We are offering a limited pre-cast order opportunity for this detailed bronze sculpture of George Hatley, longtime secretary and Hall of Fame member of the Appaloosa Horse Club. Shown here in wax, the 20" x 20" sculpture will be cast at the Parks Bronze Foundry in Enterprise, Oregon, a fitting tribute to the home of Chief Joseph in the Wallowa Valley. It will be completed with a color patina to match the spots and color of prized Appaloosa horse stallion Toby II.
This limited edition of 50 is available for $6000 + shipping (pre-cast offer) if ordered by March 1, 2025. The price after that will be $8600 + shipping.
Please contact Shayne for details at 208-877-7714.
George was a well-known figure around Deary Idaho, where Shayne resides. Shayne and George had a standing joke about one of George's long lost relatives getting in a shoot-out with one of Shayne's ancestors back in Colorado in 1869. (true story--look up the Hatley-Hartley feud!)
Shayne's wife Alane belonged to the Palouse Driving Club and participated in George's famous buggy and wagon rides around his Deary property.
George passed away in 2011 but in 2024, he'd have been 100 years old.
Hatley worked as executive secretary of the Appaloosa Horse Club in Moscow for 31 years. He started the association's magazine, "Appaloosa News" (now Appaloosa Journal), published its first studbooks, implemented the first National Appaloosa Show and Sale held in Lewiston< ID, in 1948 and 1949, and started the Appaloosa Museum. He wrote hundreds of articles and several books, including "Horse Camping," a classic now in its third printing.
He rode the 1,300-mile route of the Nez Perce War Trail twice and completed the 100-mile one-day Western States Trail Ride, or Tevis Cup, across the Sierra Nevada. He was a longtime cattleman, summering in the Deary area and wintering on Alpowa Creek west of Clarkston, WA. He enjoyed driving horses and collecting horse-drawn vehicles. He made his Deary ranch available for the Pony Club, dressage and combined training, 4-H trail rides, and driving events.
Shayne had multiple conversations with George's widow Iola, who was a well known breeder of Appaloosa race horses. She and George had one stallion that won 22 races, and another that won 18 and went on to become an all-time leading sire of Appaloosa race horses.
George's son Craig Hatley has given Shayne permission to use George's likeness for the sculpture and approved the model, providing many photos of George in his youth.
Shayne started this project in 2020 but the monumental Bengal tiger sculpture forced this one to the back burner. He finished the original wax sculpture spring of 2024.
Parks Bronze in Enterprise, OR, is well known for their patina work. An interesting side note: When a veterinarian made a house call to the Hatley ranch in Moscow, ID, to care for Toby II, something startled the stallion causing him to attempt jumping a fence. Tragically, the stallion broke a leg and had to be put down. When the veterinarian sadly broke the news to the stallion's owner, George insisted that the stallion's hide be skinned and tanned. The hide is currently on loan to Shayne so he can reference the correct spots and color for the bronze sculpture patina. Quite a trick since no color photos of Toby II can be found!
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