Muzzle

I have been working on the muzzle and the eyes, more to do on both, but I am happy with how it is progressing.

I was asked today "why the animal tracks?". I wanted to give this painting a Native American "flavor" and all of God's creatures seem to hold special meanings to the Indians. I pulled a book out of my library the other day "Horse Color" ( a complete guide to horse coat colors ), and found it interesting that the Medicine Hat Paint and the War Bonnet Paint were thought by some tribes of American Indians to have supernatural powers, many believed that warriors on "medicine hat" paints could not be wounded in battle!

As I read about this particular coat pattern, I think that Doc would actually be considered a "war bonnet" paint. The medicine hat, though predominately white, does have some body patches called "war shields". The war bonnet paint has very little, if any, markings on the body.