Wow. It is National Blogger Day, but what to blog about? How about Hattingdon’s beginning, how she got started, and the first two Hattingdon cartoon horses Vivian created? Let’s go!
It was a dark and stormy night . . . . ha, ha, ha. Just kidding. Wink.
IT was late December, and Vivian was still in Washington DC lobbying on horse protection bills, waiting for Congress to adjourn for the Christmas holidays so she could go home. Everybody else in her organization had already gone, so she was on her own.
To pass the time, she got on her computer, opened up Photoshop and started layering shapes, until she had what you see below — her very first ever cartoon horse. She named him Curtis.
She put Curtis on t-shirts to sell, and away we went. He was a wonderful success, helping to raise money to defray lobbying expenses, and rescue, rehabilitate and find homes for horses with what was left over.
The following Spring, Vivian made another hat wearing cartoon horse — this time a lady. The hat she created was inspired by the fashions seen on the Paris runway. Vivian named the new addition Harper.
Vivian wondered, what if her creations got popular and became a series — what in the world was she going to call them? The only thing she knew for sure is that she wanted the word “hat” somewhere in the it. Nothing came to mind.
Then one day, lo and behold, when she was not even thinking about it, the name Hattingdon popped into her head. And that is how it came about.
Not long after that, Vivian created Hattingdon’s first blog. And that, as they say, is history!
About Nat’l Blogger Day
“Blogger Day is celebrated on August 5 every year. This day celebrates one of the most popular platforms in the world, Blogger. Anyone who has ever created a blog before has most likely used Blogger. This platform allows people to express themselves for either personal or commercial reasons.
“Some bloggers use blogs to disseminate information and it has been a very good way to consume news ranging from politics to sports, technology, lifestyle, and a host of other topics.
“This day should be well celebrated, especially by the blogging community as it celebrates one of the platforms that contribute to our freedom of speech.”
Thank you for spending time with us. Love, Hattingdon & Co.
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