| Old Julip Originals |
| These are my older julips, ranging from 1950's to 1990's, and all shapes and sizes from shetland ponies to shires, donkeys to jumping horses, and everything else in between. Here you can meet my collection of second-hand and Vintage Originals. Now split in Two pages - make sure you click the link to see all the others! |
| Here is Taffy in his handmade tack, with vintage rider Lucy. I love this little chap, he's so full of character and mischief, you can imagine the cheeky sort of pony he'd be in real life. |
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| This is Taffy, my shetland pony. I got him from a collector who was selling up all her julips (including three HOTY arabs which I bought too). His show name is Scotch Mistie, and here he is posing in his in-hand bridle with a very funny look on his face! Taffy was first sold in the late 1980's, then again in 1995. I suspect my Taffy is one of the earlier ones, as he's pretty yellowed and stiff, which is a giveaway of age in 'white' julips. |
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| Here's Connie, my beautiful bay American Quarter Horse. She's 23 years old, and in lovely condition. When she came to me she'd lost a lot of paint round her mouth, ears, and legs, but I've restored her to her old self again, and she's looking very pretty. I love her sweet sleepy face and detailed eyes. She has silver painted horseshoes, a soft tummy, and a year letter inside her mouth (K). She also has a real mohair mane and tail, rather than the modern nylon used today. The Quarter Horse mould is much bigger than most julips, she stands a good inch taller than my others. |
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| Meet Harecroft William, the stunning shire. A very rare mould and in great condition for his age (we think Willy was made in about 1977/78), this chap really is a gorgeous julip. Posing proudly, this stallion was Craft Champion and Reserve to Reserve Supreme Champion at Lindfield Live Show 2005, and first-placed original out of over 80 at the New Year Fun Live 2006. I made his stallion showing set myself, and added his braids and flights (right) in my stable colours of green and cream. |
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| Another rare mould, this is the 'child's jumping pony'. He's got a very fine head and is resting one hindleg, he looks a lot more realistic than some of the julip moulds. He's not actually pony sized, measuring up at about the same height as the family horse. I've named mine Chip after a black horse I used to know, he's about 15 years old, and a very pretty little julip. |
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| Danny was made in 1975. He's a lovely example of the older shetland pony mould - the current one (like Taffy) is actually known as the Pit Pony. I've had to do a little repair work to his legs as he was very cracked and had wires sticking out, and his paintwork was very worn out, so needed a little touching up. But I've done as little as possible, so his original paint is intact in all but the most damaged areas. |
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| If vintage julips don't have an identifying 'year letter' inside their mouth (or you can't look inside because they've gone stiff) and they're made in a mould that was in production for a long time, you can often date them by looking at the style of their eyes. If you compare Danny's eyes (above) with Connie's, Williams, and Misty's (below), you'll see they're four very different styles. |
| (Left) Danny looking very much like a Thelwell pony! Danny is his original name, I keep old julip's names whenever I know what they were called by their first owners. |
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| Misty, a very sweet little grey in the child's hunter mould. Made in the late 1970's, Misty is still in lovely condition, he's been very well looked after. Here's what Misty's first owner had to say about his model, and the real pony : "I always liked Misty best as he had such a nice face. Also I adored his real life counterpart, who was quiet, loving, and totally reliable." I'm glad to have been able to give mini-Misty a new home, he's pictured here wearing his original bridle. |
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| Tarquin came from the same owner as Misty, and was also a lookalike of a real horse, painted to order with all the right white markings, so he's a real one-of-a-kind model. This mould is known as the Horse in Action, and is very sought-after by collectors as it's pretty rare and very striking to look at. Now making well over £100 each, I'm really lucky to have got hold of such a nice one! Made in the late 1970's, Tarquin the dun is a beautiful, very unusual horse. His first owner says (of the real horse) "Tarquin was a brilliant jumper but had a powerful buck." |
