tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.comments2015-02-11T16:32:46.575-05:00Toss Me The Other SepseDrSteggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07368375383865133107noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-49632594860551148582015-02-11T14:04:04.615-05:002015-02-11T14:04:04.615-05:00A fellow veterinarian with a hidden model horse ha...A fellow veterinarian with a hidden model horse habit? I love the surgery room set up.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974403492032920409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-12488997139471654842015-02-07T17:28:25.817-05:002015-02-07T17:28:25.817-05:00Love, love, LOVE this!Love, love, LOVE this!Braymerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621884059563380946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-15964362068972139182015-02-07T17:18:23.943-05:002015-02-07T17:18:23.943-05:00Scale issues!!! Best one yet.Scale issues!!! Best one yet.Jenn Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074593821044398415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-22915338065603778822013-08-17T19:21:49.787-04:002013-08-17T19:21:49.787-04:00I just saw this post and wanted to say the girls w...I just saw this post and wanted to say the girls were the highlight of my day! And that's saying a lot with all the gorgeous horses at NAN, but they were SO enthusiastic and SO friendly, every time I went up to get ribbons (most of the time not even for myself but for my proxy) I felt like I won gold at the Olympics. They were great :) Kristen Cermelehttp://www.kncstudios.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-43286694302083142092013-06-24T23:47:18.909-04:002013-06-24T23:47:18.909-04:00eeeee! :D (and your niece is adorable!)eeeee! :D (and your niece is adorable!)Morgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203635635342586921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-18640828240434322212013-04-16T07:42:37.884-04:002013-04-16T07:42:37.884-04:00OH. And I am kinda dumb--there are links to all t...OH. And I am kinda dumb--there are links to all those places on the sidebar on the right hand side!!DrSteggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07368375383865133107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-87342143350238012352013-04-16T07:42:05.930-04:002013-04-16T07:42:05.930-04:00Hi! No bother about tagging an old post. I used t...Hi! No bother about tagging an old post. I used to live in Ithaca NY--moved abut 15 years ago and I am now in NJ. There *is* a very active showing community in NY/New England though. I'm not sure your preferred method of finding them, but if you like email, the group you want is Region10NAMHSA@yahoogroups.com If you are on Facebook, there is also a Region 10 NAMHSA group there. NAMHSA is the national organization that sort of oversees shows, and Region 10 is the area you are in if you are in NY--see NAMHSA.org for more details.<br /><br />I am glad you enjoy my blog--I just need to find time to write some more! :)DrSteggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07368375383865133107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-68683488055003326652013-04-16T01:48:32.887-04:002013-04-16T01:48:32.887-04:00Hello. Sorry to bother you about an old post, but ...Hello. Sorry to bother you about an old post, but I saw that you lived in Ithaca. Would that happen to be in NY? I am a bit new to the hobby and would love to find people to connect with in my area. Love your blog posts by the way =)Kperezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023647469146662101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-88484653489795082542013-02-08T00:09:03.194-05:002013-02-08T00:09:03.194-05:00I have one of Luis' horses, the 'old' ...I have one of Luis' horses, the 'old' standing stallion, bought direct from Luis a few years ago. He's unfinished, and I'm not that into showing... I just wanted to make tack for him some day. The only 1/6 hardware I have is some leftovers from Lenham Pottery (yes, hames). Heather M.A. told me about the Marx group; they're like we used to be, she said.timaru star iihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386974641076054743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-35989983122818244782013-02-07T10:05:42.495-05:002013-02-07T10:05:42.495-05:00I gotta admit being intrigued a few years ago when...I gotta admit being intrigued a few years ago when Luis Aguilar advertised his unpainted resins but I hesitated buying one. Now I am kicking myself because I really want one and it seems they are no longer produced. I have always wanted to show one in perfomance - since RR has bits in scale, and you can buy ball-jointed dolls and tons of props in 1:6 scale, it would be do-able. Would make for some LARGE setups though LOL!<br /><br />p.s. to see pics of his models and props search "Nohuanda Equine Art" on FB :)horsienuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360240404943216176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-6826525661829746932013-01-31T16:41:28.789-05:002013-01-31T16:41:28.789-05:00In the real horse world, you don't get to show...In the real horse world, you don't get to show in a class exclusively full of apples or oranges either. Here in the UK, it's common to find combined classes for British Native Ponies, for example. Now in theory, because they originate here, we should be overrun with the buggers. But even at County level (=Class A), it's not uncommon to find just ONE class for everything from a Shetland to a Welsh Cob. People evidently quickly forget that you are NOT judging Unlike against Unlike - you are judging *each* against their *own* breed requirements.