Easter Plush!! New Vintage Club Release!! Mini Birthday Haul!!

So sorry I didn't post last month. I meant to but then I got consumed with finals for my online courses and preparing for the new semester as it just started and the last one ended the week before, it was meant to be immediate like that as the online version of my MBA is a fast track. I also got caught up in work as leading up to and after the Kentucky Derby is really busy due to all the visitors and clients coming to view horses. On a more exciting note, a colt I helped raise when I first started at my job after I finished my undergrad won the Derby!!!! I was so happy I was crying and my eldest brother decided to watch and asked me if "my horse" won and sent a congrats and later my aunt did too as she went to a viewing party at one of the local tracks back home. I may share a collage and some stuff on that later as also I did a mini interview for a classmate for her place of work. 

Back to model horses and collecting, let's look at the Easter/spring plush for this year.

Meet Candy!!

Little Candy is this year's Easter/spring plush and is made to represent chocolate bunnies for Easter celebration (I haven't had one in years and the good ones sell fast nor do I find many in stock where I'm at for some reason). She has an embroidered chocolate bunny on her one side and finished with a little ribbon tied in a bow like some have though some it's just part of the mold but really expensive high end ones have the actual ribbon tied on. I did order her as she is cute, though her packaging labelled her as "Easter" when I opened her with the rest of my order.

The second vintage club release has been revealed!!

Meet El Dorado!!

El Dorado is teh deco release for the club this year and is an even split between gold florentine vintage style appaloosa coat and copenhagen vintage appaloosa coat on the vintage Semi-Vintage Mustang mold.
My mom is apart of the vintage club and received hers but she has yet to tell me which one she got, I like both so it doesn't matter which one we got for our shared collection but I need an update for my collection file, I use google sheets for that to keep track what we have to avoid duplicates of older models with variations and just good to keep track overall.

When I went hope for a week in March, it happened to be the week of my birthday so I spent it there and got my presents (I didn't bring them back right away due to me flying but my folks brought the stuff down later when they came down so my dad could change my oil). So here is what I got.

I sort of ordered Gambit while I was home at least in terms of reserving one for pick up which he came a little bit later once where I ordered form got their shipment in stock. The Flicka set I got from an antique store I sometimes go to when I'm home and it was one a few items form that movie and items released by Breyer I needed. Though I will say it was sadly one of very few Breyers I found there, there used to be a lot more along with Peter Stone as one vendor had always carried and sold them but I think they are not there anymore or didn't get much anymore, I didn't ask while I was there, I should've. Maybe I'll see how i is when I go home for Christmas, and while I was home I discovered another store closed at the end of last year and sadly I missed that as I didn't know they had social media pages, but there's another I frequent that's moving to a bigger and better location I want to see when I'm home again too.

This is what my parents got me, the funny thing was I was going to get the Build-A-Bear at a later time but luckily I don't have to worry about that same with the Starbucks year of the horse items. Not model related but is horse related.

I got these two during Copper Foxes surprise Valentines day sale and surprisingly these two were decently priced and still available when I was able to pop on, so I got them as an early birthday present for myself. The grey Totilas is the surprise model from last year I named Orpheus after a 1950s film. The wedgewood pinto Cleveland bay is the deco surprise form Breyerfest 2022 Prost, I named him Spatzi, an Austrian term of endearment I learned form the game Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel.

These actually aren't from my birthday, they are from last Christmas and I didn't get picks of them till I went home back in March and decided to post them here so I can cover my Christmas haul like I meant to.

That's all I have for this post, see y'all in the next one!!

Rowan and Javier Have Arrived!! Last of Breyerfest Haul Has Arrived!! Halloween Haul!!

 Rowan and Javier are here!!

My Rowan and Javier are here and they are beautiful. My Rowan does have a tiny bit on pink on three of his fetlocks, but no where near as bad as others I've seen reported on social media. So I am happy with him and his coloring is a bit better in person, and I am really happy I got the glossy version of Javier as I haven't had much luck with glossy splits with some releases like I have in the past. 

I ordered some stuff online during Breyerfest from triple Mountain and had to wait a bit for it to arrive as I did have a preorder item with my order and usually she doesn't ship out till everything has arrived. Got some exciting stuff that I couldn't wait to arrive and am so happy they are finally here to see in person!!

