Lifesize horse

[RoyalOaksTaxidermy]

Anyone here ever mount a lifesize horse?

Had a lady flag me down today while in town, her horse apparently is going to be put down soon and she wanted to see if Id mount it..

Can someone tell me if they are greasy like other domestics or any special care needed? IM going to send it to the tannery, dont even want to mess with it here..

Also what would you all get price wise for something like this? IM thinking about elk size, but domestic plus lots of altering and such.. Is 7,000 or 8,000 about right? More? Less? My first thought was around 10,000 but I dont want to price myself out of a job yet I do want to make it worth my while..

[jasonb]

If she wants it 10,000 is not out of the question you are dealing with a pet and you should be payed well for that.

[RoyalOaksTaxidermy]

That was my initial thinking as well.. But I do want to be fair.. I keep thinking if all the alterations LOL.. I know its definetly gonna be a big project.. Not like they have ready made horse forms that actually look like a horse..
  The ones Ive seen are rather blah and look more like an over sizzed zebra.

[jasonb]

All the more reasons to charge well for it those type of customers do not understand Alterations so charge up front for them.

[ryan rhodes]

!0,000 seems low.  I'd charge 9,500 for a moose, you're gonna have a lot of work ahead of you. Definitely do your homework.  Good luck.

[Henry J.]

People want there pets mounted at 1st. Then 6 months later when it's done and there just getting over it  passing they change there mind or you hear, It does not look like spot did ! I tell most people no or come back in a month & if they do , I tell them spot is gone and this will be a  mounted dog ( horse ) not spot. Also on pets get full payment up front . Gitting stuck $200 or $500 on a small pet sucks $10,000 dam that would suck big time !

[Lone Wolf Taxidermy]

Oaks...what kind of horse is it. There would be a huge difference in a Quarter horse and an Arabian. Also you must research the availibility of mannikins and all the alterations you will have to do. These large and out of the ordinary mounts are very time consuming and require a great deal of thought. 10 grand may sound good at first glance but untill you research this project and get some advice from others that have worked on large projects it may not be close to what you need. Talk to the horse owner, go look at the horse, get some pics and general measurements before you ever quote a price on this kind of project.

[bill@hogheaven]

Lone wolf has good advice. $10000 seems on the low side to me.

[Keith. C]

yeah it does....I would do it Rae and if you need some help I'll come camp out for a weekend and we can knock part of it out.  But I get to sleep in the trailer with suround sound :-)

[countryview]

dont forget to check on freeze drying.

[Southeast]

Freeze-drying...a horse?!!

[RoyalOaksTaxidermy]

yeah it does....I would do it Rae and if you need some help I'll come camp out for a weekend and we can knock part of it out.  But I get to sleep in the trailer with suround sound :-)

  ROFLMAO Too funny..  You MUST watch dvds in there.. Its awesome.. Better than our house...

  Well we shall see what she has to say.. I have to go look at the horse, find out what breed it is and such.. I dont know if she plans on putting it down, or wait til nature runs its course..
  IM curious what it is as well. I can just see it being some shire or something.. THAT would be fun LOL ....
  Definetly going to get full payment up front... I cant see being stuck with a horse...

[mark c]

if you get stuck with the horse just put rockers under it and take it to bars and birthday parties   mark c

[RoyalOaksTaxidermy]

if you get stuck with the horse just put rockers under it and take it to bars and birthday parties   mark c

   Oh heck If I get stuck with it that bugger is my unicorn for sure   Been looking for one anyway LOL>

[Bob Coughlin]

I did a huge black stallion at a studio I worked at a couple of years ago. Had to alter a standing form to a rearing form and make it quite a bit bigger. I believe the customer paid $20,000 to have it done. They're a lot of work.