Exclusive Ponies

Official Description: Pony Story: In 2010, The Trail of Painted Ponies hosted an exciting design competition for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede. The winner was a talented artist named Alanna Donohue of Brentwood, New York, with her Pony titled inAmerican Spirit. in inI love Dolly, in says this colorful graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. inShe seems to be so warm and at home with the woman she is. I didn't want to let her down. in Seventeen years in the home decorating field enhanced her design abilities and resourcefulness when it comes to working creatively with different materials. She knew where to go for the fabric and silver embellishments she incorporated into her design. With a touch that the woman who wrote and sang inCoat of Many Colors in would surely appreciate, Alanna fabricated the saddle from pieces of a shabby leather coat her mother had given her years ago. But Alanna wants to be sure not to take all the credit for her Painted Pony. She makes a point of sharing credit with her spiritual collaborator. inGod gave me a gift that I haven't really used. And I have always wanted to somehow contribute to this world with my art. So I said to him, 'You're the Master Creator. Let's do this together.' in Of her achievement, Alanna says, inI wanted to create a special Painted Pony that people would want to take home with them from Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede. Something that would help them preserve that priceless memory forever. A Painted Pony people could ride in their dreams. That is 'American Spirit!' in Last Number at Retirement 1E/1,304

Official Description: Pony Story: inMy folks couldn't afford a whole lot when I was growing up, but Christmas was always a fabulous event with exciting surprises. This Pony expresses my memories of those wonderful Christmas mornings when my sisters and I could finally burst into the living room to behold a fully decorated tree surrounded by gifts. Our eyes widened with the vision of bright colors and shiny baubles, bows, and wrapped gifts. And every year (in addition to the coveted art supplies) my most anticipated gift was a new horse figurine. My hope is that 'Christmas Morn' will bring back similar memories to others. in Created exclusively for Dillard's stores for Holiday 2017.

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Official Description: Pony Story: inMy folks couldn't afford a whole lot when I was growing up, but Christmas was always a fabulous event with exciting surprises. This Pony expresses my memories of those wonderful Christmas mornings when my sisters and I could finally burst into the living room to behold a fully decorated tree surrounded by gifts. Our eyes widened with the vision of bright colors and shiny baubles, bows, and wrapped gifts. And every year (in addition to the coveted art supplies) my most anticipated gift was a new horse figurine. My hope is that 'Christmas Morn' will bring back similar memories to others. in Created exclusively for Dillard's stores for Holiday 2017.

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Official Description: Pony Story: Once each year we create an exclusive Painted Pony for Dillard?s Department Stores to headline their wide selection of Painted Pony figurines. This year we chose a design by one of our celebrated Painted Pony artists, Janee Hughes, that honors the horses and riders who compete at the highest level of equestrian sports. There are six international competitions ? show jumping, eventing, combined driving, endurance riding, dressage and reining ? and each event is represented in graphic detail on the sides of the Pony, The best American riders and horses work hard to qualify for a position on international teams, and this Painted Pony is a fitting tribute. Created exclusively for Dillard's Stores in 2011. There are 250 Dillard?s Department Stores across the country that carry this Pony, along with other figurines. We encourage you to visit a Dillard?s near you. Some interesting background: The history of equestrian sports dates back 2,000 years, to when the Greeks held chariot races and introduced dressage training to prepare their horses for war. It continued to develop as a military exercise through the Middle Ages until, at the beginning of the 20th Century, it was included in the Olympian games. Today, the popularity of horse sports has gone far beyond its traditional military base. It is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete against each other on equal terms. It is also the only one in which humans and animals compete together.

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Official Description: Pony Story: inFinale in was created exclusively for Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede in 2013. This is a limited edition of 1,200.

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Official Description: Pony Story: With all the action and color of the horses, dogs and riders, the traditional British sport of fox hunting has been the inspiration for many paintings. It requires steady horses with years of training and experience, while the international competitions of evening show jumping and dressage are even more demanding. These equine athletes and their riders are the elite performers of the horse world. ?Grand Prix? unites all these elements on one elegant figurine. Only the very best reach the level of Grand Prix! Created exclusively for Dillard's Stores in 2009.

