appaloosa's Profile

If you are seeking a judge to assist in judging your online show, feel free to send me a private msg — or alternatively, you can email me
via: appaloosy @ yahoo.CA   My judging profile is HERE

Horses are the love of my life..

In fact, they are the unrequited love of my life.  I never had the opportunity to own one, but horses have held a lifelong fascination for me for as long as I can remember. It was a love-at-first site fascination that I carried well into my adulthood— much to the bemusement and puzzlement of my non-horsey teachers, colleagues, friends and family.

I’ve been privileged to enjoy the company of many equine friends in various capacity over the years:  as a trail rider, as a groom, as a photographer, and as a spectator of various equine events; from Cavalia to Charrería; in places from Versailles to Puerto Vallarta (have yet to make it to an Olympic Equestrian event though! 😊)

Horses continue to inspire me, and will do so for as long as these marvelous, wondrous, beautiful creatures exist on earth.

As for model horses..

I've been involved in the hobby for ages! Have been a successful live-show exhibitor, competitor and judge. Have judged live-show events all across Canada & in the USA (NAMHSA, Equilocity). Have been involved with online photo showing for almost as long, and established the Model Horse Club of Canada— which has now morphed into Model Horses International (to better reflect our members from around the world).

I've wound down my involvement in the hobby somewhat, and no longer collect; but I enjoy judging & hosting online photo shows!

What I enjoy most about the hobby is the artistry & creativity that surrounds it; from sculpting, to painting, to photography, to live shows, etc. Love seeing all the creativity and artistry in this hobby, and enjoy seeing the amazing new molds and sculpts being released by a variety of artists from all over the world!

Favorite artists in the hobby? Undoubtedly, Carol Williams of Rio Rondo fame— bar none. Not only is Carol an outstanding artist in her own right, but she has contributed enormously to the hobby with her books and printed materials, her affordable and very correct resins, and of course, her rio rondo hardware. I think Carol has done more to advance knowledge and artistry for the hobby in the past 20 yrs than any other artist. I consider myself lucky to have owned two of her original Quarter Horse stallion (QHS) resins - all finished and hand painted by her.

Carol Williams' famous Quarter Horse 1 (RRQH1) resin sculpture.
The resin that revolutionized the model horse industry and snowballed the artist resin craze! 
All work by Carol Williams.  Photo by ©appaloosa® 

Luis M. Aguilar (Nohuanda Equine Art) is another incredibly versatile artist I highly admire and respect. He can sculpt and create beautiful model horses (and traditional charro tack!) in almost any kind of medium; including static modeling, 3D printing, 3D scanning, laser cutting, bronze, etc. He is an incredible illustrative artist as well.  You can view some of his amazing and original sculptures in his Flickr gallery [ HERE ]

Thanks for visiting! 

The GIFT

Born to Run

cast bronze "Born To Run" ⦁ 8/100© ⦁ M.J. Walker, Calgary, AB

Equid Figurine

Thoroughbred 

1:12 Scale

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