"RM for Riddermark," an all-color hardcover book about the work of Julie Froelich, is underway!

Julie will share her thoughts and reminiscences--this is shaping up to be a fascinating look at the hobby's early days!--as well as scads of photos of her creations in this beautiful volume, planned for publication in 2011! And to make this as complete a record as possible, everyone is invited to submit photos and comments on the Froelich horses in their own collections or that they used to own!

We plan to use one image per horse. A halter photo or liberty photo would be best, to show off one side of the horse. You're welcome to also submit one or two more photos of the same horse, though, if you like (for example, the other side of the horse or a headstudy or a striking performance photo)--we don't know if it'll be possible to use them, but would like to keep options open as we put the book together.

If you have any snapshots of Froelich models at live shows, those might also be helpful for a different section of the book.

We'll need to have digital images of at least 150dpi, ideally 300dpi. If you don't have a digital image, we're happy to scan your paper 35mm photo here to create a 300dpi digital image to use in the book. If you'd like to send your 35mm photos to us, we're willing to share their postage cost: you mail them here (we're in Japan), and we'll mail them back to you by trackable airmail. If you'd like to do that, please e-mail us to make arrangements.

Image specs:

• The image must be at least 150dpi. 300dpi would be best.
• If sending an image that you shot with a digital camera, the original size you shot it at would be great.
• If sending a scan, the scan should be at least 100 percent of the size of the scanned photo. A little larger is okay too, as long as detail is still sharp.
• Please don't send an image that has been watermarked or has added text. All photographers will be credited by name in the book.

Information that we need from you for each horse's photo you submit:

1. Horse's name (and any prior names if you know them)


2. Horse's color, breed, and gender


3. Year of creation (this should be in the signature. If not, please also send an image of the signature, to help us determine where to place your horse chronologically.)
   (Note: If your horse is unsigned but said to be by Julie Froelich, you're welcome to submit its photo; Julie will look at images of unsigned horses and verify whether or not they're her work.)


4. Photographer's name


5. Show titles (for example, "Live show multi-champion, photo show multi-Grand Champion." If your horse was a live show Grand Champion, NAN winner, club Horse of the Year, or good stuff like that, please include that info along with show or club names and the year of each title.)


6. Also, any comments about the horse, and on Julie's work, or any hobby memories involving her or her work, would be great!