I got another Peter Stone, Impressive Kaycee Too, despite a chipped ear he seemed like such a great deal I couldn't pass up and he had been available for a while, his ear could've been the cause of that but I don't mind it as the rest of him is in great shape. I also finally got my first Hartland!! It's Bedouin Princess on the Lady Princess mold, she's missing her foal so I'll be on the look out for him next. Other wise she's in fairly decent shape for her age, some scratches and wear and tear, she possibly could've been lightly played with and possible scratches if stowed away for some time. I do love a good grey Arabian and I've liked the Hartland Arabians most form the pics I've seen of them. I got the rest of the 2014 World Equestrian Games (WEG) models that were available, the two classic scales were new in box but I took them out to put the bonus blankets on them. So far I've only named the two classics and am still thinking of ones for the stablemates. They are Swan Song (grey Ruffian on left) and Ruby Sunset (chestnut Johar on right). I also got a glossy WIA Criollo, I have wanted the Criollo for a while and he kept selling out, the glossy one was new for limited amount and was the preorder and I'm glad I got one as now I have a glossy WIA as the rest are matte. The 90th anniversary rainbow appaloosa Schleich I couldn't pass up as he is so cool looking and I haven't gotten a Schleich in a while so this was a good excuse to get one. Got a vintage My Little Pony (MLP) club patch, looks like for gen 1 and gen 2 era, a Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron promotional button, it was also on there for a while and surprised no one snatched it up as most of the hobby like me loves and adores that movie plus grew up with it.  Then lastly I got the Peter Pegasus funko pop as I had been eyeing for awhile and decided now was a good time to get him.

Halloween haul is here!!

I got Screech, Webster who is super cute, 2 blind bag spooky stablemates but I got dupes of Tabitha unfortunately, and the pin plus one for my mom. I do like the metallic blue on Screech and mini Tabitha, plus the feather blaze on screech is really cute too. Fairly decent Halloween haul for the year.

That's all I have for this post, see y'all in the next one!!

(all pictures belong to me)

Last Exotic Destination Series Release & July Collector Club Newsletter!!

 Breyerfest is over, new theme has been announced, second chance sale has came and went. Tried to snag more surprises from it but I was having technical issues and by the time the site worked properly again they were sold out along with most everything. I only got a t-shirt, the red one I was supposed to get just in case since the warehouse and shipping has been weird and it turned out to be for the best as the red shirt form the sale came before they sent a return label to my mom and got sent back to them so now just need a refund for the original. Also a lot of issues and drama with the Shindig models which I guess was best I didn't want him, some go their's but most others still have yet top receive if now after the second chance and online content has ended. Anyways, here's the rest of end of July releases and reveals.

Meet Salzburg!!

Salzburg is the last Exotic Destination release, especially for the year. It's slightly hinted that the series is over, but next year is full of surprises yet to come. He is done on the vintage Belgian mold and sporting a silver bay leopard coat. He is named for Salzburg, Austria and is inspired by the Noriker bread of the area. The Noriker get their name as the area was formerly part of Rome's province Noricum, the breed was formed by the archbishops of Salzburg and formed there own stud farm in the 1800s. The breed is hearty and can handle the country's alpine regions. The breed usually comes in dark solid coats, but the spotted coat is the most prized. 

Salzburg is in a matte finish and there are 600 made of him. I really like him and want to continue the series so I entered for him, sadly neither I nor my parents were selected, not even on a stand by list. So he will be added to the list of models I need to get for this series and others, sadly it seems to keep getting longer and longer. Oh well, thems the brakes I guess. 

July Collector Club Newsletter:

The first two articles are about the release of the Surprise horse coat variation run numbers as the other numbers for the other special runs have been revealed before that. then there's the Christmas in July sale. An article about portrait models of Chincoteague ponies over the years, especially the beloved Misty series, and the July Giveaway is the new portrait model of Surfer's Riptide the Chincoteague pony. Last but not least, the sneak peak.

The star with the blue background reminded me of the classic scale deco Tabitha that was for Halloween and is on the Mariah mold. Everyone, as well as me, were hoping and speculating this is something Halloween related. I will say it is and will be covering that in a different post. 

