Made by Connie Kulow
Amos underwent surgery and a makeover. He suffered two fractures in the back legs and one in the front leg. I taped him up and plastered another layer of paper mache clay and painted him as an Appaloosa (at his request of course). The original reins kept cracking, so I removed it and attached a “real set of reins” from a bridle. The third picture shows the original Amos.
WOW! This is impressive!
Thanks Angie! I really wanted to make a full sized roping horse. He was quite the project, especially with the saddle. I love him!
Connie
FANTASTIC job!!! I really like the head, mane & saddle. Great job
Thank you Linda! It was quite the project and it was such an “oh my gosh” moment when I had to do surgery on him. I feel like I have made two horses lol. I like how the saddle turned out too 🙂
Making a horse that size and getting the posture correct is no small feat. You did an excellent job! I am so impressed.
Thank you Pat! My husband keeps asking me if I have ever heard of miniature horses and cows! lol Amos was quite the project and I especially enjoyed making the saddle look old and rustic.
I love Amos’ new look! I grew up near the Palouse river, and I’ve always been fond of those spots. 🙂
Do you know why the legs fractured?
I think it was a combination of not putting a second coat of paper mache clay on him, as well as not keeping him in one spot in the guest room. He was moved frequently due to his size to make room for things like suitcases! Those pesky suitcases! Because of being so large, he is kind of heavy and it put stress on his legs when he was moved and not completely picked up. He now has small furniture sliders underneath his hooves. I like the spots too!