What Do You Do With Model Horses?

Sometimes people unfamiliar with the hobby ask me, "What do you DO with model horses?" They understand collecting, and may themselves collect something - decorative plates, Hummel figures, rare coins, something like that. But toy horses? What do you DO with them?

• Show them - you can show model horses. People take pictures of their horses, create elaborate scenes, make miniature tack and rider dolls, and send the pictures off to be judged by 'real' horse show rules. This is called Photo Showing. Collectors also bring their horse models and accessories to "Live Shows" where they meet other collectors and also judge one anothers' horses and accessories by how realistic and accurate they are. It can be a lot of fun!
• Painting - some people with a flair for art enjoy customizing and painting their models. Our unpainted Artist Resins are ideally suited for this since they're a blank canvas.
  
• Tack making - people make miniature tack for their models.
• Research - many 4H clubs, Girl Scouts groups and adult groups enjoy the research part of the hobby. Finding breed information, learning about various horse breeds, and assigning pedigrees is addicting!

As you can see, there's plenty to do - in addition to collecting!