Sorry this was delayed. I've been busy at work as its slightly picked up due to rearranging the schedule and to start weaning the foals. Also heats gone up and it drains me by the end of the day and all I want to do it cool off, clear off the sweat, and to get to sleep earlier/nap. This was meant to be posted on the 14th, but will be posted now so I can catch up before the end of the month and before the start of Breyerfest.
The newest stablemate release is here and I ordered him this week, along with a couple of traveling buddies, and hoping he arrives next week.
Meet Newport!!!
Newport is a polo pony version of the existing Thoroughbred mold. He is in a rich glossy bay coat with a star and stripe and one hind sock right hind leg, his tail bands are blue and yellow for Breyer's colors. He looks very sleek and we do need more polo ponies from Breyer, especially polo pony specific molds. The only one we have is the classic scale mold and then the sometimes used polo pony variation of the Smarty Jones mold, it was also about time one appeared in the stablemate lineup. After seeing some arrive in person already, others have been comparing it to the thoroughbred mold Newport is adapted form and it appears he is slightly larger and more muscular than the thoroughbred mold. Which I find interesting, the Newport mold was customized/sculpted by Franceyn Dare, the original thoroughbred mold was by Kathleen Moody.
Original thoroughbred for comparison. Though still fitting it was chosen for the basis for a polo pony mold, not only was a thoroughbred mold from Breyer already adapted for a polo pony variation, but thoroughbred do influence polo ponies in real life. Further proof is when Storm Cat was chosen to produce two clones to help improve and add more to polo ponies, though sadly only one clone survived as the other died in a paddock accident but there are polo ponies that are a lot more closely descended form Storm Cat today from the only clone and are apparently doing well and look like well bred/built horses. Also at the previous farm I worked for, I knew someone who intended to buy one of the yearlings as she fell in love with her and the managers already said she probably won't sell or go for much as she wasn't very racehorse looking and the polo trainer said she looked like a good future polo pony and wouldn't mind training her. Sadly and surprisingly she got outbid and now that filly is still in training for racing, shame it would've been cool to see a future polo pony in the making. Though if that filly doesn't pan out for racing to the point they don't want to try breeding her, I hope she finds her way back to the co-worker I know would taker her in a heartbeat.
Meet Llywellyn!!
He is a welsh cob and will be released sometime later this month/early next moth with possible extra week to buy due to Breyerfest being right around the corner. He is a light buttermilk buckskin with dapples, blaze/stripe, and four stockings. He was sculpted by Eva Rossiter an Irish artist and shown in a gallop pose. Welshes are native to the mountains and valleys of Wales. Welsh cobs are the largest of the four sections of the welsh ponies, they must be a minimum of 13.2 hands and can come in a variety of colors.
I believe Llywellyn is named after the last Prince of Wales. The title was believed to be first in used in the 1160s via a letter from Owain Gwynedd, ruler of Gwynedd, to Louis VII of France in order to claim control and power/rank higher than other Welsh users. Then in 1301 the title was taken by Edward I of England after his conquest of Wales and then bestowed it upon his son Edward of Caernafon, since then it has been tradition to bestow the title to the heir of the English/British throne.
I've been to Wales, after Ireland my tour group took a ferry to Wales. Sadly we only were there for half a day before going to England from there. I remember going to Llanfair to go to the Mr. Pringles store, maybe that wasn't the name but had nothing to do with the chips, this store was older than the chips brand. I got a nice daffodil necklace there. There were also nice porcelain horse figures, but they were too expensive and wouldn't fit in my luggage anyway. I saved a photo of them for later. We also visited an old castle ruins and went to lunch there, I went with a couple of friends to an italian restaurant called Tredicci and had a margarita pizza to myself. I forget what the name of the town was But I'd like to go back as there were other sites, plus mountain outlooks near there too to look at everything.
Mid year releases have finally been revealed. I'll mostly go over the portrait models and a select few collect-a.
Meet Salvino!!
Salvino was a guest at the Ponies & Palm Trees collector event from 2022. He does Olympic level dressage and has two silver medals and is the 2022 U.S. Equestrian International Horse of the Year. He is owned by Betsy Juliano and ridden by Adrienne Lyle. Salvino is a bay Hanoverian stallion and is part of the Team USA and has earned multiple medals and been to FEI Dressage Nations Cups including gold, silver, and bronze with Lyle. He was retired form competition earlier this year, he will soon start his new career as a stallion and produce the next generation of dressage champions. Each model that sells, $1 will be donated to the dressage foundation.
Meet Quietway Spinabbey, aka Spinabbey!!
Spinabbey belong to Guy McLean, he has had another horse made by Breyer which was Nugget and his training videos were apart of an auction lot. According to Guy, Spinabbey was more like a gazelle in his first days. He'd keep all fours off the ground and has now become the lead horse in his performances. He can canter sideways and backwards!! Spinabbey's mane is roaches and will come with a poem from Guy.
Meet Cyrus & Solana!!
These two are the newest unicorn set. They are golden chestnuts and will helpfully lend their powers. Cyrus is the stallion who patrols his lands and watches over his hers. Solana is the newest member of his family whom he keeps watch over, she likes to explore the territory.
Some of the collect-a's I like are:
We have Breton the chestnut draft stallion, a palomino lusitano stallion, and Phar Lap!! Though Phar Lap's description says he's a stallion, when in real life he was a gelding. I don't know if it was something with the mold but I'm pretty sure when they did his traditional limited release model years ago, as an australian exclusive at Target, he was a gelding not only in real life but also the lonesome glory mold. They did his actual mold and oriignal release as a gelding due to the moving coming out in 1986. Any way I hope to get him and others as I only have one, a grey white arabian mare.
That's it for now, I'll show Newport in hand plus his travel buddies and other things the next few days.
(all pics and info came from Breyer on the official site.)
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