A Contest

(Note from your webmistress.. this was a contest that Joanie ran on Facebook in the beginning of August.) Facebook is both an entertainment and a way to reach my customers. Now the Mini side of my life is supplying most of the FB posts in my feed, because Mini people post more often, and post more pictures of their cars. Let's have some fun.... post a picture of your favorite Pour Horse that you own, and tag me on your post! I'll choose one tomorrow by lottery and send them a special prize. Let's see those Pour Horses! Whether glazed by me or not!

Lyn Sherer Raftis: From the way back machine...the Suspiro I glazed at Joanie's back when I lived in San Diego. Sadly, he and all my Pour Horses were broken during the move from Texas back to CA.

Yashka Hallein: Joanie Berkwitz challenged us to post our favorite Pour Horse horses. I couldn't choose just one. They are like potato chips!!

Yashka Hallein: And how could I forget him?!

Shannon Southard: I have yet to do my own glamour shots of my china collection, but I have to say these are my favorites so far - photos courtesy of Joanie Berkwitz ~

Jennifer Lambert: My two Pour Horse molds for Joanie Berkwitz. CMG Collier by Jessica Fry and CMG Nomad by Leslie Kathman. Horrible pictures by me. :-)

Tracy Wells: An awesome combo. Maureen Love horse finished by Joanie Berkwitz.

Diane Gutzwiler: One of two custom glazed Dafydds by Joanie Berkwitz.

Diane Gutzwiler: Here's Montmorency the gargoyle. He sits on the hearth above the fireplace. He has asked that I do not dust around him since people will not fear him if he's dusty. Hence, he can continue to contemplate his plans for world domination. 

Joan Branstetter: This is the bay Owynn by Joanie Berkwitz.

Joan Branstetter: This is the Okie Rio red dun appaloosa by Joanie Berkwitz.

Jennifer Kroll: "Elidyr" my custom glazed Dafydd by Joanie of Pour Horse Pottery. So thrilled to have this guy in my collection after all the years of wishing. :-)

Julie Wagoner Harris: My favorite Pour Horse - "Irish Limerick". What a blast to show such a tiny thing in performance!!!

Marilyn Jensen: "Tempest" my custom glazed Stormwatch by Joanie Berkwitz.
A grail. A masterpiece. An inspiration. A chimer!

Maggie Shneider Barkovitz: Another piece I have always wanted & had the opportunity to purchase at BreyerFest this year, but under sad circumstances. From Keith's collection.

Susan Candelaria: My big guy.

Susan Candelaria: And then there's always....

Anna Tackett: My favorite two Joanie ponies.

Bev Manderfield: My favorite custom glaze china by Joanie Berkwitz. Not only is he a sculpture I coveted in resin and china form that I never thought Id get my hands on, not only because its a BAY ARAB, but also because it was originally owned and commissioned by Keith G. Bean and I was floored when he texted me with first dibs when he was looking to sell it, I had been at my new job just a few months but I knew I could finally actually afford such a nice piece even if I did have to make a couple pmts on him. Miss ya Keith! So glad I have Altair and Harley to remember you by.

Gail Berg: Putting things in perspective. Joanie Berkwitz's lovely work. A gargoyle (about 2" high), and her little Santa (mounted on a glass marble with some putty so it won't get as easily lost).

Tiffany Tran: CG Okie Clay. Like the OF, but with no appy pattern. Love him!

Chris Wallbruch; I have two more Pour Horses for Joanie Berkwitz to see...both custom glazed by Lesli Kathman!

Susan Hurst: My only two Pour Horse related items, they're both treasured. I love my Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig Otto mug and use it pretty much every morning. I am not really a sculptor, but Betsy Andrews asked me to come up with a piece for the 25th anniversary of MAR in 2005, and Joanie was kind enough to mold, cast and glaze them.

Beth Kusnetz: I know he's not a Pour Horse but I love him.

Kristina Lucas Francis: A fleabit Maggie Pour Horse that Joanie Berkwitz and I custom glazed together.

Melissa Gaulding: My favorite Pour Horse (in this case, a "true" Pour Horse) is this Hadrian, sculpted by Sarah Rose and produced by Joanie in a production run; however, this one was made as one of three awards for Elizabeth LaRose's show Skyline Live, to one of Joanie's exquisite "sputter" roans—AND he is made all the more special because he is a mistake—Joanie forgot to put black on his feet, so he has dark brown hooves! It has never affected his showing and he always places!

Melissa Gaulding: Kristina Lucas Francis sculpted a teensy horse called Collier and she and Joanie produced him in a Pour Horse production run. Many years later, Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig claybodied several Colliers. The roan is finished by Joanie, and the pinto (below) was finsihed by Lesli Kathman.

Melissa Gaulding: Uh oh, here's Dixon!

Melissa Gaulding: And then, finally, my favorite Hadrian that I have ever seen, finished by Lesli, here is Willem, who I actually got in one of her rare lotteries (you could have knocked me over with a feather!)--

Heather Malone: This is my favorite Pour Horse and probably my favorite in my collection. This is "Warburton", named for Patrick Warburton, who played "The Tick" in the live action series. Get it? CG Okie glazed by Joan!

