New Hagen Renaker Cartoon Horse/Samson

Hagen Renaker has dusted off the old Disney Sampson mold and made a new horse that hobbyists have dubbed, the Cartoon Horse.

 I got mine from Heather Wells of The Horse You Want in California.

I'll admit that I am a little disappointed - the paint job Hagen Renaker is putting on these pieces is not up to their usual quality. I've looked at several examples of the Cartoon Horse, and they all look as though not much attention was paid to the paint job. Look at the breastband and band that goes around the haunches - they're scalloped but painted with straight brush strokes. (And the painter did an oopsie and went off the bands and onto the body of the horse on my piece, too.)

 Having said that, I am still happy to have him in my collection.

 Currently I have him lying on his side - those legs are so spindly, I am afraid I will break one.

My hope is that Hagen Renaker will produce more of the Cartoon Horse in different colors, and that the paint jobs will be better executed.

I haven't gotten my Mortens Studio horses out yet - hopefully they will be featured in the blog tomorrow.