Nova 1:9
Nova 1:9
Sable Island Stallion
custom by Airen Chandler [Horsenfeffer Hobbies]
Elfin size - 1:9 scale
Overall dimensions: 7.5" to neck crest x 9.5" from edge of front leg to tail
Details on all sizes can be found here.
Hollow cast with stainless steel wire reinforcement. Unpainted and unprepped white resin.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/sable-island-the-wild-horses
THE SABLE ISLAND HORSE
The Sable Island horse is a small feral horse found on Sable Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. It has a horse phenotype and horse ancestors, and is usually dark in colour. The first horses were released on the island in the late 1700s, and soon became feral. Additional horses were later transported to improve the herd's breeding stock.
In 1960, the Canadian government protected the horses by law in their feral state. From the 1980s on, long-term, noninvasive herd studies have been performed, and in 2007 a genetic analysis was conducted that concluded the herd was genetically distinct enough to interest conservationists. In 2008, the horses were declared the official horse of Nova Scotia, and in 2011, the island was declared the Sable Island National Park Reserve.
The horses that remain on Sable Island are feral. They generally stand between 13 and 14 hands (52 and 56 inches, 132 and 142 cm).
Physically, the horses resemble Iberian horses, with arched necks and sloping croups. Overall, they are stocky and short, with short pasterns that allow them to move easily on sandy or rough ground. Sable Island horses have very shaggy coats, manes and tails, especially during the winter. The tail is full and low-set.
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