Polly, for Mr & Mrs Bower, Barnoldswick

Pepper Lane, trained by David O’Meara, winner of three races at Ripon in 2011, including the Great Saint Wilfred Stakes.

The original portrait is hanging in the Winner’s Bar at Ripon Racecourse

Mike Haken is an accomplished equestrian & canine artist, based in Nidderdale, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, who specialises in the production of stunning horse portraits, dog portraits and equestrian art in pastel. Whether you’re thinking about commissioning a portrait of your horse or dog, or making a unique and personal gift to someone, or simply have a few minutes to enjoy some quality animal art from Yorkshire - please feel free to browse this site and be sure to let him know what you think (as well as your friends)!   

A huge thankyou to all customers and others who helped in their own small way raise the funds needed to send Chrissy to the States for his operation. Chrissy is now in St Louis and you can keep in touch with his progress on http://www.chrissysquest.co.uk.

The winner of the prize draw which raised £280 for Chrissy’s Quest is Deborah Atkinson of Starbeck, who has decided to have a portrait of her dog. Congratulations Deborah!