Before I forget, the third volunteer/ambassador model was revealed at Breyerfest as promised by Breyer and he is really cool and was waiting to see what they'd do for a third variation.

This coat variation of Salud is described as Black Salpicada Pinto. This is a type of color/marking ticking found in the Mangalarga Marchador which is what Salud represents. So this variation is half solid, half grey dilute looking which makes him a perfect blend of the previous two variations that were revealed. I wish Breyer would do this type of cool things with regular releases or at least slightly more obtainable releases. Maybe one day I could own all three, just maybe.

That is all I have for now, until the next one!! See y'all later!! (info and pictures come form and belong to Breyer)

Breyerfest Recap!!

Breyerfest has came and went and here are the things I did and got during those three days. I would've updated live as it was happening, but I was a little busy and it was so hot out I was exhausted by the end of the day, even with napping in the car as my dad drove us around. 

Day 1: 

This day I was anticipating tons of people trying to get in as not only was it an anniversary year, but it was the company anniversary and a lot was hyped up so instead of waiting for hours inline till the gates opened, I went to meet my folks (my aunt couldn't make it this year) for breakfast at our spot near their hotel in Georgetown, and that was First Watch. We got to the horse park around a half hour to opening and still surprised there was no line to just drive in, past few years back since the pandemic its been an easy drive with finding decent enough spots, before the pandemic there was a line to get in, bad spots, and waiting even longer just to walk into the gates. This year we decided to skip doing NPOD (Ninja Pit of Death), which was ok because it sounded like there wasn't as good of stuff as there usually is and if there was it wasn't that much and got snapped up quick. We instead got through the gates, got some magnets and programs, then checked into the Collector Club tent, actually lucked out and got the last set of bead necklaces they were handing out, they are blue and gold for Breyer colors which is funny because I brought and wore some different ones of those colors I got at Mardi Gras on campus at an even a few years back, so I had extra beads and used them to decorate my backpack. Quick picked up my VIP stuff, looked at a few vendors outside and got two surprise models from Breyerfest 2023, and then quick went into the covered arena to go to the Cloud booth and got tone the bundles that included the new Cloud model, three new books, a poster, a calendar, stickers, magnet, and a water bottle .hen we had to leave as my parents had to finalize buying the property they now have and will be developing over the next few years or so, so they can retire here. Then we had an early dinner then went back as we do the evening show on Fridays.

Day 2:

Again another day started off with First Watch then headed to the horse park. My mom and I went to get our special runs went to the horse park gift shop, and go through the Breyerfest store which there was only one store there this year vs one to two smaller locations, also it was slightly expanded in the covered arena and that might be why. Looked around at the vendors again, waited for Ginger Kathrens to come back so she could sign our Cloud model and calendars. The mostly hung out in the Collector Club tent waiting for my dad to comeback form working on my car as he wanted to make sure the oil was changed and re[place the brakes as they were at least as old as my car, which is 11. Took a 20 minute nap in the tent due to the heat and had a little chicken bowl from Acme Chicken which I wanted to try last year. After that we quick got dinner and then went to the Clarion. Got one peter stone and my mom got a couple of Trail of Painted Ponies, an done other model I forget now. I was very picky this year in buying. I mainly ended up going online and getting stuff from Triple Mountain which will be revealed alter because one item in the order was a preorder and everything will be shipped out once she gets the preorder item.

Day 3: 

Actually didn't got to the horse park this day at all. Didn't even enter for the raffles. I wanted the Amazigh but I never get lucky no matter how many tickets I buy an dit gets to be a lot of money at the end of it. So me and my folks went to breakfast at First Watch again and then drove around. Went to and drove through the Lexington Cemetery to see the Henry Clay mausoleum, didn't get put just drove around it and looked at all the other graves, many were old but visually pleasing. One had an engraved picture of Secretariat, I want to go back and find plus walk around where Henry Clay is buried, went around the Secretariat round a bout, drove around Lawrenceburg, Danville, and Harrodsburg, went to the Elizabethtown Mall which is actually under renovations and has changed since I went to it a couple of years ago. Went to Joseph Beth and then had dinner. We also spent Monday and Tuesday together and was nice to have a break from work and get more sleep and spend time with my family. 

Then Breyerfest was over and next year's theme was revealed.