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| This is Ernest, a very old thoroughbred. When he came to me he had badly bent, stiff legs, no ears, 'melted' feet and several big dents in his body. With a little cruel-to-be-kind repositioning of his legs, cracks, holes and dents filled and painted over, and a new pair of ears, Ernest looks much happier. I've left as much of his paint intact as possible, and only repainted those areas that needed filling. I used a toothbrush to flick the black speckles on, in order to match julip's fleabitten grey finish. Ernest has no letter in his mouth, meaning he was made in 1971 at the latest! |
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| Here's Bernard Black, my gorgeous little Fell pony julip. Bernard was a real rescue case, he arrived with his feet in a seperate envelope! I've reattached them now, and he looks almost good as new (making allowances for the horrible bad-hair-day he was suffering when this photo was taken!) He has a letter B in his mouth, making him a 1972 julip - he looks great for his age now, but to see the story of his drastic restoration, visit his page : The Restoration of Bernard Black |
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| This little piebald pony might look like Smudge from the current Julip catalogue, but in fact he's a much older one, from the early 1990's. His markings are different, he has a half-white face. This is the New Forest Pony mould, they look permanantly depressed. Moops is good friends with Bernard, they like to sulk together. |
| Aurelia is a very old julip, from the 1950's. We don't know the real name for her mould, but think it might be the 'show pony'. She came to me in a very bad way, having cracked all over and her legs being crumbled away, but I've restored her to how she should have looked, with a new coat of palomino paint over her repaired body and legs. She also has a new mane and tail. Her eyes are original, I painted round them as they're a good indicator to her age and it would have been a shame to alter her too much. |
| (Left) one of Aurelia's 'before' photos, showing how rough and discoloured her body had become, and some of the damage to her lower leg. You can see the wires through the hard cracked rubber. |
| This beautiful Arab Mare is Seraphim, one of my favourite old julips. She is a letter H, made in 1978. She's so pretty and elegant, with a lovely shaded grey colouring. She's more or less in unaltered condition, though Laura, who I bought her from, did have to touch up her paintwork a tiny bit, and gave her a new mane and tail because she was looking a bit bald. Her raised tail is held up with a black pipecleaner inside! |
| (Left) Seraphim wearing her home-made burgundy arab set. |
| Rex The Runt is another very old model, like Aurelia we think he was made in the 1950's. He's very small,with an evil-looking glint in his eye. Unlike most old julips, instread of going gooey or cracking, Rex has just set rock hard, he feels like he's made of clay and has no 'bend' left in his legs at all. His rather strange leaning position is due to this setting solid, he now can't be stood up straight without surgery, which he doesn't really need as he still stands up. |
| Rex's colour is original, I got him from Laura who had just touched up his paintwork and gone over his socks, but he's always been this amazing bright red chestnut colour. Latest! We now believe Rex may not be a Julip at all, but a very similar brand from the same era, Pegasus. His shape, style, material, eyes and even the way his legs have tipped back are all just like a few pegasus models belonging to someone on my forum. So we think that's what Rex is! |
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| Duncan, the little Highland Pony Stallion, was made in the early 70's. He has a hogged mane but is otherwise in great condition, his legs are still bendy and his lovely speckled grey coat is all original. He has the sweet worried-looking eyes of this period. |
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| These two julips came from the same seller, Sandstorm the tall 1970's foal (above) needed quite a bit of restoration to his legs and damaged paintwork, but Talisman, the gorgeous leggy Show Hunter (right) is in practically mint condition. |
| Talisman, or Tally for short, is one of the most sought-after julip moulds, the relatively rare Show Hunter. One recently sold on ebay for an incredible £167! Tally is in beautiful condition, if you didn't know better you'd think he was brand new. His legs are still soft and poseable, and his paintwork is undamaged. I've since bought an original 70's huntsman to ride him. |
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| ...don't forget to visit my new originals and lookalikes too! |
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| Go on, it's worth it - there's some really good ones - a donkey, a jumping horse, a cleveland bay.... |