Photo stack: Dippi and Namu 1 - lunging

Things are well when you want to include dolls and a 'story situation' to your pics after finishing a tack set. Dippi lunging Namu (Breyer trad. GG Valentine)! The tack isn't best ever, partly because the leather was bad and partly because of my mistakes. But this is a lot better compared to the previous set(s), what I made just to help myself to do better and to write some important points up.

I don't know, am I only one collector who wanted to decide that model to be a standardbred, that's a former racetrotter now having a steed career? That kind of standardbreds are very common in Finland, so I wanted one example to my model herd too. Luckily that breed has no actual standards for what a horse should be built like, they're all unique and different, so I don't stare too much the anatomy.

Photo stack: Dippi and Symppy 1

I feel Dippi is the owner of Symppy (Breyer trad. hackney), but I can't be sure. What does she do with her? She doesn't need a pony... Her kid has a thoroughbred, that is their horse, they have enough work to do with him. But for some reason I see Dippi as the official(?) owner for that hackney mare.

Looks like the pony is easy in behavior since she can be safely held with long rope and without real stable clothes. The real answer is: I can't make doll clothes. I've told this so many times now, that I feel almost stupid, but I want to make it clear that anyone can't think I could think it's OK to wear everything possible when being at stable. Yet needed to learn how to make gloves and boots - and maybe helmets - for my dolls...

Photo stack/story: Rämä and Windy 1

I didn't know where to categorize this. It's not a real story, but includes also more than just generally photos of the set from every angle.

Rämä the rat boy with Windy (Breyer trad. Babyflo). Some pics show also Cerys the green rat lady, being angry because Rämä almost rode over her.

The tack used with this is less good. Or, it's the materials I used, made it quickly just because I can make bridles. I use materials what I have... That bit is weak and dark because I lack(ed) better, stronger wire what I should use for them. Nocando. Martingal doesn't fit, blergh. No word about the pad that's used as a saddle. I tried to put the bit to look like it's pulled by the rider; it's important to me that the bit is placed and positioned well, I see too much uncaringly placed model horse bits. Really! Also played some moment to keep the scarf to stay in position, so it could look like... well, waving?

That bit annoys me.

Then comes the part where is also Cerys, and Rämä almost rides over her. She's angry, and doesn't care if a horse is running against her. Maybe she tries to catch the reins to end the circus?

I can't resist uploading a pic I took while un-building the stack. Humor.

Blogger doesn't like that I upload so much pics at same time... But what else could I do?

Photo stack: Asko and Salma 1

Really I have a lot of photos about Asko (CM Breyer doll) and my first Breyer, Salma (PAM), but old stuff is old and this is the first good new. I'm not going to publish the oldies. Todays I photograph my CM dolls less as they simply don't ride or stand so easily and well compared to my homemade guys. Or at least Omar is bad, Asko can ride - as I saw when captured him riding Salma in this stack.

Tack is same what's seen also elsewhere in my photos. That wine red bridle is one of the best by me, accidentally, it fits especially smaller models (who aren't still ponies) with short faces and narrower noses - so, arabs and stock horses! I change the bit to better version when I get the better wire. Breastcollar is from one old 'saddle set', 'saddle' is nothing to tell about. Martingal is just random, too, but I purposely did put it on Salma, although it'd badly too short for her.

Crooked noseband, I see.

This stack happened after Roz rode Salma and I replaced her with Asko. Also removed another reins as Asko is not that kind of person who tries to force horses to do things with tools, he tries to be ethical. I was surpised of how well he held the reins, not common with Breyer doll hands. (Contact glue is amazing.)