vibrant headcollars with matching leadropes. Great to use for display or showing!

 Each Halter also comes with a "How to Make a Fly Fringe" leaflet. Have a go at making a Fly Fringe to go with your halter ready for the summer months. One of the halters, with a fly fringe, is shown in the picture right.

Click here to see the new arrivals. My favourite has to be the Ice Blue Arabian Halter and one is definately on my wishlist!

Afternoon all! Lots of updates today as its been a while since i have had a chance to sit and write everything down. Things go by so fast these days, and is seems to be going even faster with the UH Hullabaloo just over a month away! We are all beavering behind the scenes, getting everything ready, and tickets should start to be despatched towards the end of next week. Models keep arriving on a daily basis from raffle prizes to unique auction donations- and the best part is going to be unveiling them to everyone.

Don't forget there there are still tickets available for the event, in addition to UH Open Live Show spaces. If you canter on over to Pony Magazine's website- www.ponymag.com- you enter a competition for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the UHH. We are giving away 5 pairs of tickets to a day of your choice. Fantastic! Click here to enter the competition.

 Congratulations to the winners of the UH Spring Colouring Competition who were announced late last week. The judging of our colouring competitions is always very hard as the entries are so creative and full of lots of imagination. We love all the materials you used to create your entries aswell! (Our favourite has to be the wood shavings one!!) The quality of the entries in this competition were one of the best we have ever seen so well done everyone. Keep an eye on the website for another colouring competition coming soon. This one is going to be a little different...! The winner of the 11-15 years old category, called "Sahara Hot Knights" is shown right.

We do have a new competition being run on our UH Facebook Page at the moment. To enter, all you have to do is like our Utterly Horses Facebook page and share the image on your wall. It's as easy as that. Gallop on over to FB and enter today!

Lots of things to get involved with today.

Becky 

Just arrived, pewter horseshoes for your models in Red Rosette, Pasture Friends and Pony Parade sizes. Make sure your horses are shod!

Each set of 4 horseshoes have been designed with amazing attention to detail. They have the correct number of nail holes for both left and right shoes! 

Cast in pewter, these horseshoes can be shaped to fit your models hooves perfectly. Just the finishing touch to add to your models!

Click here, to see the new arrivals. They look like real horseshoes, they are that realistic!!

Before I go, I had to share this wonderful letter we received today. The team love to recieved feedback as we like to know we are doing everything right. A BIG thank you for sending your comments and remember to keep them coming! We like to know what you think.

-Becky

 "Dear Becky and the team,

I have been buying breyer model horses from your company for about three years now. With each order that my Dad, Mum or I have placed with you, the items have always been sent out swiftly and arrived beautifully wrapped. If a delay has ever happen, you have dealt with it very quickly indeed, you even once replaced a lost model horse at no extra cost!

Sometimes I have had a whole list of questions (especially when I first started collecting) and each time I have rung up the office, either you or a member of your team have answered my countless queries. You have also provided me with a whole range of websites from which I can obtain more information.

I would also like to thank you for producing Model Horse Magazine. I t has given me hours of enjoyment. 

The order I placed with you yesterday has just arrived and once again, I am over the moon with the overall quality of the service that you provide!!!!

Sadly I won't be coming to the Hullabaloo but I'll look forward to reading all about on the website. It would also be nice if you opened up another shop, we had a lovely trip to the one in Finchingfield, just before its closure.

Anyway, please continue your fantastic work and thank you for everything."

Good Afternoon!
A little piece of good news to end Friday on. The long awaited new CollectA models are due to gallop into UH HQ next Tuesday- and wow! there are some fantastic models joining this range! 

15 new models join the CollectA range, with 10 of them being completely new moulds. Breeds include Quarter Horses, Haflingers, Shires, Mustangs and a Lipizzaner, all of which can be found in our picture right.

Naming these models was a tough task this time but after some surfing and inspiration over a cup of tea and a biscuit, all of the new faces have new names to match. We always try to match the name to the horse and/or breed. For example, the Quarter Horses and Mustangs are named after States or captials of the USA. Shires tend to always have grown-up adult names like Lady, Captain, Major etc, and so we have continued this theme. Haha, naming horses is not as easy as it seems- and did you know, that we try not to use the same name twice here at UH. So if you mention a name of a horse we should be able to tell you exactly what model it is or was! Strange but true!!

Have a great weekend and to see the new CollectAs, click here.

Becky :) 

June is a month of celebrations, with the Queens Diamond Jubilee, Bank Holiday, Half Term and the official start of summer just around the corner. We like any reason to celebrate and so we are giving away a FREE goody bag with every order over £10.00.

