Jane's attic update No XLIII: A rocking horse.

Recently I bought another wonderful miniature from the talented mister Han Goergen, the same artist that created the wheel chair which was posted earlier in this blog. This time, it was a beautiful rocking horse.

Normally I do perform what I would call some 'after sale' work on ready made items, to make them more 'fit' to their intended use. Usually that involves weathering, adding additional parts, or even getting rid of some. That's exactly what I did with the wheel chair. However, mister Goergen's horse was so totally perfect the way it was, that there really wasn't much for me to do on it! For starters, the weathering was just right, so I did zero work on that!

Yet, stubborn as I am, I still wanted to add something to it of my own, even when it wasn't really necessary. And that 'something' was a saddle. 

So I went about creating one, using all kinds of materials. The only parts that are actually miniature saddle parts are the stirrups. The rest, like the seat, saddle blanket and stirrup leathers were created 'on the go', in other words, I improvised. And I must say I'm really happy with how it came out! I do hope that mister Goergen will like this additions to his horse!
And, just in case you wonder: the saddle is not fixed to the horse, so it can easily be removed if need be! 

Above image: the rocking horse was already perfectly weathered, so I left it 'as is'.

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