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Modelly
I've collected Breyers since I was around 11-12, and my first model was a SM Swaps in *old* color- roany and everything! Soon after I got Roemer because he looked like a horse I had ridden at camp. :) It soon took off....(that was 1990)

I have somewhere over 1,000 models now, including a couple hundred SMs both OF and CM. They are my favorite size to remake. Most of my models are Breyer but there is a handful of NL, Stone, and other various. I do have my little rubber horsies of yore but those are not included in the count. :)

I love remaking but with everything else I don't get to do it as much, so most people don't know me. I am trying to amend that but it's hard when you have so much going on :P Hopefully this summer I can really get some more done; I do have some SM Original Sculptures in the works as well as some cool remakes of all sizes.

What Else?
Well I have a husband (I imported him from Ireland) and so there's family. We also have our horses (below), our beloved dog Katy, an Aussie/German Shep mix, and our 4 wily cats, as well as rats, fish, and a gosling named George. And sadly we currently live in town!

I like to participate in other fantasy horse related things such as the MRF, I am into pedigree assignment and most of my horses are assigned IDs (I fell behind sometime last year so lots to catch up on) so a s/d list is available upon request though it needs to be updated- breed specific requests preferred 'til I get my...er...*stuff* together.

I have suffered with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome since at least last summer. (I suspect I actually had it several months before but not severe.) Summer of '01 was the worst and I literally could not do anything, even read or watch movies (couldn't focus or concentrate). I am a lot better now but not back to normal--- I try to lead life as normally as I can though. Feel free to chat with me about this depressing and confounding disease!

Also, to throw more into the mix, I have 7 horses. 6 were acquired last year. The other is my ol' ranch QH gelding Pokey (1987). When my new domain goes up all my kids will have their own page! But for now they must wait. ;)

The kids: The Winsum Kid, 2000 APHA gelding(ch min ov); Scenic Minstrel "Aden", 2001 APHA stallion(sor ov, 1/2 TB); Elysium, 2001 APHA mare (loud black ov); Empress Lucilla, 2001 APHA mare (brown sol); Honeys Summer Rain, 2001 APHA mare (red dun sol, 1/2 TB); and Akhenaten "Archie", a 2001 3/4 Arabian gold champagne stud colt.

Check out the what's new page for our newest herd addition; hope there's more but she's for sure!

What *Else*
My husband and I are working on our Western script which will start shooting this summer/fall. We both have a big interest in movies and film, and would like to have careers in that area.

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Melissa Effenberger
Rapid City,SD