Aart, New Appaloosa Foal Resin

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I took Shadow out for a walk and visited with a neighbor for a bit. On our way back, we walked right into a huge flock of Bobwhites (tiny quail) in our driveway. They were so pretty. I have never seen them in person. For this city kid, it was quite a breathtaking site. They are about the size of pigeons (the city kid in me again!) but russet brown and white, with a distinctive white circle around the eye. They were nosing in the fallen leaves on the edge of the woods. There must have been dozens!

Today I'm sharing with you photos of Michelle Platt's newest resin, just added to our online store. Isn't he adorable? Meet Aart, Wyakin's little foal! He's LITTLE BITS scale to match her "wee Wyakin" release, the small scale Wyakin she did as a charity release. He is an edition size of 200 pieces and casting is by Resins by Randy, so do allow a few weeks for shipment, okay? But you can order him now...he's ready to go!

Michelle will have a scratching goal to match, and we will offer both foals for a little bit of a discount. If you want just Aart, go ahead and order. If you want them, both just tell me when you order Aart and I will extend the discount to you when I get his sister (!) listed. I don't have photos or info yet as little sis isn't at the casters yet but when I have it, I will post it.

This gorgeous painted Aart is called "Rum Raisin" and was created by Sherrylynne Shaver. I just love Sherrylynne's work....so, so detailed!

Happy Thanksgiving (belated) and enjoy your day!

Mini Me

Someone also said that the new TWH micro mini looks like a "mini Indy". Now remember that the parked out pose for a Tennessee Walking Horse is common...we are IN NO WAY trying to copy another artist's work! Our tiny micro mini TWH, however, does look kind of like a nice little mini of our Stablemate TWH, which is cool...they were both sculpted by Maggie Bennett! The head is turned to the opposite sides, though. Check out the detail on the painted Stablemate by Katie Schmidt.

Speaking of mini me's, or mini horses....look for an announcement concerning a mini of one of Michelle Platt's most popular resins, coming soon!

Surprise! More New Micro Minis

I love surprises. Imagine my delight when Maggie Bennett sent me an email saying she had five more micros ready - so that makes NINE micros for 2009! An even nicer surprise was our pewter caster saying he'd have them ready in one day - so I should have them in stock by this weekend, November 14. I just have to say - and this is Jeanne, model horse collector talking here, not Jeanne at EquinArt - I love the action poses. I'm in love with Roscoe's snorting, fire breathing rearing pose. He's going on my desk for sure. Now to figure out what color to paint him...! He's at left. Head on over to the website to see the whole new, wonderful gang of micro minis by Maggie Bennett!

Get 'em while they're hot (and in stock!) - click here.

Coupons & Bargain Stuff

Just sent out the November Collector Club newsletter, and I tucked a FREE SHIPPING coupon in at the end...it's free USA shipping/handling on any items, so make sure you order by Nov 30, 2009 and use that coupon!

Also I am clearing out the inventory big time. I've got a lot of boxed original finish resins, no names but some pretty nice like the little cutting horse figurine. It's all at rock bottom prices in the Holiday Shop on our website and I am going to be eBaying a bunch of odds & ends, like some left over sweatshirts from when we carried clothing, a few link & toggling bracelets I've got left, things like that. Our eBay store is equinartcreations; and I'll be announcing auctions here and through the Facebook fan pages.

Happy bargain hunting!

Rita Mae Brown, Queen of Animal Writers

I love Rita Mae Brown's books...it's one reason Virginia was on our destination list of places to consider when we wanted to move away from New York City! She captures how animals think, what they feel, and especially horses. Her new book, "Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small" hits the book stores soon. Below are some of my favorite horse related quotes from her recent interview on CNN:

"Most animals have a sense of humor. Horses seem to have a highly developed one. Humans routinely deny this until they find themselves the butt of the joke." - how many times has a horse played a trick on you? My old horse, Kricket, introduced himself by leaning out of his stall door, grabbing my shoulder and turning me around because I was feeding carrots to his stall mate, Apples. It was love at first sight...while Kricket looked like he was laughing at my amazement!

"We are medium-size animals who survived and then flourished by hunting in packs, by cooperation. A horse is a large animal. The journey from your mind to a horse's mind is the longest journey you will ever take." - that sums it up perfectly.






NEW IN OUR STORE

Yes, did you see what's new? The Christmas Shop is now open, with ornaments, toys and horse themed gifts. We've got Maggie Bennett's new micro minis IN STOCK and ready to ship, plus gorgeous silver jewelry from Ann M. Moore. I've also added new books to the selection. Stop by today!