Trail of Painted Ponies

Anyone interested in horses and collectibles is probably aware of the Trail of Painted Ponies line. These hand painted horse figurines are more than just mantle decoration, however. The line has also been photographed and documented in a color printed coffee table book entitled “Anniversary Edition of The Trail of Painted Ponies—From Fine Art to Collectibles.”

Proving popular with more than just the horse-loving community, the book has received some accolades as well. This includes the Arizona Book Publishing award in the art/music/photography category. The president of the Trail of the Painted Ponies ended up accepting the award. This does not mark the first award for the group, though, as their earlier book “American ArtParades” also took home the best book by a new publisher among several other awards.

My dad was helping me fix my mantle in my new house this week and he noticed that I had absolutely nothing to put on it. It’s not deep enough for picture frames or vases; I also wouldn’t want anything that big to fall off and break. I thought it would have to be an empty strip of wood above my fireplace until he brought me something wonderful.

As I was unpacking, he left a box with a series of painted ponies in them and a note that read: “All you need to run your house is horsepower.”  It was cute and endearing and I can’t wait to tell people this story when they come over to look at my beautiful new home.