For my lack of blogging lately, here's two posts for tonight. Also, I'm updating the blog, I've noticed the blog takes a while to load. The blog posts have now been compressed to where only the first few lines will be seen, the rest can be accessed by clicking "read more".

I was looking for tutorials on how to tie a Spanish ring knot, and was surprised by the lack of tutorials. Here's a tutorial for anyone interested in learning to tie a Spanish ring knot. I highly recommend starting in a larger scale than model scale, otherwise you'll want to poke your eyes out with a fork after two seconds.

This is a series of articles I will be posting every Friday, talking about the ABC's of a horse, which is the abbreviation of Anatomy, Bio-mechanics, and Conformation. I will use four models to demonstrate correct and incorrect ABC's. The models I will be using are Weather Girl, Wixom, Smarty Jones, and Flash. This article will cover the anatomy of a horse, the next articles will cover correct and incorrect anatomy of the aforementioned molds.

According to Merriam Webster, anatomy is a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms. Sound confusing? It is. To make it more simple, the definition of Structure according to Merriam Webster is the manner of construction. Basically how a horse is put together. To fully understand a horse's anatomy, you have to look under the skin.

Making buckles are extremely easy to do, especially If they're made often.

Things needed
Wire, 20 gauge works well for traditionals
Pliers
Wire cutters

Here's part two, this will hopefully cover the buckle and crownpeice, the throathlatch, the bottom of the noseband, and the connector strap.

One other thing that just occurred to me that I should post, the names of different parts of the halter. So here it is:

I'm splitting this into three parts, the first and second part will cover the halter, the third part the lead.

Things needed:
Grosgrain or ribbon
Jump rings
Halter plates from Rio Rondo(optional)
Buckles from Rio Rondo(optional)
Thread in the same color as the halter(optional)
Needle(optional)
Glue
Model
Scissors
Pliers without a spring(optional, but highly recommended)

This is my first time doing a tutorial, so hope you like it! If there's anything you'd like to know how to make, feel free to leave a comment, I just might be able to whip something up.

Things needed:
Dressmaker pins
Wire cutters(I use telephone wire cutters, but they can get torn up easily)
Sandpaper(I use 220 grit)
Pliers
Glue(I use 527 multi use, also known as Duco Cement)
Magnet(optional)
Small bowl to keep the sharp ends in one place