Sarah Townsend: Joanie Berkwitz wanted to see our favorite Pour horses. Mine are my OF Nomad and my CMG Bressay by Lesli Kathman. I also love my Limerick that Lesli glazed and show her in Performance!
The Tarpan shows as Butawhiteboy Cantbekhan, Bressay is Blush and Bashful, and Limerick is Violet (named by Lesli)

Christina Dils: My all time favorite Pour Horse picture. Caption is "Nomad is an Island". I took this pic about 10 years ago for one of Liz Holm's photo shows.

Teresa Fedak: Here is my custom glaze Dafydd, beautifully glazed by Joanie Berkwitz. He has been a successful show horse for me. Multiple top tens at NAN in both breed and workmanship, plus a Reserve Champ in 2008, when I first took him. Besides all that, he is special to me because he was named for my two dogs, Gyspsy Rebel. Gypsy has since gone over the rainbow bridge, but will always hold a special place in my heart. So he always makes me think of her. Here he is winning Reserve Overall Champ Custom Glaze at High Country Live last year. Thank you Joanie!!

Jackie Arns-Rossi: Joanie Berkwitz asked for pictures of our favorite Pour Horses. This Collier was glazed by Lesli Kathman and was gifted (!!!) to me by my bestie Heather Malone. To my surprise, he never got a name, so I dubbed him Herschel.

Cynthia Shepard: My Pour Horse representative Twelfth Night.... A beautiful grulla from Joanie who "glows" like moonlight.

Chris Wallbruch: This is Gaspar, and he has won a TON for me. He is also a NAMHSA Register of Merit!

Charlie Chipscat: My one and only Pour Horse and I just love him.

Charlie Chipscat: Wow, I found two more PHP pieces hiding in my stash.

Charlie Chipscat: Here is a WTW that my mother has. Nice flea bitten.

Celeste Alvarez Plitz: I lost my phone so no way to take pics right now, but I can use the ones already on here! (Otherwise my Taboo would be on this list! ). I love my combo Joanie and me pieces, though! I treasure them not only because I think they're beautiful, but also because of the time I got to spend with Joanie creating them. She has taught me so much! And she knows all the best restaurants. A custom Okie Joanie and I did. I won the bisque at a workshop several years ago. I was so thrilled!

Celeste Alvarez Plitz: Hadrian!

Margaret Para: Choose, I have to choose?? My WTW is buried in the curio cabinet, and I have always enjoyed Limerick. I missed out on Voltage and Owen, those two really were favorites but only bought bisque and then sold them.

Juan John Vallejo: Had to choose my two Bressays! I love them!

Kay Myers: My lovely Saucy. Laurie Jo Jensen glazed her. Her belly reads: JENSEN "SAUCY" TEST 95.

Kimberley Harvey: Not a 3 dimensional piece, but a piece of Pour Horse history!

Lesli Kathman: This one is still one of my favorites. We had such a great time making these, and of course the idea and the name began at Pour Horse, too!

Elizabeth Bouras: my favorite Pour Horse is actually a cold painted custom, this is BACCHUS - Pour Horse "Saucy" slightly resculpted and painted by Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig to a beautifully shaded pale chestnut drafter. (1996)

Elizabeth Bouras: And my favorite by Joanie Berkwitz is this Horsing Around Cromwell custom glaze who I think is one of the prettiest dappled grey glazes I've ever seen!

Jessica Fry: My favorite Pour Horse, Suspiro by Joanie Berkwitz. He was (when I first got into china horses) my most sought after, and shockingly, other than the mini Hr's, my very first china horse. He opened the door to a very cool part of the hobby for me. He is still one of my top favorite china horses I own, right up there with the test HR Two Bits and HR white Sun Cortex. For many years he was my best show horse too, but has since been retired since I don't really show anymore.

Jessica Fry: This is a Frosty pony Joanie Berkwitz did for me a few years ago when she made the mold for me. Love this little pony, my lighting wasn't very good, he's so much cuter in person.

Jennifer Lambert: I have my gargoyle Tongshi, who sits on the bookshelf next to my Oceania.

Karen Malcor-Chapman: My two darlings.

Kelly Sealey: My very special Pour Horse, this model was part of an epic adventure and has so many special memories embedded in it.

Carrie Rouillard: Hard to pick one, but it's probably Sadie!

Mary Osedo: Definitely this baby. Memorial portrait of the first horse who got me involved in horse rescue.

Tracy Wells: love my OFC Okie, but this little Maggie is my favorite PH piece.

Kathleen Williams: Hmmmm... *very* hard to pick only one... I think this CG Suspiro from many years past is still a beauty!

Kathleen WIlliams:  And of course I love my Lippett too!

Dara West: Love my Lippett Joanie....

Dara West: Favoritest PH product....buckskin Suspiro... snagged one after 13 yrs...(aka Buzz Lightyear)

Teresa Candelaria: how to choose just one...!!! You are an amazing artist. And I can say I knew you when.

Marcy Myers: Peanut Butter Pixie.

Tammy Lee:  My favorite is my Pixie.

Tammy Lee: Guessing the Lippett will be a fan fave so will post a pic of him too.

Kim Bjorgo-Thorne: My all-time favorite, glazed in honor of my dad. Photo by Joanie.

Diana Dubbeld: Well I am late to the party/contest, but here is my only Joanie piece, my custom glazed Pokey with his OF sister Grumpy! Darn traveling for a family funeral kept me from knowing that was going on.

Lauren Lee: Late to the party, but I proudly have a Pour Horse, too!
No need to enter me in the contest, though, I just wanted to share how proud I am of my cousin!

Sandra Garner: I missed it too, but I think this is one of my favorites.