30 Day Challenges

Welcome to our 30 day challenge page. The purpose of this page is to help provide you with a bit of inspiration as well as enjoying some fun and game. This is your chance to try something new! Use the hashtags next to each challenge to share your progress and check out how everybody else is getting on.

Of course you don't need to actually complete any of these over 30 days. Take 30 days or 300, it is entirely up to you. This is just a bit of fun and supposed to help inspire hobbyists to try something completely new.

Use the links below to move to various different parts of the page or just browse through to find something to do. If you do take part make sure to share your progress with others to help inspire them to have a go as well.

Remember these challenges are just for fun, you can interpret them however you want, there is no right or wrong way to do this! The whole aim is to try something new and have some fun :D

Customising


Our 30 Day Customising Challenges will help you learn new skills and push your creativity
30 Day Painting Challenge
#CR30DayPaintingChallenge
1. Blue Roan
2. Bay
3. Skeleton
4. Chestnut Sabino
5. Bay Tobiano
6. Clipped
7. Bay Pinto
8. Chestnut
9. White Stripe
10. Non Equine
11. Chestnut Pinto
12. Grey
13. Black Pinto
14. Decorator
15. Black Leopard Spot
16. Buckskin
17. White Grey
18. Apricot Dun
19. Black
20. Palomino
21. One Sock
22. Star
23. Palomino Pinto
24. Mushroom
25. Overo
26. Glitter
27. Champagne
28. Blanket Spotted
29. Cremello
​30. Sabino
30 Day Sculpting Challenge
#CR30DaySculptingChallenge
1. Scratching Leg
2. Bones
3. Scales
4. Fantasy
5. Rearing
6. Open Mouth
7. Sniffing
8. Ears Forward
9. Windswept Mane
10. Cantering
11. Swishing Tail
12. Playing
13. Walking
14. Feathers
15. Plaits
16. Short Mane
17. Cartoon
18. Lying Down
19. Long Mane
20. Lunged
21. Fuzzy
22. Holding Something
23. Movie Inspired
24. Steam Punk
25. Tack
26. Rescue
27. Ears Back
28. Gelding
29. Head Down
​30. Mule

30 Day Customising Challenge
#CR30DayCustomisingChallenge
1. Swimming
2. Eating an Apple
3. Grey
4. Silver Black
5. Lying Down
6. Bay
7. Black
8. Windswept
9. Buckskin
10. Head Down
11. Trotting
12. White Socks
13. Przwalskii Wild Horse
14. Dun
15. Galloping
16. White Star
17. Rug
18. Statue
19. Chestnut
20. Stripe
21. Racing
22. Fluffy
23. Palomino
24. Standing
25. Piebald
26. Dapple Grey
27. Grazing
28. Bronze
29. Animal Mash Up
​30. Smiling
30 Day Fantasy Challenge
#CR30DayFantasyChallenge
1. Galaxy
2. Unicorn
3. Single Colour Pattern
4. Pink
5. Pastels
6. Glitter
7. Rainbow
8. Flowers
9. Sparkles
10. Greens
11. Stars
12. Celestial
13. Gold
14. Magical
15. Wild Cat
16. Based on Your Name
17. Realistic Unicorn
18. Pegasus
19. Ice Cream
20. Geometric
21. Deer/Antelope
22. Gryphin
23. Blue
24. Sea
25. Sprinkles
26. Fluffy
27. Gothic
28. Scary
29. Circles
​30. Narwhal

