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Mid-Year Release Stablemate Molds 2021

A shout out to Triple Mountain Model Horses for their wonderful service, fast shipping, and pop rocks! I purchased several Cantering Morgan (Charleston) and Irish Draft (Corbin) Stablemates. While these debuted in 2019, they are now regular runs which I like for customs. Cantering Morgan in black and Irish Draft in Appaloosa The Cantering Morgan is a stallion sculpted by Laura Skillern Sailer. He has nicely shaped twitching ears and an adorable face that might remind you of a Kathleen Moody sculpt. His forelock is centered and not wrapped around his cute ears. I love this about him. His mane and tail are long and full, move with the motion, and they do so without dominating the model. Now, this pose in a collected canter or lope has me a little confused. It isn’t a stage of the gait I see very often—especially with this breed. And when I do see a picture, it feels just a bit different than the model. The hind legs are underneath the model, almost like a canter pirouette, and the front ...