It had to be done in 1:9 scale

An advertisement for HandiHorse puppets crossed my Facebook feed a couple days ago. 

I ordered a set faster than you could say, "It had to be done." 

With just a little alteration, the puppet head makes a perfect 1:9 scale horse mask. 

Naturally, I felt the need to recreate all of our horse mask photo shoots, starting with the first encounter.

After that, it was time for the riding photos. 

I don't have a model of Santana (yet), so Rat Bait had to stand in.

Foals were next.

Yep, that's creepy Uncle Harry.

Last but not least, Mitzi donned the mask for the horse/dog hybrid photo.

Don't be surprised if one of these set-ups finds its way into the performance ring. Because, you know, it has to be done.