Each goody bag contains an unpainted Breyer Stablemates Model Horse, detailed instructions on how to paint your model and also details of our PaintaPony competition that you can enter your creation into to win even more prizes! There is also an entry form for our Spring Colouring Competition too, in addition to a copy of our publication, the Model Horse Magazine. The Model Horse Magazine is a publication devoted to the fantastic and fasinating world of Model Horses. With the Model Horse Magazine you can learn about upcoming models, equine model events and many aspects of the model horse hobby including how to create your own tack, paint your own model, enter your model into shows and so much more! The Model Horse Magazine is a feature of our Utterly Horses Club, which now has an added feature of a 10% discount off all models and accessories* for club members too! Gallop on over to our UH Club page to learn more.

What is the PaintaPony Competition?
Within your goody bag is detailed of this competition. The theme of the competition is "Summer" and there are four age categories. Simply paint your model horse, basing it around the theme of Summer and then send us pictures of your creation. You might be lucky enough to win yourself a Breyer Craft Kit.

Have fun and be creative! Don't forget to keep visiting our Utterly Horses Facebook Page to see all the entries to the PaintaPony competition. Full Details of the Goody Bag Promotion can be found here.

Definately something to do during the school holidays!!

Becky :) 

Keep an eye on your postboxes! The latest issue of the magazine is back from the printers and is currently being posted to everyone at the moment. This volume is a Troika themed issue. A BIG thank you to Kimberley Jacobs for letting us use her picture of her model sized Russian Troika on the front cover. Such an amazing piece with phenomenal detail!

Other features in this issue include:
- How to Paint a Dapple Grey
- New Hairdo: Making a Mane
- Artist Spotlight on Kelly Savage
- My visit to BreyerFest by Tilly Fallows
... and much more!

2 more Utterly Horses Hullabaloo Special Run models will also be unveiled in the latest issue of the Model Horse Magazine, so club members, you will know first!

Becky :)

Utterly Horses' are on the road this weekend and are off to Scotland for our UH Workshop. We are going to paint models in the morning, make new friends at lunchtime and show our models in the afternoon.  

Our Lanarkshire, Scotland, workshop is hosted at the beautiful Abington Hotel, in the idyllic village of Abington By Biggar in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Just 45 minutes drive from either Glasgow or Edinburgh.

We are busy packing for our UH Scotland Workshop at the moment and we can't wait to meet everyone! Check out the lovely rosettes for the lucky champions and winners of the live show section of the day.

Stay tuned to our website for pictures and a full report from the day. Its going to be so much fun!

Some exciting news from our friends at Team Fredericks. They have just launched the "Team Fredericks Club" for young people, and will provide the opportunity for fans and horse lovers to keep up to date with news, behind the scenes information, fact sheets, competitions and a personalised birthday card, as well as receiving an exclusive welcome pack full of exclusive goodies, including a little something from Utterly Horses.

Emma Charlton, Team Fredericks' Marketing and Communications Co-ordinator said “This is a fantastic opportunity for young people to feel part of the team with lots of opportunities for members to ask questions, get news and views first and receive exclusive goodies only available through joining the club.  We’ve also teamed up with other relevant organisations such as Utterly Horses and Southern Stars Saddlery to provide exclusive discounts”.

Trot on over to their website for more information: http://www.teamfredericks.com/

The big day finally arrived. We have a nice, new, shiny website. Wooohoo! The UH will no doubt be celebrating tonight! (A beautiful bunch of flowers arrived for me as well which was a big shock!) Late last night, the switch was flicked and we said "goodbye" to our old website and hello to our "new" one. It was a little sad saying goodbye to the other website as we have been through so much over the years. It would be impossible to try and calculate how many products went through its little checkout. At a guess, it must have been millions of models, trotting, cantering and proberly galloping through the checkout and then on their way to new homes. Awww. Its a bit like saying goodbye to a very good friend.

Anyway, onwards and upwards with our new website, who we have been getting to know over the last few months. We have been working on this website behind the scenes for many moons and to finally unveil it to you was just so exciting! The whole UH team had butterflies of excitement all yesterday, waiting for the moment, which is quite silly!! This website has many things the last one didn't have. Just to list a couple... you can like products and link them to your facebook or twitter account. You can comment or write reviews on products or even send a link to a product to a friend. You can download products into your account to view or re-download at a later date and then there is of course the popular wishlist feature. The list goes on.... and over the next few weeks we will be sharing more of those with you.

