hey this is a great thread, glad it came back up because was not a member when it first was posted.
i have 4 tattoos, the first three standard - a butterfly on my shoulder, a rose on my hip and a hummingbird on my ankle. for those of you who want to know if it hurts, YES it does. but i always thought of it as being like labor pain - when it's done, it's done, and you have something to show for it. i have also been told that the farther away from your head and the more flesh, the less it hurts. i can testify that more flesh is more important, because the one on my ankle hurt more than the one on my hip.
here is my 4th and only horsey tattoo, it is right over my heart. it is a REAL horseshoe, from my REAL horse, we took it to the studio and the guy put it on his machine and made a pattern with it. so it's one-of-a-kind.
someday i would like to get one across my lower back, of a bunch of little horses running, or maybe one with a long flowing tail... someday when i find the perfect picture, lost some weight and have the extra money!
now i have to show you my husband's tattoo. he has two, the little one i really love, it's a USDA choice symbol like you find on packages of beef at the store, on his calf. the only other one is a half shirt. when he first told me about his tattoo, before i sawit, he told me he had a koi on his back. i thought "what a nerd" but then he explained that the koi is to the Japanese what the horse is to the American Indian, and it made more sense. and then when i saw it, well, no nerd could go through that! he has had additions done over the years but the original koi was done traditional Japanese style, with a bamboo stick splintered on the end and a stone hammer. and OMG i'll bet that hurt way worse than what we all have had!!! so here it is:
