ickie Meader "discovered"
model horse collecting in the summer of 1994, after seeing a television
spot about Breyerfest. Remembering her old childhood Breyers,
she became curious. She and her husband, Duane Ridenhour then
drove to Lexington on a whim to see what it was all about. She
was totally overwhelmed, and that was just after spending one
day at the Horse Park. She didn't even know about the Holiday
Inn swap fest and room sales. While at Breyerfest, Vickie picked
up one of the free Hobby Horse News editions, and subscribed to
the magazine immediately after returning home. It was, and continues
to be, a valuable source of information. Being a graphic artist,
the next step was repainting. It had been about 20 years since
she had done any painting, and she didn't have a whole lot of
luck until she purchased Carol Williams' book, Color Formulas
and Techniques for the Model Horse Artist. That changed everything.
Now an enthusiastic repainter (she doesn't do remaking or repositioning), Vickie paints whenever she can, usually on the dining room table in front of the TV. Traditional-sized stock horses are her favorites, and she still uses oils. She enjoys attending Breyerfest, and several live shows every year.
Vickie works for The Boeing Company, as a graphic artist. Along with Duane, she is an enthusiastic distance runner and spends much of her free time training for marathons. They live on a small farm near Huntsville, Alabama, with a Thoroughbred horse and a crazy Catahoula dog.
If you'd like to contact Vickie, you can visit her web site or use either her email and snail mail addresses provided below:
Vickie
Meader
353 Mountain View Road
Union Grove, Alabama 35175
Top: Cannondale, dun blanketed Appaloosa customized from the Peter Stone Idealtock Horse; created 2000; owned by vickie Meader
Bottom: Ima Balmy Mac, chestnut overo Paint gelding customized from the Stone Western Pleasure Horse and owned by Elaine Sulser; this is a portrait of Elaine's real horse.
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