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Official Description: Pony Story: Native American influences have been a part of Kathy Morrow's life since childhood; she was raised on the San Carlos Apache and Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Reservations, where her father organized Indian police departments. Many of her paintings reflect Native American legends. With her design, the white plume of an Eagle feather stretches along each side of the Pony, forming the perfect background for a series of four painted horses that represent the rainbow of mankind - black man, yellow man, red man, and white man. The total effect is an image of harmony at its best. Created exclusively for the High Desert State Bank in 2004.

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Official Description: Pony Story: The Canadian Horse originated from horses sent to Quebec by King Louis XIV in the late 1600s. Adapting to extreme conditions and sparse feed, it evolved into a hardy easy-keeper that, according to lore, is capable of generating inmore power per hundred pounds of body weight than horses of any other breed. in Most commonly black in color, good-natured and truly versatile, it is a natural incanvas in for a horse that represents all of Canada. Covered with 14 maple leaves - signifying 10 provinces and 3 territories that are unified by a large maple leaf draped over its back - and running above a map of Canada, this exclusive Painted Pony was created by a Canadian artist who runs a small boarding and riding facility named Justa Lil Ranch in the far northern reaches of Alberta. Created exclusively for retailers in Canada in 2008.

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Official Description: Pony Story: Over the years there have been many imaginative interpretations of the Nutcracker, which tells the tale of a little girl and her favorite toy, a funny-looking nutcracker carved to look like a soldier, who whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. Adding something new and unique to the holidays this year is a fancy sweet-toothed Painted Pony nutcracker who is dressed in gold braid and tassels, with frosting on his hat, a candy cane in his mouth and a bucket of candy beneath him, dancing in merriment as he performs his own version of this classic Christmas story. Created exclusively for Dillard's stores for Holiday 2018.

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Official Description: Pony Story: Over the years there have been many imaginative interpretations of the Nutcracker, which tells the tale of a little girl and her favorite toy, a funny-looking nutcracker carved to look like a soldier, who whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. Adding something new and unique to the holidays this year is a fancy sweet-toothed Painted Pony nutcracker who is dressed in gold braid and tassels, with frosting on his hat, a candy cane in his mouth and a bucket of candy beneath him, dancing in merriment as he performs his own version of this classic Christmas story. Created exclusively for Dillard's stores for Holiday 2018.

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Official Description: Pony Story: The Ancient Ones called these deserts home. Then, around 1400 A.D., for unknown reasons, they mysteriously disappeared. Hundreds of years later, a new town would arise from the ruins that would be appropriately named inPhoenix in after the fabulous mythical bird of brilliant scarlet and gold plumage that was said to have perished in flames, only to arise from the ashes. Created by Arizona artist Wendy Wells-Baileyk, inThe Phoenix Pony in stands as a tribute to a timeless and a beautiful city that shares its name, and to the human capacity for renewal and rebirth. Created exclusively for The Phoenix Store at the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, AZ in 2005.

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Official Description: Pony Story: The inspiration behind the Australian Painted Pony draws on traditional themes of Aboriginal Australia, a culture that has historically faced many hardships and challenges, but in many ways forms the foundation of Australia today. The design is a masterful fusion of Aboriginal symbols and markings, images of native animals, representations of the landscape, and the colors of the national flag that celebrates Australia's diversity and multicultural nature. Created exclusively for retailers in Australia in 2009.

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Official Description: Pony Story: The Kentucky Derby is the most prestigious horse race in America. In a matter of seconds, hopes can be bashed, dreams can be realized, and fortunes can be won or lost. The outcome is never sure until those final moments when horses and jockeys thunder down the home stretch. Equestrian artist extraordinaire, Janee Hughes, has captured the excitement of the race for the finish line in the bright colors and straining muscles of the horses and riders... with the roses as a reminder of the importance of the outcome. Created exclusively for Dillard's Stores in 2007.

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