News from Belgium!

Yes, I'm still in Belgium and I'm really enjoying it! I've made some beautiful trips with Nikita through hills, forests and fields. I think she likes it here.

I have some model news for you, I'll be going back to Holland for a weekend at the end of June. And I will be attending a liveshow while I'm there and at the end of August I will be going to England to the Utterly Horses Hullabaloo! I'm going with a friend who is also a horselover but she doesn't know much about the hobby, I hope she will like it. We will be attending all 3 days and the Open Show on saturday. I can't wait!

But first the liveshow in Holland, this will be the first time I don't have a dozen projects to finish before the liveshow. I did bring a model and some materials with me to Belgium, just enough to make some arabian halters. Which I will be selling when I'm back in Holland.

Away for a while!

I was given the opportunity to live in Belgium for 3 months and I took it! I've been here for 2 weeks now and it is awesome. Mostly because I'm staying and working at a resthome for horses and got to take my own horse along aswell, but also because the nature is beautiful here. Lots of great path to explore on horseback. :)

I did take a PAM with me and supplies to make arabian halters with, so I do still get to make some tack. But you'll see more real horse photos from me for a while.

Tutorial: Native halter Part 2

Part 2 is finally done!

Part 1 can be watched here: http://oasisstables.blogspot.com/2012/01/tutorial-making-native-arabian-halter.html

Radio Silence

Sorry for the lack of posts, I've been working more and have not felt all too great in the last few weeks. But now it's time for some updates, because I have done something in those weeks.

I made my first western sidesaddle, here it is almost finished:

 And just made these photos of the finished saddle:

Saddlepad and bridle are on their way

I have also, finally, finished a cm I started a long time ago. It's a G1 drafter with cm mane and tail by me.

Here is the reference I used, the model has more tones in the mane and tail but my camera just wouldn't capture them.

 Oh, and I'm almost done with the second part of my arabian halter tutorial!

New Halters

Made some new type halters, leather showhalters! In a simpeler and deluxe style, they're very elegant.

black simpel leather halter

 dark brown deluze leather halter, adjustable throatlatch and headpiece. There are keepers under the conchos so that's adjustable as well!

Winter is here!

Yes, snow! And ice, I've been iceskating all week.

I also started on 2 presentation sets, I'll finish the green one first. And I'm happy to say all three halters I posted about are sold!

Sunny Spring Live - 21 April 2012

I will be holding my very first liveshow in April, it will be held on the 21st of April in Den Helder, The Netherlands.

There will be classes for OF, OF mini, CM, CM mini, AR, AR mini and lots of Performance classes.
If you would like to know more, please email dapnik@live.nl

I'm also looking for generous people who would like to donate to the raffle, all proceeds will go towards paying the showhall & prizes. People who are donating will be mentioned on the rafflecards and during the raffle, you are also more than welcome to send along bussiness cards.