Horse weathervane, Friesian horse

Friesian Horse Weather Vane

by West Coast Weather Vanes

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Friesian Horse Weathervane

This Friesian Horse Weather Vane is one of our most spectacular horse weathervanes. It is also one of our most popular. Because Friesians are black, we usually make it all copper, however we have gold leafed the mane and tail. In the image shown below, left, you can see we can also include a ranch name on the fletching below the horse's hooves. The image below on the right, is a good example of the entirely different appearance you get when you add gold leaf.

The Friesian is an example of a large boned horse in comparison with the more refined appearance of an Arabian Horse. Because we hand shape each weathervane and have two decades of experience, we are able to convey the very different musculature specific to each breed.

The Friesian horse is a breed of horse from Friesland, a province of the Netherlands. Although originally bred as a draft horse, the breed is graceful and nimble for its size and later developed into a finer-boned nobleman's steed. During the Middle Ages, Friesian horses were in great demand as destriers throughout Europe since their size enabled them to carry a knight in full armor. After a few close calls with breed extinction, the modern day Friesian horse is growing in numbers and popularity, used both in harness and under saddle. Most recently, the breed is being introduced to the field of dressage .

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Friesian Horse Weathervane

Our customer for the Friesian featured above had the name of her ranch added to the weathervane in gold leaf. We also gilded the stallion's mane and tail. If you would like a gold leafed fletching similar to this on your weathervane, please call for a quote. We can even match particular fonts!

The two Extra-Large Friesians shown above were done for another customer. We had finished gilding the mane and tail on the first horse but had not yet gilded second one. I've enclosed this photo here to contrast a vane with gold leaf and one without.

Above is a photo of another variation we have done on our standard Friesian Horse weathervane. In this case, the customer wanted a different mane and tail. We created a braided mane as might be seen in competition and made a straighter tail. We also made the horse male.

Customer photos of a spectacular installation of Friesian Horse Weather Vanes.

Customer's Quote:

"We finally got some decent weather so I could go out and take some pics of my new weathervanes. I love them! My barn/arena is definitely the talk of the neighborhood. The weathervanes finish it off. Hopefully I will have my horses here by the first of June. Thanks for a beautiful product. They truly are individual works of art."

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Ordering Information:

To place an order, please call us at (831) 425-5505.

At the time you call, we will provide you with an estimated completion date.

At the time the order is placed, a deposit of 1/3 is due. Upon receipt of the deposit, time will be reserved in our schedule. The balance is due when the weather vane has been completed and prior to shipping. Deposits can be made with Visa, MasterCard or check.

All West Coast Weather Vanes are custom made for the person who orders them.

If you have a website that features Friesian Horses, please contact us about exchanging web links.

Here are some interesting websites that relate to Friesian Horses.

Wikipedia - Friesian Horse
Friesch Paarden-Stamboek Netherlands-based organization that works globally with local and regional organizations to 'protect the interests of the breed'
Friesian Horse Association of North America
The North American Friesian Journal
Friesian Crazy - contains "encyclopedia" and "care and health" sections
Friesian-Magic-Team - the best examples of what the Friesian horse can do

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