Ginia
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I need help deciding whether to try a "new venture" or not. When I was a younger stay-at-home Mom, I financed my "then" Arab horse habit by designing and making Native Arab Costumes for the show-ring. It was fun, pretty lucrative, and gave me a chance to meet a lot of really nice people. I had costumes that went with their owner/exhibitor to National Honors, both in the US and Canada. After the kids were grown I took a winter job in town and spent summers helping with the farmwork, and virtually quit all sewing but the necessary mending. Now that I'm back home full time and the farming is scaled down, I'd like to return to the nice, creative fun of costuming again. I don't want to be "flamed" here, but the cute little story-book costumes, cartoon characters, cardboard tractors, etc., don't interest me. I'd like to do costumes that play upon the horses actual type, i.e. authentic-looking Native American regalia for the Appys, Arab Native for the araby ones, maybe a mock-up of a giltzy 40's or 50's Parade outfit for a showy moving horse, (you get the general idea). I'd like to see costume classes become a seriously competitive class with LOTS of entrys. Sorry for the length of this post, but before I invest the time and money into creating a few "examples", I'd love as many of you as possible to give me your thoughts.