A predictions and expectations post will come later after I finish making my predictions and doing more research on Midsommar as the only things I know are form when Start Stable (SSO) used to have a midsommar event which used to be around Breyerfest time. That's all I have for now, see y'all later!!

(pics belong to me, last one belongs to Breyer)

New Test Model Available to Club Members, New Live Auction Sneak Reveals, Raffle Model Reveals, New Surprise Speculations!!!

This test model is the Show Jumping Warmblood (SJW) in a flea-bitten grey coat in the loose mane and tail version. This mold debuted in 2005, sculpted by Susan Carlton Sifton, and has been popular ever since. It is believed this model was painted in the early 2000s, most likely around the mold's debuted. Based off his coloration and nose marking I believe he was a test for Cedric, whom was one of the first few portraits on this mold. I believe he was tested in both loose and braided mane version and the owners chose which they liked best, the braided was the official release. If not I slightly he could've been a been a test for Milton who was released around the same time as Cedric, but Cedric seems most likely. Many online thought this was a test for this year's celebration horse, but based off the info given on this model by Breyer, which I'm sure they keep fairly good records on models tested for production, and the fact his markings/coloration and shading don't match Phish's, I don't think that was the case. He is lovely, but as always OOAKs and tests are out of my price range, especially when made available around Breyerfest time.

More auction models have been revealed, these weren't on the blog, but spotted when many went it the online site Breyer uses for online bids which is "Bidspirit".

The Western Horse makes an appearance in the lineup as the first lot. He is in a beautiful dark grey coat with four socks, his take appears to be black with gold trim. A nice model to start off the auction and bidding with, wish I was able to get him as I've been on a dark grey kick lately.

Rugged Lark makes an appearance, the first in 2008, 2014 if you count the warehouse find that was Patch from 2008. I once tentatively thought of him for the surprise, but then nixed that idea based off him being a vintage mold. Nice to see him again but I hope he gets another as he has become very underutilized and doesn't have many releases, especially in large quantities, since his debut in 1989. This one is a gorgeous black pintaloosa, and I am a sucker for pintaloosas as they are rare, especially in the model horse world.

Before making an appearance on Bidspirit, this one seemed to have been accidentally emailed to people, my guess was meant to be sent to Bidpsirit to be posted but a wrong button was pressed somewhere. A lot of people wanted Proud Arabian Mare (PAM) to be the surprise as she isn't used a lot due to copyright, and her last appearance for Breyerfest was 2018 as Sierra Rose. She'd be nice to have a release like that, but I think the mold is too vintage anyway to be utilized. Hopefully she has another Breyerfest special run or store special release in the future aside from club releases. This one comes with a foal on the Proud Arabian Foal (PAF) mold. Mare is a chestnut pinto with the foal appearing to be a dun/buckskin pinto. Unfortunately these still aren't posted on Bidspirit, my guess they won't be until tomorrow aside from what is already been seen in person.

Raffle models revealed!!
Saturday raffle is:

Meet Cheers!!!

 

Cheers is on the Lady Phase mold in a silver blanket appaloosa coat with two hind socks, and the swish tail version of the mold. She was first revealed in the online program, but there she is in a matte finish, and when added to the live auction lineup (as one of each raffle is always auctioned off) she was seen sporting a glossy coat. I tis believed that Breyer made the decision to make the auction models glossy to make them more special from the ones raffles off. That is a nice change as make the auction ones a bit more special as 25-26 are made of each raffle model.

Sunday raffle is:

Meet B'saha!!!

B'saha means "to your health" or "enjoy" in the Arabic dialect of Morocco. He is on the Amazigh Stallion mold in a gorgeous black sabino-tobiano coat!! Like Lady Phase, this version will sport a high glossy finish while the ones to be raffled off will be matte. That means this guy is off the surprise guess list, that slightly helps narrow it down. 

New Surprise Model Guesses!!

• Geronimo
• Fireheart
• Goffert
• Totilas
• Idocus
• Vermeer
• Georg
• Forever Saige
• Ashquar
• Andalusian Mare
• Shire Gelding
• Valegro
• Shagya Arabian
• Ruffian
• Wixom
• German Riding Pony
• Lipizzaner Mare

That's all I have for now till tomorrow, Breyerfest is here!! See y'all later!!

