Indy Mini Show

Today I went down to Beech Grove (a suburb of Indianapolis) for an all-mini show held by my long time hobby friend, Pat Reid.

 It was fun to see some old hobby friends - here, Pat and Michelle Evans.

 Michelle and I were table partners, and that allowed us to catch up throughout the day.

Since Pat was judging, I didn't get to chat as much with her as I would have liked.

You can see that my herd (on the orange tablecloth) is much smaller than Michelle's. In fact, I had the smallest show string of the eleven collectors in attendance. (I am not much of a mini collector.)

Still, I had a very successful day, qualifying fifteen out the thirty pieces I'd brought for the National Horse Show. (To qualify, you must win a first or second place at a NAMHSA approved show.)

 The first to qualify was my standardbred, , in OF (Original Finish) Standardbreds.

 Fizzy Jig qualified by winning the OF Appaloosa class.

 And Rio did so by taking first in the OF Longears.

Fizzy Jig and Rio in the callbacks for the OF Stock Horse Division championships.

 And Fizzy Jig was named OF Stock Horse Division champion!

 Maryanne took second in OF Paso Finos/Peruvian Pasos, thus qualifying for NAN.

The next division was for chinas, resins, and Hartlands.

Popcorn, an old favorite, won the Other Light Pony class and the Other Light Breed Reserve championship.

I have two of this old HR mini, and I brought my Monrovia one to the show. It is so beautiful. As I put it on the table, I snapped its tail off. ARGH!!! A search of the floor ensued, and luckily I was able to find the place. I'll repair it later.

 Pat said she would not ding the piece since the break happened as it was being put on the table, and so Arabesque placed second in Other Light Foals.

 Hagrid won the Other Sport Pony class and then the Other Sport Horse Championship.

Sweet little Sunflower, my North Light Scratching Foal, won the Other Stock Foal class.

 Soloist won the Other Spanish/Iberian Pure/Mixed class...

 ...and then was named Other Spanish/Iberian Champion.

 Rembrant took second to Soloist in the Other Spanish/Iberian Other Pure/Mix class and then was OF Other Spanish/Iberian reserve champion.

I purchased the new Breyer resin Quarter Horse from Pat at the show and named it Gambler. It won the Other Quarter Horse class.

Its coat has a metallic sheen - it is stunning in real life.

 Counterpoint, a piece from my childhood, won the Other Tennessee Walking Horse class.

The next division I was entered in was customs.

 Creamscicle, a Moomate from ? won the Custom Stock Pony class.

Gold Digger, a Moomate from Otter, took second in the Custom Quarter Horse Class.

I enjoyed the day, and I have to say, packing and hauling minis around is MUCH easier than tubs full of traditionals! But, I think I will stick with my big pieces, and only purchase minis (like Gambler) if they really strike my eye.