Blogs

Back to the Future The American Saddlebred. Standing between 15 and 16 hands high these beautiful gaited horses were bred for their tractability, style and for ride and drive purposes. Originally they...

Little Pony Road Trip I love how ponies have taken me to different parts of the UK (and also the USA!) and becoming a regular favourite is my friend Jan and I’s trip to Little Dartmoor Live Show....

The Passing of Poo the Cat So this months blog I wanted to talk about my recent experience with the euthanasia of my beloved cat of 18 ½ years, Poo. Please do not read further if you feel this...

Neon Neddies! So this months blog is a tale with a tail!! It also proves that the best things come to those who wait!! As an avid collector of the Classic Scale American Saddlebred mould I didn’t...

Hot to Trot Horses House Show! This month saw the very first Hot to Trot Model Horses house show!! Myself and two friends attended and with just 24 classes it made for a very chilled day. We all worked...

Each to their Own My Blog this month isn’t about diversity as much as it is about personal growth. Diversity is definitely a buzz word these days but do we actually embrace it? Recent difficulties...

Hello, and I hope the New Year finds you rested and recovered? After a very busy year I found time to re-kindle my passion for model horse rug making and in particular my recently acquired mini whinnie...

Merry Christmas One and All! I’m feeling nostalgic as I write this blog this Christmas. It got me thinking about the horsey fts I got for Christmas and that the most cherished ones don’t always...

Classic Collections For my November blog I have decided to champion the Classics scale models. Previously aimed more at the young collector the sculpts didn’t quite have the detail or dynamism of...

Happy Halloween! Thinking about topics to write about this month and I thought ‘I can’t write about this years Halloween model like I did last year?’ Then I thought why not!! I love...

Just Julips Here at Hot to Trot Mode Horses we don’t just embrace our beautiful Breyers but we also appreciate all makes of model horse! One such make is Julip. These models are hand crafted...

On with the show!! Who doesn’t love the spectacle of attending a show? Even better if you’re a participant! Besides showing model horses I show a very special Mark 1 Fiat Punto Sporting 16V....