(pictures and information come form and belong to Breyer/original owners)

June Newsletter, More Live Auction Reveals, Breyerfest Raffle Reveals, Breyerfest Program!!!

 June newsletter is here!!

It covers Hoofbeats & Maple Treats event, double check the Breyerfest blog for the latest info on Breyerfest this year, featured story covers "Intro to Drastic Customizing", the Breyerfest program for this year is available!! There will be a National Fun Day for this year's 75th Jubilee on October the 18th, a Saturday, and this months giveaway is Lexington/Big Lex the blue deco and I already have him so I will also skip this one. Then lastly the sneak peak!!

An appaloosa, most likely chestnut base. It's really zoomed in so no muscle definition to know which part of the body it is. Could be related to the live auction reveals or could be something else we will see later. Could even be one of the raffle models. Could be a model that's revealed in the collector club tent at Breyerfest, but will have to wait and see. All I know is I can't tell which scale model it is.

Next are the final live auction reveals leading up to Breyerfest!!

Meet Lot #16!!

This one is done on the Marabella mold in a chestnut appaloosa coat. She look similar to the sneak peak form the newsletter, but I don't think it's her, to me she doesn't quite fully match unless its form hr other side not shown in the picture here. She is cute but I think this takes her out of the running for the surprise horse this year.

Meet Lot #18!!

This handsome devil is on the very popular Hamilton/Racking American Saddlebred in a rich sun-faded black homozygous tobiano coat. At least I don't have to worry about this guy on my surprise list as he was already the surprise for Breyerfest 2023.

Meet Lot #19!!

This gorgeous boy is the Huckleberry Bey mold in a very cool glossy metallic color-shift and holographic tobiano named "Bold Illusion". He is so cool!! Though sadly I believe this takes him out of the running of the surprise horse, shame, he would've been a cool one. Maybe one year he'll be it but looks like this year is not the year. 

Meet Lot #20!!

This is the Vanner Mare & Foal set. The mare is in a blue roan coat while her foal is in a bay coat. The mare is really pretty, Breyer has been killing it with the blue roans lately. I wasn't too worried about her being the surprise this year, especially since she had her first Breyerfest release/debut last year as the mare & foal set so I think I'm safe from these.

Meet Lot #22!!!!!

Alborozo has made yet another live auction appearance!! This time as a pegasus, which he has been a few times before in the past, this time he dons a Sacred Kingfisher inspired metallic blue, gold, and pearly white overo coat. He is stunning!! Curse you Breyer for breaking the mold in which was most likely a marketing scheme with rumored contact between artist and/or owner of the horse!!!!!!!! We could've had some amazing things but you tease us with this carrot dangling in front of our nose and only one can have him!!! Hoping they make a similar model with this color way in the future.

Raffle models are here!! Let's meet them!!

With the release of the electronic version of the program, there were some reveals in it, especially these guys!! Saturday's raffle is "Cheers" on the swish tail version of the Lady Phase mold, didn't think she'd be the surprise anyway as she was used for Breyerfest 2023. Then Sunday is "B'saha", I don't know what language taht is but I'm assuming it of course relates to "cheers" and/or "good health/fortune/congrats" if I had to guess maybe Indian/Hindi but I could be totally off I'll have to research, but he is the Anamar/Amazigh Stallion and sadly I this means he is not the surprise.  I don't think Cheers is the sneak peak from earlier, doesn't seem to fit, the Marabella fits more than she does. 

Here is the link for the program for anyone who wants to view it: https://online.fliphtml5.com/sgoqo/wcoa/#p=1

That's all I have for this post. Until the next one, see y'all later!!!! (info and pictures come from and belong to Breyer and/or original owner)

Surprise Horse Speculations!! More Auction Lots Revealed!!

 Let's start with the auction lots first.

Lot #8!!

This is a mare and foal set on the vintage Misty & Stormy molds sporting pearly rainbow pinto coats completed with gold mapping/outlining with gold hooves, haven't seen that on an OOAK in a while. I was slightly thinking Misty for the surprise but she was so low on the list due to her being both vintage and a pony mold which Breyer typically doesn't use. So I think it's safe to say she definitely isn't the surprise.

