Category Archives: Art & Gifts

Finally, a gift directory to quench your Friesian fever! Browse our listings of friesian themed artists and merchants, visit their websites, buy stuff, support our community!

Jewelry

Baroque Horse Jewelry

Lesley Rand Bennett – horse themed fine gold jewelry. A wide selection of Friesian themed pieces.

 

Dragons Fly Designs

Susan Werner – Handcut sterling silver jewelry, custom made from photographs. Many Friesian profiles and other horse/animal silhouettes available.

 

The Gorgeous Horse

Custom hand-made gold jewlery. Has a Friesian category with aprox. 8 pieces.

 

Jane Heart Jewelry

Jane Heart – sterling silver and 14k gold. A Friesian Collection (4 pieces).

 

Simply Italy Designs

Danita Zaccheo – Affordable Friesian and Andalusian themed jewelry

 

Videos

The Dancing Horse & Piaffe Simplified “A Training Manual”

An instructional video by Diane Olds Rossi, exhibitor of Approved stallion Lukas 324. Appears to feature mostly Friesians.

The Friesian Horse Extravaganza 1997 & 1998

Two videos of the first North American Friesian Extravaganzas.

FrieseParels

A feast for the eyes of 77 minutes with choice of English, German, French or Spanish subtitles showing the Friesian’s history and its versatility.

Lungeing with Lammert Haanstra

Stallion-show clinician with English voice-over.

The Magical World of Dancing Horses

Two seperate videos, “Night of the Friesians” and “Magic of the Dancing Horses”, both recordings of performances by Diane Olds Rossi with her Friesians and other exhibition horses.

Raising & Training the Friesian Horse

2-dvd set by stallion-show clinician Lammert Haanstra, with English voice-over, taking you from breeding to birth, through all raising & training stages, to showing.

Rein Dance with Clay Maier

A series of four instructional videos by Friesian horse trainer and performer Clay Maier. DVDs include “Introduction to Long Reins”, “Train Your Horse to Drive”, “Tandem Riding” and “Advanced Long Reining”. All horses featured in the tutorials are Friesians.

Sjoerd Meekma Keuring Preparation Training Course

3 DVD set with five hours of footage from a keuring clinic with Dutch runner Sjoerd Meekma. Grooming, health and training tips, interpreting linear score sheets, and case studies.

General

Custom Design Art

Dianne Dakowicz – Book illustrations, farm logos, and horse portraits. Her artwork is available on a large number of items, from notecards to clothing. Also, for younger fans, a new Friesian plush toy.

 

The Baroque Horse Store

A unique variety of tack, gifts, supplies and reference materials. A great source for those Dutch Friesian books and videos you’ve been trying to find. Also offers translations. Offers many Friesian themed items not seen elsewhere.

 

Friesian Horse Souveniers

A Dutch-based business, offering a variety of Friesian themed clothing, Frisian flags, weather vanes, doorplates, posters, wine bottle holders, statues, and more. In Euros.

 

Horses by Marji

Marji Lexton – An array of lovely professional Freisian photographs available on various merchandise through Cafepress. Photography home page: http://www.marjilexton.com.

 

The Feathered Horse

One of the first businesses to specialize exclusively in Friesian merchandise. Currently the only Friesian cataloge in the United States. Artwork, clothing, tack and gifts, including works of many of the artists listed here. An essential for Friesian lovers.

 

The Mailbox Ranch

Martha and Sonny Carter – Custom made Horse mailboxes. Yup, they have a Friesian too.

 

Painted Pooches

Amanda Garland Thomas – hand painted totes, ornaments, mailboxes, apparel and other items (no, it’s not just dogs). One Friesian messenger bag, but I believe they take custom orders.

 

Raven Chocolates

Frieda Koper – top quality handmade chocolates. Offers a gift box including a chocolate Friesian medallion.

 

West Coast Weather Vanes

Ken & LizAnne Jense- Handcrafted copper weathervane of Friesian Horses. Available in up to four sizes. Can be personalized to look like your Friesian. Limited edition of 50.

 

Tack

The Baroque Horse Store

A unique variety of tack, gifts, supplies and reference materials. A great source for those Dutch Friesian books and videos you’ve been trying to find. Also offers translations. Offers many Friesian themed items not seen elsewhere.

Baroque Tack

Exclusive Friesian Show Equipment Designed by S.Jahnke of Germany.

Black Horse Leatherworks

Custom tack designed for Friesian medieval costume and keuring headstalls.

Tweespan

Dutch Friesian Tack supplier – Top quality Fryso saddles, harness, bridles and more designed specifically for Friesians.

 

Photography

Atelier Achterhof & Adriaansen

Johan Atelier – dutch photographer of exclusively Friesian horses. Many photos, including some of the stallion inspection and local keurs. His wife does paintings of Friesians. Website in dutch.

Cheval Photography

Gloria Muscarella – equine photography. A very large collection of Friesian photographs. (pictures from the Friesian Extravaganza in Ogden, UT)

Edition Boiselle

Gabriele Boiselle – equine photography. Friesian calendars.

The Forest Boyz

Laura Zugzda –  many prints available of the Forest Boyz, three handsome Friesians living in the California forest.

Lynn R Photo

Lynn R – baroque breed photography. Many Friesian photos, available on merchandise.

Photography by Cally

Cally Matherly – almost exclusively Friesian photography. Show and keur coverage, as well as stallion and horse/owner portraiture. Possible Friesian coffee table book in the works.

windhorseOne Studios

Susan Williams – Editioned fine art photography prints portraying the horse. 3 Friesian prints located under Baroque portfolio.

