A retrospective of the artist's work
Making bow rocking horses

Blocking and carving a rocking horse

I have shown below the before and after states of the process which gives some insight into the making of a 1/12th scale small bow rocking horse

The horse at its first blocked stage

Here you see a rocking horse with some initial carving, blocked up and ready for final carving down

• 1/12 scale

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Carved horse body from right hand side

At this stage, the horse's body has been carved

This view is of the right hand side

• 1/12 scale

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Carved horse body from left hand side

This is the same horse at the carved stage shown from the left hand side

The horse is now ready for sizing, painting, sealing, saddling and fitting of the mane and tail

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The finished bow rocking horses

Shown below are my two latest finished bow rocking horses ready for play

Bow rocker with black mane

This is a smaller horse than the large glider 'Pegusus'.
From bow end to bow end the model measures 4.75 inches (11.9 cm)

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Bow rocker with white mane

The doll rider shows the size of the horse as both are to 1/12th scale.

In an average dolls' house miniature room, a large glider horse on a bar covers too much space.

This smaller horse is more practical in a dolls' house setting.

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Ready Set Go!

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The current Halcyon Hours collection includes bow rockers, glider horses and tricycle horses.

Add one of these delightful working miniatures to your collection or dolls house. Visit my miniature horses for sale