<br /><br />As for pinning small classes all the way down to the bottom, I don't see *that* happening IRL either.<br /><br />NAN is the best of the models *forward* in North America in any given year. That should be reflected in how the classes are placed. A ribbon at NAN is explicitly a TOP award - an award for merit, NOT for having the ability to turn up. If people want a ribbon just for turning up, then raise the basic entry fee and stick a ribbon in everyone's show pack. The entrant will have done as much to 'earn' it.<br /><br />KerenAardFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100339881217961990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-67183764922678334562013-01-31T06:11:33.161-05:002013-01-31T06:11:33.161-05:00I think you may have misunderstood my point, Sandy...I think you may have misunderstood my point, Sandy. I am not arguing against all small classes. I am arguing placing those classes to the bottom. And I think if the hobby has decided that just getting a rosette for a small class is something that they want, then they are going to have to accept other changes to make that feasable---such as raising the entry fee. If the fee were raised from $3 per class, to $5, the break even point moves to 12 horses per class, which makes pinning a small class better from an economics sense. I do not expect NAN to ever turn a profit, but I do want to limit the number of times it lost $17,000 (2011)<br /><br />I co-chaired NAN in 2010, and I was responsible for creating some of that classlist--most of the CM GLaze china classes were very small. I know I had 2 CMG foal classes where there had previously been 1 before, but for that show I had enough entered that I had a split that made sense in trying to keep like type with like types. It just was not possible to create 5 or 6 CMG foal classes with 2 or 3 entries yet. <br /><br />I'll give another example. In 2010, I had enough CM/AR marathon driving entries that I split them out of the harness class. I believe I had 6--I did not have enough of any other type to divide it further. In 2012, when I was entering the CM/AR driving class, I really hoped for a split and there wasn't one. When I actually looked at the class, I could see why--I think there were just under 20 entries, but only 2 or 3 of each style--pleasure, dressage, draft, parade type stuff, marathon, fine, I am sure I am missing something as well. I was third in that class (and the champ and reserve absolutely deserved it--they were amazing and beautiful entries) There is just not the money, time or manpower (remember, each class needs 3 judges and there were not enough to run 3 or 4 of these classes at the same time) to split that class into 5 or 6. I would much rather have the Top Ten in a class of 20, then to have gotten a champ over the 2 other marathon entries there that day. The Top Ten in that big class is more meaningful award to me then that trophy would have been.<br /><br />If the hobby were more willing to make other changes to NAN (eliminate the three judge system for example--that would loosen up some of the issues we have with the sheer number of people needed to run the show, as well as maybe freeing up some money that would go to pay judges. People also do not like it when the show runs very late--the last 3 years, the long day of NAN has finished around /before 8 pm instead of midnight, and this has been viewed as a good thing--if we were willing to continue into the wee hours, we could have time to add a ton more classes. I have heard that real breed champ shows do sometimes go into the wee hours of the morning!) then probably, NAMHSA could entertain the idea of having a single breed class for every single breed that enters and pinning all those classes to the bottom. <br /><br />There's probably always going to be some compromise, and I wish that people could understand that.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to reply, Sandy---will you be at NAN this year, seeing as how its relatively close?DrSteggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07368375383865133107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-32534915958396375702013-01-30T23:58:20.003-05:002013-01-30T23:58:20.003-05:00Excuse my lack to knowledge about auto racin, but ...Excuse my lack to knowledge about auto racin, but I don't think you're analogy is equivalent to the situation of combining unrelated classes at NAN. A car breaking down and being unable to finis a race is more like bringing a horse to <br />NAN and having it break just before the class. A better analogy would qualifying your stock car, bringing it to the track and finding out that instead of a stock car race, you'regoing to have to compete against stock cars, Formula one cars, dragsters, street rods and a couple of stray Matchbox cars that didn't fit anywhere else. My lack of racing knowledge means I'mm not sure, but I think all thos different kinds cars comnpete uder different conditions, with different rules. In auto racing, as in most other conpetitions, the goalis to compete lie with like. After all, cars or model horses, they qualified for their event competing against similqar competitors and it seems perfectly reasonable that in determining who has the best that it should also be a competition of like against like. Granted, at this time we may not always have 20 model horses that alike and present at any one NAN, but I believe that if NAHMSA holds those classes and does not combine stock, drag and Formula 1 entries into one competition, it will benefit NAHMSA in the long run. The competition will grow to fill ths underfilled classes, ths will encourage people to show more horses and will encourage more people to show at NAN. Bringing in more, different people will expand the potential pool of volunteers. So I see the costs associated with placing a full top ten in each class (or as far entries allow).as an investment in the hobby. <br /><br />Also, while I saw dissagreement, I didn't see the whining you spoke of. Perhaps you read posts I didn't see. Remember, just because a NAN packet says only classes of X size will get a full top ten, that's a choice that can be changed. After all, recent changes made NAN cards good for four years instead of the former two years. The hobby and the organization are dynamic and can respond tochanging conditions and ideas. I think minimizing the combinig of classes and pinning a full top ten are ideas whose time has come.