Lot #9

This is the vintage Gem Twist mold in a beautiful buckskin sabino coat. Love the look of this coat and Gem Twist was another vintage mold I sort of contemplated for potential o f being the surprise but I don't think he'll have a Breyerfest appearance again for another while. Shame I like this one and he'd be cool in various coats and he isn't used as much anymore as well.  

Lot #10

This is the Altynai/Akhal-Teke mold in a flashy glossy dappled flaxen deep liver chestnut tobiano coat. This mold was at the top of my surprise horse guess list but I need to remove him now because Breyer usually doesn't show a variation like this in their auction lot reveal post and usually the surprise lot is a complete set and/or deco/color variation that didn't make the final coat. Shame a running action mold would've been cool, he could've had a ton of cool variations and his pose is almost party/celebration like.

Lot #12

The vintage Fighting Stallion makes an appearance this Breyerfest as an OOAK in a glossy palomino coat with etching of various imagery. He was designed b y the ever so talented Kathleen Moody. I didn't fully consider this mold for the surprise, it would've been cool and fit the theme, but I feel this mold would be too old and the oldest molds are usually reserved for mire special models like OOAKs, web specials, club models, and other limited editions. If anything he may be used as a vintage special run but not a surprise with how many they produce nowadays. 

Lot #14

Sherman Morgan makes an appearance as an OOAK sporting a rich dappled bay blanket appaloosa coat. I very briefly thought about him as a surprise candidate but then thought no not just because he's vintage but also it'd be too on the nose as he was a limited release called "Carpe Diem" years ago, meaning "Seize the Day" and an OOAK called "Carpe Nochte(?)" meaning "Seize the Night". Another shame because he's really nice too with not too many releases lately as well.

Lot #15

This is the new Murgese/Cosimo mold, the first release of this year's Premier Lub and the first release literally just became available as of writing this even though they usually come out after Breyerfest but it's a bit early this year surprisingly. This one is in a delicious high glossy sooty palomino coat, and sadly it's an OOAK so that means little to near impossible for me to get and I am an absolute suck for sooty/smutty palominos!! Also it's interesting show him form this angle, so I have no idea if he has any markings on his face or not. Kinda interesting, gonna have to wait for either more pics of him or see him in person, whatever comes first.

Surprise Horse Speculations: (ranked with top being most likely and bottom being least likely but tiniest potential)

• Amazigh Stallion
• Andalusian
• Ashquar
• Fireheart
• Forever Saige
• Desatado
• Totilas
• Andalusian Mare
• Vermeer
• Shagya Arabian
• Shire Gelding
• Show Jumping Warmblood
• Geronimo
• Goffert
• Georg
• German Riding Pony
• Huckleberry Bey
• Valegro
• Idocus
• Lipizzaner Mare
• Troubador
• Welsh Mare
• Icelandic
• Standing Stock Horse Mare
• Standardbred Mare
• Strapless
• Fell Pony
• Show Stance Arabian Mare
• Smart Chic Olena
• American Saddlebred Stallion
• Gaming Stock Horse/Wyatt
• Ruffian
• Bouncer
• Norwegian Fjord Mare
• Marwari
• Marabella
• Mangalarga Marchador
• Sport Pony Fjord
• Lipizzaner Stallion
• Wixom

May change this later depending if more auction lots are revealed as well as other limited releases like sneak peaks and reveals for Hoofbeats & Maple Treats. Other wose that is all I have for now, until the next one!! See y'all later!!

(all pics and information come from Breyer)

Mid-Year Release Reveals, New Prize Model Reveal for Breyerfest, Auction Model Reveals!!

 Mid-year releases have been revealed!!

Meet Manaos!!

She descends from legendary racehorse Northern Dancer and polo pony royalty!! This dark bay mare is a favorite amongst American polo champion Nic Roldan's string of mounts. He riders her in pregame warmups and the first or second chukker, or round, of a match. Primarily competing in Argentina, this has lead to a sturdy cross of Criollos and Thoroughbreds as polo becomes more popular in the area. I was honestly surprised to see a polo pony pop up, it has been a while since they made one especially for the regular run line and on this mold. Also this now means there is a mare variation of the Smarty Jones mold amongst the stallions and occasional geldings!! Definitely need to get her at some point.

Meet the last two 75th Anniversary Special Models!!