Tack Making


30 Day Tack Making Challenges will push you to create something different
30 Day Tack Making Challenge
#CR30DayTackMakingChallenge
1. Harness
2. Western Saddle Set
3. Historical Tack Set
4. English Tack Set
5. Mule Tack
6. Endurance
7. GP Saddle
8. English Bridle
9. Western Saddle
10. Western Bridle
11. Long Reining
12. Girth
13. Flash Noseband
14. Bosal
15. Pelham Bridle
16. Dressage Bridle
17. English Breastplate
18. Colourful Tack
19. Saddle Cloth
20. Decorative Bridle
21. Double Reins
22. Saddle Bags
23. Bitless Bridle
24. Headcollar
25. Rug
26. Fly Bonnet
27. Tendon Boots
28. Medieval
29. Diamontes
30. Overreach Boots
30 Day Bridle Challenge
#CR30DayBridleChallenge
1. Double Bridle
2. Pelham Bridle
3. Snaffle Bridle
4. Western Bridle
5. One Ear Western Bridle
6. Hackamore
7. English Bridle
8. Micklem Multi Bridle
9. Cavesson Bridle
10. Flash 
11. Grackle
12. Barcoo Bridle
13. Gag Bridle
14. Halter Bridle
15. Criollo Bridle
16. Drop Noseband
17. Diamonte
18. Crank Snaffle Bridle
19. Training Bridle
20. Sheepskin
21. Unicorn Horn
22. Iberian Bridle
23. Anatomical Bridle
24. Cross Under Bitless Bridle
25. Knotted Browband
26. Ceremonial Bridle
27. Halter Bridle
28. Colourful Bridle
29. Endurance Bridle
30. Baroque

30 Day Halter Challenge
#CR30DayHalterChallenge
1. Headcollar
2. Nylon Headcollar
3. Blue
4. Purple
5. Gold Hardware
6. Leather Headcollar
7. Name Plate
8. Padded Noseband
9. Black
10. Rope Halter
11. Silver Hardware
12. Decorative Plates
13. Turquiose
14. Lilac
15. Sierra Horse Halter
16. Pink
17. White
18. Nylon Halter
19. Donkey Halter
20. Zebra Print
21. Purple
22. Two Colour
23. Dually Training Halter
24. Diamontes
25. Stars
26. Showmanship Halter
27. Decorative Leather
28. Sheepskin
29. Green
30. Rainbow

Hobbyist


Get more out of the model horse hobby and try something new with these 30 Day Challenges
30 Day Hobby Self Improvement Challenge
#CRHobbySelfImprovementChallenge
1. Share something you are proud of
2. Start a model horse journal
3. Learn a new hobby skill
4. Bake something for your next show (or plan to)
5. Don't engage with online arguments
6. Make a list of your best show results
7. Watch a hobby YouTube channel
8. Take your models outside and photograph them
9. Organise your tack/props
10. Treat Yourself to a New Pony
11. Listen to a Model Horse Podcast
12. Paint a Colour You've Never Painted Before
13. Make drinks for people at a show (or intend to)
14. Create a Hobby 5 Year Plan
15. Message a Hobby Friend
16. Do Something Creative
17. 5 Reasons You Love the Hobby
18. Write Down Your Hobby Goals
19. Read a Hobby Book
20. Volunteer to Judge/Steward a Show
21. Create a Hobby Budget
22. Get in Touch with an Old Hobby Friend
23. Book a Live Show
24. Take a Horsey Day Trip
25. Join a New Hobby Group/Forum
26. Sign up to a Mailing List
27. Join a New Social Media Site
28. Do a Hobby Puzzle
29. Join a Forum Hobby Group
​30. Arrange to Meet a Hobby Friend IRL
30 Day Hobby Development Challenge
#CRHobbyDevelopmentChallenge
1. Enter a Live Show
2. Paint a Custom
3. Organise Your Certificates
4. Follow a Tutorial
5. Ask for Advice
6. Run a Postal Show
7. Take Photographs of Your Models
8. Enter a Photo Show
9. Dust Your Models
10. Sculpt Something
11. Create a Spreadsheet of Your Models
12. Complete a Kit
13. Make a Tack Piece
14. Start a Blog
15. Give All Your Horses Breeds
16. Volunteer to Help/Judge/Steward at a Show
17. Enter a Postal Show
18. Make a New Doll Outfit
19. Create a Photoshow Scene
20. Build a Stable
21. Value Your Models
22. Make Something out of an Everday Object
23. Make a Tutorial
24. Create a Mini Diorama
25. Breed One of Your Models
26. Create a Pedigree
27. Run a Photo Show
28. Make a Horse Using an Unusual Medium
29. Create a New Performance Entry
30. Make Breed Cards for Your Models

