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 Military or Police Costumes:
Military/Police Costumes: Where the riders wear uniforms, the horses have standard issued tack, and in a group all look similar except for the emblems of rank and reward. These costumes should be dated from after 1960.
Examples of Costumes
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Owned and shown by: Kimberley Jacobs
Props, tack, doll, photo by Kimberley Jacobs.
Merelan
Info: Gray Dutch Warmblood mare
Mold: Breyer Strapless cm by unknown artist
Owner: Kimberley Jacobs
Comments: Contemporary Russian Cossack Soldier; Props, tack, doll by K. Jacobs.
Sereno
Info: White Trakehner gelding
Mold: OF Breyer Milton
Owner: Kimberley Jacobs
Comments: H.R.H. Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, c.1961. Doll by L. Jacobs; Props, tack, photo by K. Jacobs.
Dover Area Mounted Police
Owner: Kimberley Jacobs
Comments: Dover Mounted Police Force consists of only three horses and do mostly public relations work – riding through neighborhoods, letting the kids and adults pet their horses and reporting on crime problems that the neighbors are afraid of telling to “regular officers.” Props, tack, doll by K. Jacobs.