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Toronto Plastic Ponies Club April Meet!

Hello everybody!
I know that I have been MIA for a while and haven't posted anything for a very long time now... But, I replaced in the model horse hobby, especially since for my birthday, my boyfriend bought me a ticket to the Toronto Live Show that's on April 30th! Since, there was a Toronto Plastic Ponies Club meeting that was talking about the live show and a swap meet, I decided to attend. It was great! I really enjoyed myself and met a ton of lovely people!

This was the very first meeting that I have attended of this kind and boy, I ended up buying a lot!

I am going to list off the models that I bought, which is a total of 8, by my chronological buying order:

1) Peter Stone "Golden" Arabian (OF) in a glossy finish (2003)

2) Breyer Valegro and American Pharoah stablemates

3) Breyer Andalusian and Mustang stablemates

4) Breyer JP Penney Parade of Breeds V (2008)

5) Breyer Blue Suede Shoes (2006)

6) Breyer Hanoverian stablemate in bay (2012-2015?) came for free with Blue Suede Shoes!

I have basically gotten every stablemate that I had on my wishlist and Blue Suede Shoes, who was on my wanted list for a very long time, and another Peter Stone Arabian!

Although, I have made a rule for myself that I will buy other Peter Stone molds, this one was too good to pass up! He's a beautiful chestnut colour and I've wanted a chestnut in my Traditional collection for a while. Now, I have both a Blue Roan and a Chestnut!

This has been the largest model horse haul I have ever had, and I feel a little overwhelmed!

Now, onto the preparation for the live show! I'll have reviews for each of the models that I have got in the next posts (each horse gets its own post).

Thanks for reading!

~Marina

Peach, the Lovebird

I got a bird!

My bird is the one in the front. She (not sure what gender she is yet until she reaches the adult stage) is a peach-faced lovebird. She was born on May 21, 2015!

She is a little older than her sister (or brother) which has the brown-yellow beak. Although they are both around the same age, my lovebird (named "Peach"... its gender neutral, I know) barely has any brown on her beak which is common in lovebird babies.

Why?

Because she is a green-pied lovebird, it's a colour variation. Chicks of that colour variation don't or barely have any brown on their beaks.

Her sister is a regular peach-faced lovebird which is why she has brown on her beak.

Today is her 11th day of living with me. At first she was aggressive and restless and hyper. But now, after a few days of training she is comfortable with sitting on my hand, shoulder, and my head (which I don't really like, oh well!).

Peach also learned how to step up from one finger to another.

How to fly from my hand to my shoulder.

AND

How to fly a little lap around the biggest room of my apartment right back to my hand!

Her sister (or brother) is a lot calmer and less noisy as Peach is... and it was the bird I originally wanted... I am really happy that I got Peach. We clicked off right away when she got home!

She is really scared of hands (unlike her sister) but she is really comfortable with me wearing gloves and stepping onto my hands while I am wearing gloves.

She is a really hard biter and to be honest... I have 3 scars on my thumb from her biting. But since a little bit of training, she rarely bites now.

She comfortably sits on my shoulder and enjoys being on my hands!

Thanks for reading, leave a comment below!

~Marina

P.S. You can follow Peach on instagram!

https://instagram.com/loveypeachy/

TRIPLE CROWN WINNER!

Today is going to go down in history because....
American Pharoah won the TRIPLE CROWN!
We have not had a Triple Crown winner since 1978 (Affirmed) and after 37 years of waiting... American Pharoah blessed us with a Triple Crown!

Marina's Aragorn

Hello everybody!
I think you already met this guy but he's so pretty I had to share more pictures of him!

Marina's Aragorn, Peter Stone DAH 2014

When I look at him I am so thankful that I got him last year & the wait for him was worth it!

Marina's Aragorn, Peter Stone DAH 2014, Headshot

Photos!

Hello everybody!
Recently I received my new rechargeable batteries for my FujuFilm FinePix 6900Zoom & that means that I get to take a whole lot of more pictures!