Apple-Oosa was sponsored by Heart of the Desert, Eagle Ranch Pistachios for the Trail of the Painted Pony.

The fiberglass model was based on a pregnant quarter horse.

Penny's reference material of an Appaloosa horse and her original concept sketch.

The first step was sanding and preparing the surface for painting.

Penny painted the Apple-Oosa in her garage in Alamogordo, New Mexico, attached to her studio.

Painting an entire horse is hard work!

A carefully taped photo offers Penny a reference for her work.
 

Apple-Oosa was painted with acrylic paint and sealed.

The rear view of Apple-Oosa

The base of Apple-Oosa is a collection of common apple sayings. Penny loves her puns and cliches!

Apple sayings decorate the base.

Apple-Oosa has her own custom horse blanket to protect her while she travels to her soon-to-be permanent home at Eagle Ranch.

The Las Cruces Sun News article introducing Apple-Oosa to the public.

Penny loves fun details. She would often ask children looking at her pony to try to find the bee and ladybug hidden. There's even a pineapple painted on Apple-Oosa's belly where only the kids can see it!

Penny used the big canvas of her horse to include as many apple's as she could! Can you find the ladybug?

Big shiny apples are the star of the show.

Penny looking good as she show's off her creation at a gala dedicated to the ponies.