Support S5013 + A7748 SIGN THE PETITION and LEARN

The horseshoe nail necklace was created to promote awareness for the NY STATE SENATE BILL S5013 + NY STATE ASSEMBLY BILL A7748 that “prohibits the operation of horse-drawn cabs in the city of New York.”

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30% of all proceeds will go to support awareness of the Ban, The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, and to a selection of organizations that rescue horses from slaughter. A list of organizations the proceeds support can be found here.

The design features an old horseshoe nail cast in brass and heat branded scraps of tack leather. Each element is hand worked and assembled. The horseshoe nail is a symbol of a small but significant element that can make all the difference in the care and protection of horses.

Don’t forget to support BILL 86, “which calls for replacing carriage horses with electric replicas of vintage cars and retires carriage horses to sanctuaries.” nyclass.org

For more information and ways to get involved go to: http://www.banhdc.org/
For more information on The American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act you can start here.

DISTRESSED: Brass nail on distressed iron chain

$80 to purchase via PAYPAL

HIGH BRASS: high polish brass nail on brass chain

$150 to purchase via PAYPAL

STERLING SILVER: Sterling silver nail and sterling silver chain

$310 to purchase via PAYPAL

Thank you Westview for publishing this letter. It is a discussion that needs to get louder. There is a simple solution to help these animals live peacefully. Intro 86

CORAL STOP NECKLACE: Found coral cast in solid sterling silver wrapped in sterling tubing and strung on vintage stopwatch chains.

HOLLOW CURVES RING: Sterling silver hollow curvy ring.

SILVER NAILS NECKLACE: Cast sterling sliver horseshoe nails strung on soft weathered cowhide.

SIGN: http://www.change.org/petitions/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-new-york-city-new-bill-needs-support

Don’t forget to support BILL 86, which would replace horse-drawn carriages in NYC with eco+horse friendly classic cars.

http://www.change.org/petitions/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-new-york-city-new-bill-needs-support

My mother’s horse “Gumby” in 1998. Pulled a carriage in pleasure competitions. Hitched up for no more than 1 hour a day, free to stretch and roam outside.

CONFETTI RING: Super flat metal slivers of a rings. A slight gleam, like the last piece of confetti stuck to your finger. Carefully carved from wax then cast in rose gold, yellow gold and sterling silver.

CONFETTI BRACELET: A super fine flat sterling silver loop. A slippery clank slid on your wrist. Carved from wax then cast in sterling silver.

CONFETTI RINGS: Meticulously carved from wax then cast in rose gold.

DELICATE BEAT RINGS: Tiny metal tubing. hammered then recast in sterling silver and gold, then beaten up a bit more.

BEATEN BRONZE BANGLES: Rough carved in wax then cast in bronze, scarcely finished then burnished with white sapphires.

STONE + SILK NECKLACE: Collected stone, tied silk string, painted pigments, and bound brass.

Sometimes things just end up around your neck. Found resin and horn beads and feather. Result of Summer vacation in Maine.

original music by Anna Rosenkilde

original music by Anna Rosenkilde