"Easter Seals Wyoming is staging Gillette's own version of Chicago's famous cows, Seattle's pigs, Billings; horses and Sun Valley's dogs. "Herd is the Word' for the 20 full size fiberglass horses being sponsored by area business and transformed into unique works of art by a select group of artists.

Once embellished, the horses will be on public display throughout Gillette during the summer of 2005 and the auctioned at a gala event this fall at the Cam-plex.

Funds raised will assist Easter Seals Wyoming in providing day habilitation programs and services for more people with disabilities so they can increase their independence and daily living skills."

Fund-raiser
for Easter Seals Wyoming

Calendar

March 1-Ideas Submission

March 4 Artists selected

March 7-11 Horses to be pick up

May 13-Artwork Completed

June 3, 4–Horse clear coated

June 9–Kick off Event and Play

June 10-Public Display Around Gillette

August/September-Mini Whinnies

October 15 –Auction at Cam-plex


The End of the Trail – The main event and saying good bye to a couple of friends who are leaving for new corrals.


Auction at Cam-plex – An event not to be missed. Silent auction of Mini Whinies begins Friday evening on October 14.


Mini Whinnies Project- The story of another horse, of course. The third time is the charm.
The horses on location. Coal & Road to Gillette and the rest of the Herd

The Easter Seals Map–A copy of the map showing the location of all the horses and sponsors.


Kick Off Event Silverado Center – June 9, 2005 The pictures were taken later in the evening. At the first, the building was so packed with people and horses it was hard to walk through to see each one. It was the first time that I was able to see the horses with the clear coat sprayed on by White-Davis Motors' Body Shop. It was amazing to see how the clear coat had enhanced the paint. (Just like a car). It seemed to brighten and darken the airbrush painting, which was a bonus. It was also nice to meet and talk with the other artists as well as some of the sponsors.

The Mysteries of Rump Mansion––Presented by the Easter Seals Players.
I thoroughly enjoyed the play and it was very entertaining and funny. The 45 minutes that the play encompassed seemed to only take 20 minutes. The Easter Seals Players should be very proud of their performances and of the work it took to produce such a polished performance. Those who missed the event missed out on a truly wonderous event.


2005-2006 Calendars – Available soon June 13. The ink needed time to dry.
Delivery – The horse are returned to the Silverado Center.

"Coal" – The second horse project.

"Road To Gillette" –The saga of the first horse painted with the train theme.

The Beginning – The horses arrive and come home to be corralled in the garage. The prep work begins to make the horses paintable and smooth.


Cody's Horse – Photographs of my brother-in-law's horse.


For horse sponsorship or more information about Herd Is The Word contact Mary Green at Easter Seals in Gillette, 307-682-9053 or
Jan Haider in Billings at 800-627-7889 or e-mail: janh@esgw.org.
Easter Seals Herd is the Word Website