The Fail tapestry

Rachel Fail might be a former hobbyist, but her real horses look like something you'd see on a model horse show table.

First, there's Ember, the grulla.

I've never had any real feelings about grulla, but after a day of looking through those stripey ears, I got a wee bit obsessed.

My SD card is filled with detail shots: feet,

legs,

both sides of course!

primitive markings,

stripe.

So pretty! Now I want a grulla.

Speaking of obsessed, Pebbles is my favorite kind of appaloosa.

She's all reds and golds with so many little roany bits.

Once again, I was compelled to take a million pictures.

All angles.

One of Pebbles' most distinctive features is her thick ropy mane. 

I spent a lot of time admiring it when I rode her on Sunday, which is how I noticed the speckly skin beneath the hair.

This is not surprising - I'm sure every inch of her skin is speckled - but I've never noticed it under a mane. So cute!

Finally, a shout out to Breeze.

Although she may look like a plain bay from a distance, this mare is sporting a serious set of dapples.

Just look at them!

No joke, dapples like this make me want to bust out my paints.

That's a lot of fancy finishwork in one field, Rachel. Are you really, truly sure you're done with model horses?