I love all things equine, and that zebra is a work of incredible magnificence! I cannot even imagine the hours of work involved to create a such a beautiful artwork. (I hope she used really durable, weatherproof glue for all those sparkly bits and pieces!) Thanks for posting these photos!

Thanks for sharing that website. It's about time I get to using that scroll saw I bought two summers ago. That's a great site. Sal

I was actually thinking I wouldn't change much but maybe revive the wood with something? I have that Howard Feed N Wax and also some type of lemon oil for wood. I thought changing the mane would be a good idea since it's really scraggy looking. I considered adding DS's name to the other side but I don't love that mine's still there. It was neat as a kid, but my parents had a thing for putting my name on stuff. Of course, the only way to get rid of mine would be to fill and paint and I don't think I want to paint. I was going to save it for Christmas for DS but I think he'd really enjoy using it now.

Yeah, that's the plan. I haven't figured out exactly how to do that yet, but I have a Dremel and I know how to use it! Seriously, the pedestal will be important because we get such tremendous daily storms here in Orlando so I need to be sure it's very stable. After looking at some of your posts and photos, Slow, I'm thinking I may want to use some concrete blocks and build a wire frame around them to look like a post. Then I could add a narrower post out the top of the saddle and really make this guy look like a carousel horse! The top of the post could be a great place to hang an orchid or two, right? This is a pitiful sketch but it shows what I'm thinking about doing. If a couple of the hooves are at ground level that will make it even more stable. I can even use some metallic tiles on the support post and do a spiral stripe on the top post! Ooooo! The possibilities are endless!!! Now I just need to figure out where to get all these tiles but that's the subject of another post. Kate