<br /><br />Sandy TomezikSandy Tomeziknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-1087118415323080992013-01-30T12:02:17.977-05:002013-01-30T12:02:17.977-05:00Absolutely.
Sue StewartAbsolutely.<br /><br />Sue StewartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-51336666332541001282013-01-28T22:27:10.388-05:002013-01-28T22:27:10.388-05:00Erhmagerd, NAN drama. Go figure. Erhmagerd, NAN drama. Go figure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-37512590211212645242012-09-18T21:47:57.872-04:002012-09-18T21:47:57.872-04:00And so hearts mend in people too....And so hearts mend in people too....Deejbrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143307437996045353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-2704169268935064902012-09-17T15:51:14.377-04:002012-09-17T15:51:14.377-04:00Awesome performance horses get a special place in ...Awesome performance horses get a special place in a perf junkie's heart...AardFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100339881217961990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-53355467106314168852012-09-17T12:09:30.891-04:002012-09-17T12:09:30.891-04:00I think he needs a Six Million Dollar Man costume ...I think he needs a Six Million Dollar Man costume set up now. "We can rebuild him!" :DKirsten Wellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462657134897620800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-70190921912287085142012-09-17T11:49:42.400-04:002012-09-17T11:49:42.400-04:00Awe! What a cute story. So glad he's back in a...Awe! What a cute story. So glad he's back in action.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116475295734934119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-44427795635031053182012-09-02T17:58:55.634-04:002012-09-02T17:58:55.634-04:00Thanks for the photos - I live in the UK, I've...Thanks for the photos - I live in the UK, I've been adopted by Region 4, but spiritually I think I belong to Region X.....AardFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100339881217961990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-28657340517744637092012-09-02T17:01:34.689-04:002012-09-02T17:01:34.689-04:00Plain doesn't have to mean boring :)Plain doesn't have to mean boring :)AardFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100339881217961990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-86021302043982834332012-07-14T20:21:44.964-04:002012-07-14T20:21:44.964-04:00Dammit. If the live stream requires Flash, I'm...Dammit. If the live stream requires Flash, I'm stuffed. I'm on a G5 iMac and my Flash is just not that recent. Oh well, back to waiting on results and photos like before!AardFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100339881217961990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-17706576937476055922012-05-23T10:01:40.428-04:002012-05-23T10:01:40.428-04:00Well, I'm not Über old timer, I think of mysel...Well, I'm not Über old timer, I think of myself as more a second generation (maybe third) hobbyist--my first real live show was 1991--and I like the history. I am definitely NOT looking for a how to course, as there is plenty of that already out there, and I kinda do this because I find it entertaining. Just kinda looking for some interesting stuff to talk about, really!DrSteggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07368375383865133107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-19972887385705050232012-05-23T09:55:45.878-04:002012-05-23T09:55:45.878-04:00Linda is a great idea! She's been to Breyerfes...Linda is a great idea! She's been to Breyerfest for several years in a row. Perhaps you can interview her there. <br /><br />Laurie Jo Jensen has been around since the late 1960s, and was Ellen Hitchen's right hand gal and apprentice. I don't know if Simmie Smiljanic is also still around. <br /><br />Ellen and Simmie came to Michigan in 1971 to judge a live show we held in Southfield, MI, that Marney Walerius and Bonnie Sumser (now Elber) attended. Marney considered that the 1st Congress, and of course she moved it on to bigger and better things in a northwest Chicago suburb.<br /><br />Are you looking for historical perspective, or more of a how-to course? History is fascinating to us "oldies", but not sure if the current showers would care much. <br /><br />Thanks! :)<br />--NancyKbassgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637265423172890843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080355043480966465.post-83104676636063707682012-05-21T17:26:28.810-04:002012-05-21T17:26:28.810-04:00I would love that! You'd have to do it via sna...I would love that! You'd have to do it via snail mail, but it would be really cool to interview Linda Walters. Visiting her home and talking to her about her magazine - which got many of us started - is still one of my favorite hobby memories.Lesli Kathmanhttp://blackberry-lane.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com