30 Day Showing Challenge
#30CR30DayShowingChallenge
1. Catalogue Your Models
2. Dust Your Models
3. Share Your Show Pics Online
4. Run a Photoshow
5. Donate a Raffle Prize
6. Create Show Results Folders
7. Enter a Live Show
8. Volunteer to Steward
9. Create a New Performance Entry
10. Join a Photoshowing Series
11. Write Up Your Show Results
12. Create a Light Box
13. Sponsor a Class
14. Pack Your Live Show Supplies
15. Enter a Photoshow
16. Share Your Show Results
17. Organise Your BMECS/NAN Cards
18. Book a Sales Table
19. Run a Postal Show
20. Tag Your Models
21. Donate a Prize
22. Live Tweet/Blog Your Next Show
23. Create a Photoshow Scene
24. Volunteer to Judge
25. Join a Model Horse Club
26. Photograph Your Models
27. Plan Your Own Live Show
28. Enter a Postal Show
29. Create a Points System for Your Horses
30. Bake Something for Your Next Show
30 Day Experimenting Challenge
#30DayHobbyExperimentChallenge
1. Sculpt a Medallion
2. Hand Painted Custom
3. Customise with an Unusual Material
4. Carve Ears
5. Use Mohair
6. Mixed Media Custom
7. Add Horseshoes
8. Tool Some Leather
9. Sew Something
10. Pencil Custom
11. Use Glue
12. Use Beads
13. Stick Sparkles On Something
14. Work with a Non-Equine
15. Oil Custom
16. Paint with Something Unusual
17. Make Something out of an Everyday Object
18. Acrylic Custom
19. Make Something with Wood
20. Make a Feltie
21. Hair with Something Unusual
22. Cast a Sculpture
23. Add Flowers
24. Modify a Mane & Tail
25. Airbrushed Custom
26. Use Heat (safely)
27. Work with Fake Leather
28. Pastel Custom
29. Finish a Custom Without Using Paint/Pastels or Pencils
30. Tie a Rope Halter

30 Day Pedigree Challenge
#CR30DayPedigreeChallenge
1. Arabian
2. A Bay
3. Falabella
4. Appaloosa
5. A Partbred
6. Your First Model Horse
7. Thoroughbred
8. Exmoor
9. Friesian
10. Shire
11. A Black
12. Your Most Recent Model Horse
13. A Really Unusual Breed
14. Dartmoor
15. American Quarter Horse
16. Dutch Warmblood
17. Percheron
18. American Saddlebred
19. A Buckskin
20. A Blanket Spotted
21. Clydesdale
22. Piebald
23. A Dun
24. Paint Horse
25. Your Favourite Model
26. Andalusian
27. Shetland
28. A Grey
29. Trakehner
30. Go Back to a Famous Horse

Beginner Hobbyist Challenge
#CR30BeginnerHobbyistChallenge
1. Join a Hobby Facebook Group
2. Join a Model Horse Forum
3. Follow 10 Hobbyists on Instagram
4. Subscribe to 5 Hobbyist YouTube Channels
5. Take a Look at Identify Your Breyer
6. Write a List of Models You Want
7. Organise Your Models on Shelves
8. Give all Your Horses Stable & Show Names
9. Create a Spreadsheet for Your Models
10. Set Up Folders to Store Show Results In
11. Read a Hobby Blog
12. Research Your Favourite Breed
13. Research a New Discipline
14. Have a Go at Painting
15. Make a Headcollar
16. Try Tack Making
17. Follow a Tutorial
18. Ask For Help/Advice
19. Take Photos of Your Models
20. Enter a Photoshow
21. Read a Hobby Guide
22. Create a Pedigree for One Model
23. Give All Your Models Breeds
24. Create Breed Cards
25. Tag Your Models
26. Build a Stable
27. Write a Story About Your Models
28. Chat to a Hobbyist
29. Judge Your Own Models
30. Book to Attend a Hobby Event/Live Show
30 Day Shopping Challenge
#CR30DayShoppingChallenge
1. A Grey
2. A Classic
3. A Western Doll
4. A Showmanship Halter
5. A Sport Horse
6. A CopperFox
7. A Warmblood
8. A Chestnut
9. A Breyer
10. A Traditional
11. A Resin
12. An Andalusian
13. A Bay
14. A Commercial Resin
15. A Buckskin
16. A Custom
17. An Unpainted Model
18. A Decorator
19. A Pony
20. A Blanket Spotted
21. A Schleich
22. A Peter Stone
23. A Splash Pinto
24. A Tennessee Walking Horse
25. Something By A British Artist
26. A Stablemate
27. A Synthetic Mane
28. A China
29. A CollectA
​30. A Special Run