Some exciting new products to be launched together with the website are some out of box and vintage models. These can be found in the Collectors Corner of the website, as well as the Red Rosette and Pasture Friends sections. Ah, that reminds me... i must mention to you about our new scale names: Red Rosette Range and Mini Hooves. The "Traditional Collection" is now known as the "Red Rosette Range" and the "Stablemate Series" is now called "Mini Hooves". The change in name is to encompass all different ranges and brands of model horses, not a specific one, and so keep an eye on these sections for new arrivals wandering in, in the future. The sizes of the scales are still the same, so the Red Rosette Range features 1:9th scale items and the Mini Hooves is 1:32nd.

So, I will leave you to have a good wander and explore around our new website. If you find any naughty bugs lurking or links that have gone haywire, please let me know (becky@utterlyhorses.com) and then we can get them fixed as soon as we know. Happy exploring!

Becky :)

Hello!
A BIG thank you to everyone who came to our painting, create and show workshop this Saturday. We hope you had as much fun as we did!

The day started bright and early, with the UH team arriving at the venue just before dawn. After a cup of (very) strong coffee, the UH team got to work un-packing our little UH van, which was packed to the brim with models and getting everything ready for the days attendees and their hundreds of models.

In the morning, we painted Stablemates. A great activity in which you can have a go at painting a model horse anyway you wish. There was many colours being painted from dun to palomino, and piebald to skewbald. In everyone workshop there always seems to be a trend of colour and this time, it was dun and skewbald models. In our October Workshop last year it was palomino. Very weird but true!! After a few hours of painting, everyone had a little herd of horses, in all shapes and colours, in front of them waiting to dry and the standard of painting was amazing. Lots of budding artists in the making! Pictures of painting and the painted models can be found here.

 

We then had a break for lunch... although the UH team seemed to eat more than our guests! Everyone it seemed was so nervous about the show in the afternoon that they weren't hungry! So, we galloped quickly on to the highlight of the day. The Live Show.

The show started with the Performance classes, which are the ridden classes. English Performance was first and there were many amazing entries, with many people making their own accessories like jumps and scenes. A very talented bunch! There were Showjumping entries, Cross Country, Dressage and some beautiful English Ridden ones. Click here to see our album on Live Show pictures from the day on Facebook. Western Performance and Other Performance followed, and Costume was next. The Arabian costume entry in this class was jaw-dropping. So intriciate! (see it here!) The last class in the Performance section was the Scene class which always sees creative and imaginative entries. The Champion of the Performance Section was the 1st place entry from the Scene class (left) and the Reserve Champion was the 1st place entry from the Western Class (piccies below)
 

The next section was the In-Hand classes. It was great to see so many different types of models, from Breyers to Stones, Schleichs to Papos and even some higher end Resin and Porcelain pieces. Lots of eye candy to look at! Some models I must mention are the Breyer Rainbows, the "free" horse from last years Treasure Hunt. This is the model you could send for from Breyer US after you had collected all the codes. Two versions of Rainbow came to the show- the transulent Rainbow one and the matt Pintaloosa. The last version is a glossy Pintaloosa. One other horse that we loved was the new Stone Saddlebred Model: "Call Me Ringo" (below left). He was beautiful and the paint finish was out-of-this-world! Oh... and another Stone Horse that I can't think of the name of at the moment...! (pictured right) 
 

Rainbows:

 

After the "serious" classes, were the more relaxed fun classes which featured "Most Loved Model", "Rarest Model" and the very popular "Easter Scene" class. Everyone was so imaginative and creative! Well Done! Some snaps from this class can be found below but see all the entries here.
 

 

After all the classes came the time to decide the shows champions, the overall Supreme Champion and the Reserve Supreme Champion. A very tough class to judge! After much looking, talking and deciding, the Supreme Champion Trophy and Rosette went to the 1st place entry from the Scene class (left picture) and the Reserve Supreme Champion was awarded to the 1st place entry from the American Breeds class- "Call Me Ringo" (right). A GIGANTIC well done to the winners!


 

So, thank you to everyone who came to the day. We hope you all had as much fun as we did. Before I go I must mention Lydia who had the brilliant idea of asking everyone who attended the day to sign her UH catalogue. Its was a fantastic idea and a great memento of the day! Can you spot my signature? Thank you Lydia for sharing this with us and I hope you had a good day. (Have you tried painting your Stablemates yet? Email Me!)
 

 

So whens the next UH Workshop? Well, we are off to Scotland on the 19th May for the next UH Workshop and then we have the big one.... the UH HULLABALOO! WOOP!

Becky :)