The Standardbred Connection January 2016 | Page 17

flowers. The gray “track” is scrapbook paper. To
make the finish line pole, I bought a dowel, cut it to
a size I wanted, and painted it. When dry, I placed
a glob of hot glue on the “track” and placed the
pole in the glue and held until it was dry. I named
the pacer, Styled N Misty, after my friend’s retired
pacer who now competes at horse shows. I actually knew him when he raced at Freehold Raceway. I borrowed the doll from my friend, Jodi, who
has a huge collection of Breyer horses and dolls.
Sometimes, there are classes that are for models
made during specific years. I have a Dan Patch
model that could be entered in a class like that.
The Standardbred model is retired now, and I was
lucky to buy it on eBay at an excellent price of only
$25.00. It is in excellent shape also. The classes
are in the halter division, and the judges will use
the same evaluation as the breed halter classes.
Like my other models, I keep them in a flannel pillow case when traveling to a model horse show to
avoid any scratches or other flaws. My photo of
Dan Patch shows him on the turquoise pillow case
when I brought him to the 4-H model show.

Like a live horse show, it is a long and fun day,
bringing all your models and getting them ready
for your classes. At the event in November, I purchased a used “Zenyatta foal – Cozmic One”, that
was in excellent condition. It was so cute, I just
had to have it. I could easily enter that model at
a future show as a Standardbred and give him a
name of my choosing.
Need more information? Visit www.BreyerHorses.
com/showring. e

We’re saving you
a seat!
Bruce Haak Memorial
Sleigh Rally
General Clinton Park
Rt 7, Bainbridge, NY
January 30th, 1-3 pm
Safe driving draft horses,
minis, mules, donkeys and
horse are welcome.
The public is invited to join
us. Hot chocolate and food
will be available near the
bonfire.