Tuesday, February 26, 2013

"Quiet Cat" and baby "Curl Up" in Ebay:

Listed seperately:
  Click Here for "Quiet Cat" Auction
Click Here for baby "Curl Up" Auction

Also, the Marwari has a mane but don't ask me why I hate it for some reason.  The mane not the Marwari. I hope it looks better once it's primed.  There's nothing "wrong" with the mane persay. It's correct.  It's pretty. It reflects bouncing action.  I just don't like it.  Maybe because I'm used to seeing this Marwari sculpture with such a short mane and also, seeing it as an Akhal Teke that I made with one  using the original mane.  I don't know what it is, but I did look at various Marwari's and they don't have the roaches mane or even a short mane really.  Just an average horse mane.  So I don't know. I compared his neck to other Marwari's and that seems to match the stallions. Their necks are thicker than a Teke and do have a lot of muscle. I think I need to shave the Throat latch a bit more.  His ears are still rough.  They need to be shaved shaped, and sanded.  His mouth is open with tongue and teeth inthe front showing also.  Like the last Teke model I did. I was looking up in my big reference book on the Marwari's and according to that book, I was right.  The registry doesn't allow for Chestnuts in the breed.  Not saying they don't exist but they are a "no-no" in that breed. They believe that chestnut is the result of non oriental breeds crossing up with the Marwaris to get that color. And, I was right.  Grey is a very Auspicious (I think that's the word they used) color and highly sought out by very wealthy people.  It's like the creme'de la' creme of the Marwari breed as far as colors go.. Second most sought after and valued is the Pinto coloration.  Those are prized second only to the greys.  They say in this book also that Black is considered a "very unfortunate color",  so apparently despite seeing so many pictures of Black Marwari horses, Black is not a desirable color. They do prefer many white socks.  Four is the best, and a white blaze marking.  That's most favorable.  They do make mention that some cremello's are ok but they have to be of good blood. So from what I gathered they weren't real high on the list.  I  think that solid white was a special color they favored as well.  
But chestnut.  No-No.  And black... Risky.  If I were doing a Marwari, I'd probably do maybe a black bay but not black, even if it did have the socks and blaze. Oh, and they do love the color metallic bay.  That's a favorite.  I did read that.  But this guy,  I'm doing him Grey.

So that's the Marwari knowledge I've managed to pick up in my reading.   (The more I'm looking at him the more I think maybe the mane fluffing up over his top line is what's throwing me off. It's clashing with the palomino color of the body and making the neck look deformed a bit.  I'm wait til he's primed and ready for the re-buff stage to see if he improves)






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