One of the most popular horses from the Fall 2006 lottery was the brown tobiano Hadrian, Hershey.  I had feared that collectors would not like such a dark horse (dark does not always translate well in gloss), but once it was clear that this was not a problem, I knew I’d have to try the color on a Finn.  Unlike Hershey, I gave this Finn a large, irregular facial marking, thinking it would give him a rather jaunty look.  What I didn’t count on was how that effect would be completely overpowered by his large, liquid eyes.  They give him a sweet, gentle expression (and probably makes him very stereotypically one of my pieces).  He also has lovely handwork in his variated mane, and on the grain of his hooves.

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