Champion - "Zdzisio"

Champion came to me with a free gift, which turned out to be Allegra. He had no equipment.


The arrival 

Champion seemed special from the start, it is quite a different mold from the typical Barbie horse, less popular. It is kind of magic in it. I spotted him in the ad with another horse and didn't think long - I had to get it. As I wrote, it had no equipment and was not an expensive purchase, although for me it was very important.


He came to me on July 15, 2021. He had some abrasions and his hair had not been combed for a long time.



Champion has a characteristic type of hair - quite thick, shiny, solid - none of my horses so far have had such hair.




This is Champion from 1994, the second version. He has turquoise eyes, and so were his equipment.


Cleaning

He was really dirty, as evidenced by the water after his bath.


After the bath, it went to the water with the fabric conditioner.



Untangling

Part of the mane was braided. Its disentangling was not possible without the conditioner. Slow work of combing the mane and tail began.

Champion's hair is very strong, few have lost the fight with the comb.





First accessories 

He seemed so poor to me without any accessories, I made a bridle and reins for him.




I was planning to make him a saddle in the same color, but I had no idea how to make it yet. Champion went with me on vacation, where my goddaughter fell in love with him. She made him leg wraps and a halter.





We came back from vacation and Champion had to wait until Christmas, when an idea for Christmas and winter horses was born in my head. 

Champion in winter project

Champion has joined my Christmas - Winter Horses of 2021 project and adopted the colors green and silver.


The first version of the outfit consists of:
     - a rug trimmed with a fur
     - leg warmers with a fur
     - a hat trimmed with a fur
     - 3 hair clips with bells for mane and one for tail
     - belt with bells
I adopted Midnight's bridle with damaged fasteners and made a silver cord reins for it.








While in the store, I came across a Christmas bear named Zdzisio - I found it to be the perfect name for a Champion. White became Rysio and thus a couple was created - Zdzichu and Rychu

Second version

When another friend joined them, I made some slight changes in the outfits.


I added to the outfit:
     - handcrafted bridle with glitter forehead and noseband
     - reins. partly also glitter
     - instead of a belt with bells - an old English saddle for women


I equipped the noseband with fur.





Champion on real snow in December 2022







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