Rachel Fail Custom Tack

Inspired by the new Breyer Polo Pony on the Smarty Jones mold, I thought I would write a post about the fast paced stick and ball game of Polo that is played on horseback. The Polo Pony Breyer mold by C. Hess was introduced in 1976 in classic scale, shown below. History Polo originated over 2000 years ago.  The British organized it in a military fashion before motorized vehicles took the place of horses in society and on the battlefield.  The birthplace of modern polo can be artibuted to the Silchar Club in 1859.  Originally the game was played with nine riders, then reduced to seven, and the current game is played with only four now that the ponies are bigger and faster than their predecessors.  The English height limit in 1876 was 14 hands high, and increased to 14.2 in 1896 before being abolished in 1919.  Polo ponies today average 15.1 hands high. The sport was dubbed "hocky on horseback" by spectators in the 1860's as popularity grew.  Hurli...

Most of the people who learn I make tack for model horses have a hard time believing there is a whole community of hobbyists who share a love of tiny tack and collecting model horses.  Countless kids collect and treasure their Breyers, but not many of them are even aware of the model horse collecting community, especially if they have never attended Breyerfest.  Sharing the hobby with others is one of the biggest reasons I started this blog, and I was delighted to get a phone call from Linda Waller at The Horse Collaborative asking for more information to write an article about my tack and the hobby.  The story can be found by  clicking here. It makes me so happy when I see the response from people who have little to no knowledge of our hobby show interest in what we love. I hope the article encourages more to get involved, and fall in love with the model horse world, as so many of us already have.