Derby Hat Contest: Deadline is today!

Did you rock an amazing hat on Saturday? Horse Nation has teamed up with NickerDoodles to give you a chance to win a custom portrait of your horse by artist Melanie Eberhardt!

Here’s what you need to know:

PEOPLE OF HORSE NATION, SHOW US YOUR DERBY HATS!

HorseNation.com and NickerDoodles are pleased to sponsor a Derby inspired contest – send us photos of your best Derby hats. We’ll pick the top 10, then YOU choose the winners – Win, Place and Show!

Rules? We don’t like rules so let’s keep this simple. Just send a photo of you and your best dog-gone, block-buster, milliner-crafty-inspired Derby Hat to [email protected].

Entries must be received by midnight, Monday, May 6.

The top 10 will be posted at HorseNation.com and voting will take place May 7 through the 12^th.

The winners will be announced May 13^th.

So what’s in it for you?

The admiration and respect of the horse lovin’ people of HorseNation for your millinery abilities! And … we have a few prizes too.

• Win

A custom, framed portrait of you and your horse by artist, Melanie Eberhardt (creator of NickerDoodles). See samples of Melanie’s equine portraiture work at melanieeberhardt.com.

• Place

A likeness of you and your horse will be featured in an upcoming NickerDoodle posted on HorseNation.com.

• Show

An OTTB T-shirt designed by Melanie (Race Horse, Sport Horse, MY Horse). T-shirts are also available for purchase melanieeberhardt.com.

A big thanks for NickerDoodles for sponsoring such a fun contest and we look forward to receiving your entries!

About Melanie:

I am an artist in Atlanta. When I’m not painting, I’m riding horses. I have 3 retired Arabians and a snotty pony at home. They keep me on my toes. Three years ago I bought a young OTTB straight off the track. My new fella, Bubba, and I are learning dressage. Sadly, I’m the weak link on Team Bubba, but I learn something every time we ride so it’s all good. I started NickerDoodles to document the horsey antics that abound within my world. I’m very fortunate to balance my life with things that I love – painting and riding – and NickerDoodles gives me a forum to share. If we’re not laughing at our horses and ourselves, we’re probably crying. I prefer to laugh! I hope everyone enjoys NickerDoodles.

Please visit my central website: www.melanieeberhardt.com.