Stephen Baxter writes:

Hello All,

I have a customer with an older rocking horse she wants

restored to original (as close as possible) The horse was

damaged in the move from the UK and fixing the structural

damage is not too much of a problem. However, as you can

see from the included photos, this restoration is a bit more than

I want to take on. Is there anyone of you that can help this

woman out?

She lives in the Fredericksburg, VA area and doesn't mind

traveling a bit to get this work done. Don, I know you are in the

northern VA area. Can you help her out or know someone up

there who can?

Thanks for all of your help!

Stephen

Hello Friends, Sorry, I should have been more specific.

The bottom picture is how the horse looks now. She painted it

when she was a kid and now, of course, regrets it.

I must confess right now that I have not seen this horse in person!

The customer contacted me by phone after visiting my website

so I hope I am not sending anyone on a wild goose chase or

anything of that sort. She lives over 2 hours drive from me so

all I have is pictures the she sent.

I am assuming that over the many years the saddle and such

were replaced with a "home-made" fix. There are cracks

around the legs where they attach to the body and other minor

damage. I'll include more detailed pics.

Thanks ya'll!

Stephen B.