Social Media


These challenges are suited to nearly all social media sites and are great fun to do
Hobby Gratitude Challenge
#CR30DayHobbyGratitudeChallenge
1. A Member of Family Who Has Supported You
2. Your Favourite Outdoor Photography spot
3. Show Transportation
4. Work
5. Hobby Friends
6. Technology
7. Softest Model
8. Your Favourite Horse Colour
9. That Pony Smell
10. Music
11. Funny Hobby Memory
12. Happy Hobby Memory
13. What Gives You Hope for the Hobby
14. What You Love About the Hobby
15. Your Best Hobby Achievement
16. Hobby Achievement of the Day
17. Passion
18. Hobby Kindess
19. Something that Made You Smile Today
20. Something You Like About the Hobby
21. Painting
22. A Hobby Baker
23. A Show Host
24. Hobby Comfort Food
25. Favourite Hobby Book
26. Favourite Artist
27. A Hobby Kindness
28. Favourite YouTuber/Instagramer
29. Knowledge
30. Favourite Model Company

30 Day Photo Stories Challenge
#CR30DayPhotoStoriesChallenge
1. A Trip Away
2. An Unexpected Event
3. Unexpected News
4. Today's Headline
5. Tabloid Style Story
6. Your Favourite Model
7. Historical
8. Fame
9. Showday
10. Foal
11. Scary Story
12. Wild West
13. A Battle
14. Dinner Time
15. Story Based on a Model's Name
16. Day in the Life
17. Fairy Tale
18. Involve Magic
19. A Biography of A Yard Staff Member
20. A Problem
21. A Secret
22. A Regret
23. Exciting Story
24. Pets
25. An Important Day
26. Fear
27. Dreams
28. The Worst Day
29. The Best Day
​30. A Backstory
30 Day Social Media Challenge
#CR30DaySocialMediaChallenge
1. Why You Joined the Hobby
2. Your First Model Horse
3. Your Most Recent Purchase
4. A Non-Equine
5. Your Best Hobby Memory
6. A Show Picture
7. Why You Love the Hobby
8. Your Painting Desk
9. Introduce Yourself
10. Dolls
11. Which of Your Models Does Everyone Love?
12. The Funnest Thing About the Hobby Is ....
13. A Show You Are Looking Forward To
14. Funny Hobby Memory
15. Photo Story
16. #TBT
17. Ask a Question
18. A Video
19. Make an Announcement
20. Edited Image
21. Correct a Misconception About the Hobby
22. Shout Out to a Hobby Business
23. Share a Tip/Tutorial
24. Cross Promote
25. Something You Created
26. Why Did You Choose Your Stable Name?
27. 20 Hobby Related Facts About You
28. Your Hobby Dreams
29. Your Hobby Fears
30. What Models Would You Buy if you Won the Lottery?

30 Day Photography Challenge
#CR30DayPhotographyChallenge
1. Headshot
2. Horse that Looks Like You
3. Triplets
4. Piebald
5. Fluffy
6. From Below
7. From Above
8. Silhouette
9. Black
10. In the Evening
11. In the Morning
12. Photo Backdrop
13. Portrait Shot
14. Colourful
15. In Water
16. Two Horses
17. Pony Room
18. Out and About
19. Somewhere Unusual
20. At Night
21. Mare and Foal
22. Asleep
23. Galloping
24. Your Favourite Hobby Book
25. Your Favourite Model
26. Plush Horse
27. In the Bath
28. Love
29. Tiny Model
​30. Eating

