Vacation!

Yep! I'm on vacation! And no, not because it is because it is the end of term. Today the teachers of Victoria were protesting since the government promised to give them a pay raise but didn't. Basically all my teachers went to protest. Then tomorrow is vacation to celebrate the Queen's birthday- and Monday too. That might be her actual birthday. But who knows. Anyways, my mom is going to America in a week or so and has offered to get me some stuff I want to buy. I asked her for a horse panting set, to see if I can make decent- looking horses. These are the horses (ignore  color, they will be blank when I paint them):

 This is the saddlebred model, which I think is the best. I will show you my reference color for this one soon.

This is the quarter horse stallion. Since I want these horses to be as realistic as possible, I have researched what color limitations these breeds have. Saddlebreds have none, but quarter horses are restricted in a way. I wanted my quarter horse to be a leopard appaloosa and have discovered that some quarter horses are indeed leopards. So then I started researching, and have come up with two color choices. I am undecided. Could you please help me choose between this one:

And this one?
Please ignore their age groups. I am just looking at color. I love this stallion because I love his pattern, and I love this filly because her pattern is very intricate. I cannot decide. Please help me, and leave a comment below! I will keep reminding you to comment until I actually get these horses and paint them- please give your opinion! I will be keeping count. If you want the first picture, say "The Stallion". If you like the second better, say "The Filly". Please do say- I need more than two votes! Life is going normal. Today I did all my homework and read my book. Nothing interesting. Also, comment about a stable name- I have only two submissions (from now on I will be keeping suggestions in my gmail account and will add any new ones)! Please help. And check my blog about every week. It can't hurt.
Oh yeah, I promised to show you my reference for the american saddlebred:

 This is for the base color. I thought it would look nice. And, of course, this color can be found on saddlebreds.

I will use this picture for the horse's facial markings. I originally wanted these on the quarter horse, but then found out about the appaloosa pattern- I don't think that I could fit this in. I love this facial marking- especially the pink nose. Hopefully these horses will turn out the least bit realistic.







I promise this is the last thing:

Look at Black Caviar! She looks amazing in this picture. I don't know where I found it, but I'm glad I did. This picture looks like it was taken for a movie. Maybe it was shot for something professional. Still. This is a very inspiring picture. I would call it "A New Hope" or "A New Light". Something like that.