ammy Myrold
was born in metro Detroit in 1970, to a large family with 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Her parents were non horsie people but always supported Tammy in her horse endeavors. She started at age 7 with her first Breyer horse. Her Mom was cool enough to pick up any Breyer horse she spotted at a treasured garage sale. She foundsome great ones, including a red roan family, dapple grey Arabians, the coveted palomino Family Arabian Stallion along with many more. To this day she still surprises Tammy with a treasure every now and then (though the horses seem to be harder to find now a days); she is still out there looking.
Tammy's parents also signed her up for her first horseback riding lessons at age 8. Which led to a pony at the age of 12. Tammy is proud to that she paid for most of her pony's bills by getting her first job helping out at a dog kennel after school and in the summers. That was part of the deal, but what a great deal it was. Her father always bailed her out when she got in way over her head with vet bills and many other surprise cost that come with owning a real horse.
As she got older the model horses got boxed up. The real horses faded into the background as dating boys took over her life. But the horses where always there in the back of her mind.
Years later Tammy married husband Glen and had two lovely daughters. In their first year of marriage they were given a computer and logged onto internet. And there Tammy rediscovered Breyer horses: Breyer horses for sale, but not only that, custom made saddles, custom horses that looked real, model horse shows and interesting websites all about model horses! THAT WAS SO COOL and then she was hooked back into it all over again. Tammy started out making tack but didn't have much success and after crazy gluing her fingers together a few times she tried model horse customizing...
The coveted palomino Family Arabian Stallion went on to be her first successful custom horse. He is safely tucked away in her studio, the one that started it all. It took Tammy 2 years to finish him. The rest of her model horse collection that survived has been past down to her daughters, the new generation of horsie girls.
Right now Tammy is a stay at home mom with two beautiful girls and a loving husband. A horse named Darwin, a dog, 2 cats and a canary. She is able to stay at home because she continues to make custom model horses. For this she is forever thankful. Tammy very much loves what she does and being able to share her artwork with other horsie girls is a thrill.
Contact Tammy via email or check out her website.
Photo credit: Chestnut going grey Arabian mare customized from the Breyer Family Arabian Mare. She has had her mane, tail, forelock, neck, ears, muzzle, mare parts resulpted and probably more things too! Her mane has been reinforced with wire for extra strength. Completed 2006.
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Brown Arabian mare customized from the Stacey Tumlinson Ziryab resin; has had her tail, mane and forelock resculpted. This makes her truly a one of a kind. Also has had details added back onto her face as needed and hooves carved out. Completed in 2007.
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Chestnut Arabian stallion customized from Maggie Bennett Shah Azim with custom forlock and mane. Completed in 2007.
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Chestnut Arabian mare customized from the body of Breyer Oldenburg/Show Jumper, head of Breyer Proud Arabian Mare. Completed 2006.
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Bay Arabian mare customized from they Breyer Family Arabian Stallion. This is my first drastic custom I did. I changed him to a mare and resculpted her neck. Gave her a fancy new main and tail. Also fixed all of those lovely FAS flaws.
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Brown draft gelding customized from Deborah Mcdermott Eddie resin.
He is painted a dark dapple bay. He has brown highlights in his mane and feathers. I have slightly re-sculpted his hooves so he could properly show off his new shoes. Completed in 2006.
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Bay leopard Appaloosa stallion customized from Breyer Alborozo. I have resculpted one of his ears so that it is flicked back and added wrinkles to the inside of both of them. Also I have changed his facial profile to a roman nose. His tail has been slightly redone with a little of it removed. Finish work is done mostly in pastels and then several layers of white wash acrylics to add depth to his coat. Completed in 2008.
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Bay American Saddlebred stallion customized from the body of a Peter Stone arab and the head and mane is from a Breyer horse - Oldenburg/Show Jumper. Has had his head resculpted, hooves carved out. Tail resculpted. Completed September 2006.
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Chestnut warmblood station customized from the Breyer Keltic Salinero; new mane and tail. Has had lots of details added: whisker bumps, veining, lip wrinkles, wrinkles around chest and elbows, ears carved out with wrinkles added, one ear flicked back. nostril's carved out, head tucked and turned slightly, wrinkles added to neck. front leg tucked a bit more. Completed in 2008.
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Bay Warmblood stallion customized from Deborah Mcdermott's resin "David". I have sculpted a new mane and tail for him. Finished in 2007.
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Bay Hackney Horse gelding customized from the Breyer Huckleberry Bey body with a Ideal Oldenburg head. He could also pass as a Saddlebred, you decide. Newly sculpted forelock with bridle path, longer mane and resculpted tail. Neck sculpted with wrinkles added. Front leg has been lifted a bit higher. Nostrils and ears carved out. Horse shoes added to exposed hooves. Permanently attached to base. He is performance friendly and would look nice as an English pleasure horse. Completed in 2007.
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Smutty palomino pinto warmblood stallion customized from the Breyer Keltic Salinero. Completed in 2007.
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