30 Day Best of British Challenge
#CR30DayBestofBritishChallenge
1. Shetland
2. Royal Doulton/Royal Worcester
3. Shire
4. Copperfox
5. Exmoor
6. Dartmoor
7. Beswick
8. English Ridden
9. Hackney
10. Animal Artistry
11. Thoroughbred
12. Dales
13. Clydesdale
14. Equorum
15. Sculpted by a British Artist
16. Highland
17. Anglo Arab
18. Show Jumping
19. Fell
20. Julip
21. Eriskay/Lundy
22. Welsh A
23. Northlight
24. Welsh C
25. Suffolk Punch
26. Welsh B
27. RubberNedz
28. Welsh D
29. Connemara
30. Painted by a British Artist
30 Days of Questions
#CR30DaysOfQuestions
1. What was your first model horse?
2. Which is your favourite model horse?
3. What is your grail?
4. What is the most you've spent on a model horse?
5. Who is your favourite artist?
6. What is your favourite performance discipline?
7. What is your hobby pet peeve?
8. Where is your favourite place to buy models?
9. How many models do you own?
10. What is the latest model you bought?
11. What is your favourite thing to make?
12. Why do you love this hobby?
13. How did you first get involved in the hobby?
14. What are your hobby goals?
15. What is your greatest hobby achievement?
16. When was your first show?
17. What is your best show result?
18. What is your favourite breed?
19. What are you looking forward to?
20. What is the worst part of the hobby?
21. What hobby website could you not live without?
22. Who is your best hobby friend?
23. How would you describe your collecting style?
24. How do you store your models?
25. What hobby skill would you like to learn?
26. Which real horse would you like to see as a model?
27. What is your best model horse bargain?
28. What are you saving for?
29. Do you have any models on order?
30. What is your biggest hobby secret?

Props/Accessories/Dolls


These 30 day challenges are perfect for the performance shower
30 Day Prop Making Challenge
#CR30DayPropMakingChallenge
1. Indoor Barn
2. Bucket
3. Shavings
4. Saddle Stand
5. Sliding Stable Door
6. Stable
7. Broom
8. Spade
9. Hosepipe
10. Bridle Hook
11. Horse Shoes
12. Hoof Pick
13. Dandy Brush
14. Stable Brush
15. Hoof Oil
16. Supplement
17. Riding Hat
18. Whip
19. Riding Boots
20. Fence
21. Gloves
22. Horse Box
23. Mane Comb
24. Jump Poles
25. Jump Wings
26. Cowboy Hat
27. Metal Curry Comb
28. Arena
29. Flower Point
​30. Rosette
30 Day Doll Making Challenge
#CR30DayDollMakingChallenge
1. Show Jumping Outfit
2. Jodhpurs
3. Riding Hat
4. Black Jacket
5. Casual Riding Wear
6. Top Hat
7. Long Boots
8. Short Sleeves
9. Plastic Hat
10. Hat Silk
11. Body Protector
12. Gilet
13. Crop
14. Stock
15. Cross Country
16. Ethnic Dress
17. Reflective Clothing
18. Hunting
19. Jockey
20. Native Arabian
21. Endurance
22. Dressage
23. Halter Showmanship
24. Cowboy
25. Child/Teenager
26. Military
27. Branded/Sponsored Clothing
28. Cowboy Hat
29. Jeans
​30. Polo

30 Day Performance Challenge
#CR30DayPerformanceChallenge
1. Racing
2. Show Jumping
3. Dressage
4. Spread Jump
5. English Ridden
6. Western Pleasure
7. Western Training
8. Dual Driven
9. Indoor Arena
10. Film Set
11. Endurance
12. Finish Post
13. Competitive Driving
14. In a Forest
15. Cross Country
16. Farrier
17. Starting Gate
18. Barrel Racing
19. Single Driven
20. Shooting
21. Pleasure Driving
22. Halter Showmanship
23. In Hand Showing
24. In Training
25. Native Arabian
26. Hollywood Arabian
27. Native American
28. Spanish
29. Historical
​30. Hunting
30 Day Mini Scene Challenge
#CR30DayMiniSceneChallenge
1. Fancy Dress
2. Mare and Foal
3. In the Field
4. Snow
5. In the Sea
6. At the Races
7. Wild and Free
8. Leading from Field
9. Winter
10. Feeding an Apple
11. Farm
12. Best Friends
13. Wedding Day
14. Feral/Wild Horses
15. Herd
16. Catalogue Photo Shoot
17. Country Show
18. Working Horse
19. In the Arena
20. Feedroom
21. Tack Room
22. Children
23. Training
24. Winning an Award
25. Military/War
26. A Painting
27. A Film Scene
28. Something Patriotic
29. Stallion Parade
30. Welfare/Rescue