IMEHA (International Model Equine Hobbyists Association) was an online photo showing site that existing until 2018. Included on the site were these guidebooks for judging and showing model horses in Performance classes. MEPSA has obtained permission to share the info contained in the guides.
Contemporary African Native/Ethnic Costumes (After 1960):
Examples such as Fulani, Hausa, and Messerian tack reflect the influence of Islam and borrow many elements from Arabian costume design. Horses, mules or donkeys are allowed.
Examples of Costumes
El Cid
Black Nigerian-bred stallion
Mold: Breyer Adios cm by S. Guffy
Owner: Kimberley Jacobs
Comment: OTHER COSTUME: Hausa (Northern Nigerian) Native Costume; Props, tack, doll, photo by K. Jacobs.
Deirah
Info: Bay Arabian mare
Mold: Ltd. Ed. Desert Song resin by D. Lenzner
Owner: Kimberley Jacobs
Comment: OTHER COSTUME: Contemporary Ethiopian Tribal Chief with bodyguard; Props, tack, dolls, photo by K. Jacobs.
Fulani
Owner: Kimberley Jacobs
Comment: Props, tack, doll, photo by K. Jacobs.
Messerian
Owner: Kimberley Jacobs
Comment: OTHER COSTUME: Sudanese Costume; Props, tack, dolls, photo by K. Jacobs.