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Showing The Abaco Barb
So, you have a Breyer Capella model (or perhaps a custom portrait of one) and you'd like to start Live or photo showing ... only, where do you start?
What breed division do you stick him in? Light or Stock breeds? Spanish, Gaited, or Iberian? Wild/Feral breeds? Other purebred, or Miscellaneous breeds? Afterall, by all reports, the Abaco Barb is certainly all of the above combined.
Then there's the question of tack, and rider/handler doll attire. What style, which direction should your set ups be going? Afterall, you want the documenation you're supplying (for the hobby judge) to be correct when you lay it down next to your model.
Lucky for you, we've taken care of all of that. Feel free to cut and paste or print out to take with you when you hit the show ring this summer with your gorgeous Abaco Barb horse model.
ABACO BARB BREED CARD:
The Abaco Barb is a wild/feral breed standing between 13 and 14 hands, with a convex/roman-nose facial profile and large, pointed ears and low set tail. They have five lumbar vertebrae and are gaited. Their overall appearance is one of power and elegance. The horses present as much larger than they are, with manes and tails that are thick and wavy. The mane often lies on both sides of neck with tails brushing the ground. Coat colors are typically bay, roan and chestnuts. Some horses have splashes of white resulting in a unique pinto pattern commonly referred to as "splash-white." They are a endangered species residing on the island of Abaco in the Bahamas, with less than ten in existence today. Recent genetic tests revealed that genetically, they are closely related to the Paso breed.
ABACO BARB UNDER TACK:
Although in REAL life they remain wild and feral in small numbers, hypothetically if one were to be domesticated and shown, the correct kind of tack used would have to be of Iberian decent. Barring that, a light breed halter will suffice, and if using a doll handler, english or saddle seat attire (sport/hunt coat, vest, breeches, english/jodhpur boots, braided/hair nets, etc). For a little "spanish" flair (giving homage to the breed's genetically spanish roots) you could reflect that in the vest or sport coat attire.
