"Da Vinci Horse: The Piaffe Revealed" by Catherine Twomey

I am once again so grateful to the folks who purchase "Da Vinci Horse, The Piaffe Revealed", this time from Plymouth, CA; Rehoboth, MA; Charlottesville, VA. It means a great deal to me & thanks from the bottom of my new Ariat riding boots (the old ones lasted 30 years....). For prints: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-horses-canter-revealed-catherine-twomey.html

Sneak Preview, Equine Sculpture

Here is a first preview of a sculpture (equine ecorche) in the planning stages. It's been a long time coming, but finally the timing is right. I've worked out the skeletal system, cervical region. I've studied the muscles, origins and insertions as well as the proper bend at the poll. Yes, this is going to be the "This is how your horse should look" sculpture, the first in a series comparing correct versus incorrect riding. It is very exciting to finally have arrived here, and I've got a sample of the porcelain I'll think I'll be working in.

At the moment, the other side of the head and neck will be aesthetically realistic. I'm thinking this will be the size of a bookend, and can be used as a teaching tool and/or as art. Cannot wait to get sculpting!