Mares in Black

The Mares continue our performance series on episode 54 of the podcast with CM artist and fierce performance shower, Erika Isabell. We are also joined by our new Youth Sensei, Sarah Gresens. As per u…

This bonus episode introduces our Mares in Black listeners to our Youth Sensei and third Mare, Sarah Gresens. Sarah is a 19 year old college student who has given up her time to help make the Mares m…

On episode 53 of the Mares in Black we continue our performance series by talking with premier saddle maker and performance maven, Erin Corbett. Also tune in for the latest model horse news, new rele…

Episode 52 of the Mares in Black podcast kicks off our performance series. The Mares welcome Anne Field of Field of Dolls fame to talk about her performance journey and philosophy. And as usual the s…

On MIB episode 51 the Mares look at community and mental health in the hobby during these trying times. They are joined by Darynn Bednarczyk of DeeJayBe Studios to discuss her impactful YouTube video…

On our FIFTIETH episode of the MIB podcast, the Mares welcome Amanda Reed and Jo Heaps to discuss the divisive issue of classism in the hobby and some possible solutions. Regular features like the la…

On episode 49 of the Mares in Black podcast, we discuss a couple of big news items regarding the North American Model Horse Show Association (NAMHSA) regarding NAN card issuance in the face of Covid-…

This episode of Mares in Black continues our diversity in the hobby series where we sit down with Hobbyist Evan Le to talk about the Asian population in the hobby. We discuss his experience being an …

This installment of Mares in Black is the resurrection of episode 20: The Jennifer Show! In 2019, plagued by serious audio problems we shelved the show because the work involved to save it was so dau…

This episode of Mares in Black is the last in our collectibility series where we sit down with Kristina Lucas Francis of Hagen Renaker Tennessee and Lucas Francis Studios to talk about her artistic j…

In this episode the Mares in Black recap Breyerfest 2020 with Rachel Alford from Road to Breyerfest and Stormy Strike from their perspective. We discuss their VBF events, the reactions of their audie…

The Mares summarize all the festivities, fun and notable happenings at BreyerFest 2020. They cover the live feed events, the shows, the Breyer store, BF special runs, the raffles and auction, includi…

On this new bonus episode the Mares talk about the 2020 Best Customs Finalists and (presumed finalists) as well as the BreyerFest 2020 program, schedule and auction lots!

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This episode of Mares in Black explores Breyerfest 2020, and the Mares talk with Rachel Alford from Road to Breyerfest about all the going-ons of this year's Breyerfest event and how it will be handl…

On this episode of Mares in Black, the Mares talk Peter Stone model horse collectibility and have a fun and informative interview with Chunk Watts and Chesna Wertz on the topic. This show also featur…

On this episode of Mares in Black, the Mares are joined by trailblazing hobby and equine artist, Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig for a discussion of copyright and VARA guidance surrounding artistic endeavor…

In this quick bonus episode, the Mares talk about the BreyerFest Best Customs entries for 2020. They talk entry trends, highlights of each category (Theme, Finishwork, Fantasy, Performance, and Extre…

On this show, the Mares are joined by Kristian Beverly, Tegan Davis, Fabian Rodriguez, and Natalie Nimblette to share their experiences as BIPOC/LGBTAQ+ members of the model horse hobby. We talk thro…

Happy birthday to USSSS! We can't believe it's been two years!!!! - 24 months!!! 730 days!!! 41 episodes!!! WOW! AMAZEBALLS! It's and absolute honor to be a part of your lives!

We want to thank you al…

We are so happy to celebrate our 40th episode of Mares in Black! Almost two years ago we had no idea how much fun this would be, how much model horse news there actually is, and how fulfilling making…