"Clyde" by LumpofWire

inspired by: real horse decoration
Ahh, Clyde. The very first of the farmboy collection, he started it all!

"Gandolph the Grey" by Britannia

inspired by: the character Gandolph the Grey from "Lord of the Rings"
I painted his body grey and choose an appropriate pictures for his symbols. I also threaded him with a brushable long white beard. Complete with hat and stick.

"The Guardian [Chimera]" by Jellybean

inspired by: the ancient Greek legend of Chimera
This fearsome beast is based on the Chimera of greek legend, who terrorized a kingdom until he was slain by the hero Bellerophon. He has been protrayed in many forms, but most traditionally he has the head of a lion, the body of a horse, and the tail of a serpent. He also often has additional goat's and dragon's heads, and dragon's wings. I've opted for the full version. ;)

Chimera is my most recent effort, and has been one of my most labor-intensive customs to date, integrating body parts from Tabby, princess Misty, Sundance, Firefly, and Lickety Split, as well as various appendages molded from pony parts, and a sculpted tail with head hand-carved in the likeness of Spike the baby dragon.

"Speck" by LumpofWire

inspired by: real horse decoration
Speck is a dapple grey and enjoys long trots in the park.... hey ladies!

"Sphinx" by Stardancer

inspired by: Star Trek: The Next Generation
Sphinx is from a set of Star Trek: Next Generation/ monster inspired customs. The background is the starship Arion which they inhabit. Most of their names were inspired by a glossary of winged horses and like creatures or heros or heroines associated with winged beasts. Sphinx is inspired by the sphinx and similar winged lion creatures. She's in first of command of the ship.

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