Zoo Crew Photography

Meghan Noecker – animal photography. A large Friesian gallery.

Artwork

Abby Hall

Abby Hall – a pencil of stallion Tim

ACEO Miniature Art by Delia

Delia – Acrylic and watercolor miniatures. About thirteen pieces featuring Friesians.

The Art of Adam Thomas

Adam Thomas – whimsical nature themed oil paintings. Two Friesian pieces.

Animal Artistry

Model horses – four Friesian models

Ann Jeffree Wildlife & Pet Portraits

Ann Jeffree- a large section of Friesian material including pastels, charcoal, pen and ink, photographs and scratch board works. Art is available on merchandise as well as original prints.

Arteque Studio

Franzi Pfeiffer – painting/collage combinations. One Friesian portrait.

Atelier Achterhof & Adriaansen

Nicole Adriaansen – an exclusively Friesian horse artist, with both paintings and pencil. Painted the logo for the 2004 Friesian Extravaganza. Her husband also specializes in photographs of Friesian horses.

The Art of Kathi Peters

Kathi Peters – watercolor, casein, paper-cuts, mixed media. One Friesian watercolor, one paper-cut, three casein, two mixed media. Two limited edition giclee reproductions. Available for commission.

Black Horse Design

Sherl Gordon – pastel, coloured pencil, graphite and oil paint. A number of Friesian pieces and good-sized gift collection.

Calamuso Enterprises

Angelo Calamuso – Signed Glicée fine art prints of “The Friesian” by veteran equine artist Angelo Calamuso.

Custom Design Art

Dianne Dakowicz – Illustrations, fine art, logos, a huge variety of Friesian themed merchandise.

Dana’s Doodles

Dana Bauer – comic-type horse show illustrations. Friesians in dressage & saddleseat.

Dee Dee Murry

Dee Dee Murray – oil, acrylic, graphite & mixed media. One Friesian piece, “Splash Dance”.

Equine Art by Rebecca J.

Rebecca J. Jeffrey – pencil and pastel. Three Friesian pieces.

Equine Design

Melissa Fischbach – Fine art, custom logos, graphic design and photography. Fine art includes watercolor, pencil, pen & ink, and oils. Many Friesian works, though mostly custom order.

Equine Wine

Diane Schell-Engdahl – Watercolor style, but painted in various vintages of red wine! Also, her Friesian cross Archer paints in wine as well, with 50% of his painting sales going to equine charities.

Equinge – Friesian Gallery

Inge Manders – oil paintings

Bronze Friesian Sculptures

Mike Fields – Large, detailed, and lifelike bronze sculptures of humans, wildlife and horses. Currently one large rearing Friesian piece in production.

Gift From the Master

Sarah Elmassian – graphite, pastel, gouache, ad design. An ongoing Friesian gallery. Offers one or two t-shirt designs.

Happy Horse Studio

Sheri Cook – graphite, pen and colored pencil horse and dog portraits. Also a nice Lord of the Rings fan art gallery. Currently one Friesian piece.

Harrison-Keller

Leslie Harrison & John Keller – fine art & sculpture. About three or four Friesian pieces.

Horses of Art

Painting of a Friesian under saddle, on slate, ceramic Friesian model, ceramic Friesian tile.

In the Rayne Studios

Kristen Wesch – Two Friesian works, acrylic painting and colored pencil, available as prints and on merchandise.

Kelli Swan Pencil Drawings

Kelli Swan – graphite, two friesian prints.

Olva Stewart Pharo

Olva Stewart Pharo – sculpture, pencil. A Friesian bronze and Friesian b&w notecard.

The Sculpted Horse

Lynda Sappington – sculpture, jewelry. A Friesian series. Five sculptures in the series at the moment.

Spirit of Horse Gallery

Kim McElroy – realistic equine paintings often in fantastical/mythical compositions. One or two Friesian pieces.

Tabaskeau Studio

Stacey Tumlinson – resin sculpture. Thor and Pyt sculptures.

Torin Judd Fine Art

Torin Judd- custom portraits from photographs in pastel, charcoal and pencil. “Realism without losing the feel between medium and paper.” At least 3 Friesian pieces so far.

Tumbleweed Paints Metal Art & Decor

Kahlo family – painted metal silhouettes. One Friesian piece.

Twyla Wehnes

Twyla Wehnes – coloured pencil, graphite, watercolor, ink , and acrylic. One Friesian watercolour, three ink portraits.

Wooldridge Equine Art

Pat Wooldrige – primarily realistic graphite pencil portraits, with some colored pencil and watercolor. Two Friesian pieces of the beautiful Star mare, Renee.

Books & Publications

Ashley of the House of Friesian

Written By: E.R. Swan
Fantasy storybook about the Friesian horse.
42 pages, 8 x 10, hard back book, with color illustrations by Shane Slayer and cover art by Dianne Dakowicz.

Friesian Blood Horse

A bi-monthy magazine on the Friesian and Friesian-cross. Official publication for the Friesian Blood Horse Registry. 6 issues per year.

Friesian Keuring

Written by: Beth N. Markham
A Basic Guide for Preparing You and Your Horse for the FHANA Inspection/ FHS Judging
8.5 x 5.5 containing 91 pages, 20 of which include a black and white photo gallery.

Torden, Hear the Thunder

Written by: C. Kirkham
“Torden, Hear the Thunder” is a captivating fictional novel about a Friesian stallion and a girl in the Netherlands during the early 1900′s. The spectacular, endearing Friesian breed was almost extinct and this impressive stallion will help re-establish the breed in the second book of the two-part series.
Aproximately 290 pages, published in September 2006.