These are the newest and last of the 75th Anniversary exclusive models. These two are on the American Saddlebred Stallion mold and Smart Chic Olena molds respectively. The Saddlebred look's to be in a buckskin appaloosa coat with the silhouettes, and SCO seems to be a grulla pinto with the silhouettes. I love both of them, I might like them a bit more than the western horse and lonesome glory, but I will get all of them, I already have the Esprit of course (right now he's called telenovela but may change it to Telemundo, idk, maybe both).

Meet 4-Ever Friends Gift Sets!!

Choose between either the grey or the silver bay, each horse will come with a halter, lead, and kit to make a friendship bracelet!! The grey is named Lumina and the silver bay is Ariana. Lumina is on the Mariah mold and Lumina is on the vintage Arabian Mare mold, whom hasn't had a regular run release in a long while, usually she is used for limited releases as web specials and club models. Nice to see her have a longer release.

These are so cute!! Wish there was something like this when I was a kid, regardless I think I'll get them because they're cute and I like doing crafts, especially bracelet making. 

Meet Chip!!

The newest desert inspired classic is mint chip!! It appears he was the sneak peak from the latest Collector Club Newsletter and is not glow in the dark, he sort of still looks it here, but hopefully it's a bit better in hand. I do like him and I do like mint chip, I feel it's underrated and very wrongfully hated. It does not taste like toothpaste. Toothpaste uses spear mint while ice-cream and deserts usually use creme de mint as its smoother and nicer vs pure/raw and spearmint. Cream really washes flavor out same with chocolate but that's all I'm gonna say on the matter. 

Meet Gems f the Ocean Gift Set!!

Frosted deco stablemates are back and they are unicorns representing treasure from the sea. There's a blue fireheart, pink prince charming, purple croi, and green twist. I really like them and like these frosted ones a bit better than some of the ones they have done in the past. Their manes and tails look to be covered in glitter and a nice watery backdrop rests behind them. 

Meet Mane Beauty Sweet Shop & Flower Shop!!

New mane and beauty sets have arrived after some retired last year, this time as a sweet shop and flower shop with two new horses whose names have not been given. The sweet shop comes with a new looking unicorn, i may call her sprinkles for now, and the flower shop comes with a new flashy bald face buckskin that I really like. Each horse comes with. a brush-able mane and tail, travel case that opens into a shop with accessories to set up the store front, great gifts for littler/younger horse enthusiasts. 

Meet Santé!!

Santé (sahn-tay) is French for good health, in other words, cheers or congratulations! He is the Open Show Overall Champion prize and will be awarded to 12 lucky winners. He is a rich dapple bay Selle Francais on the Carrick/Walking Thoroughbred Mold, sadly i think this means he will not be the surprise horse this year, maybe next year or sometime else. He is handsome and wish I could add him to my herd but that may have to wait for another time in the future. Good luck to everyone who is entered!!

Auction models are starting to be revealed!! Let's look at the first wave!!

Lot #3

This is a OOAK Othello in a bright bay sabino coat. He looks pretty nice and I thought he was chestnut at first, his coloration is really flushed out but that's a great detail not too many models have sadly. This I think takes him out of the running for this year's surprise horse possibilities.

Lot #5

This one is Wyatt/Gaming Stock Horse sporting a black splash coat, he almost looks emo but not as emo as the raffle model on the icelandic stallion mold from earlier this decade. This I feel slightly takes him off for surprise horse candidacy, but I'll have to see what can and can't especially as Breyer changes their "rules" every year now to keep us on our toes but I feel Othello is a lot more out than this guy. 

Lot #6

This 5-Gaiter is in a bay sabino overo frame coat. Looks like he could be the grandpa to the chestnut overo surprise horse from Breyerfest 2023. This guy I wasn't worried about being the surprise horse, he's vintage and he just had a club release come out recently so he's out of the question indefinitely. 

Lot #7

This Cantering Warmblood/True North is in a deliciously gorgeous strawberry roan coat. I think this sadly means he will not be a surprise horse, shame, but I don't think anything could top this coat if it was. At least not this year, oh well, maybe another year, same for Keltic Salinero. 

Remember both in-person and online bids will be taken. Next time I hope to have my surprise horse speculations finalized, until then, see y'all later!!

(pictures and information come from and belong to Breyer)