This guy was a special run for Breyerfest 2002. He's item #710202 and was a run of 1200 on the Silver mold sculpted by Kathleen Moody.
The theme for Breyerfest 2002 was Spirit of the West, so this Silver made a good addition to the lineup. Black tobiano with a medicine hat is always a striking color, and it's even more so on Silver! The mold was pretty popular back then, so I'm sure he sold out quickly - even though 1200 is still a fairly large run size. Of course, the mold still is pretty popular - see the $10,000 auction model at Breyerfest for proof! He'd have been the talk of the event if he hadn't been overshadowed by the $22,000 Alborozo...but I digress. I do think Silver's popularity has faded a little bit of late, but clearly not that much.
Where will we see Silver next? He's had quite the resurgence since going on hiatus back in 2010 - he's been a web special twice, was used at Breyerfest twice this year (Rico and the auction model), and was the 2017 Limited Edition model, as Liberty. He's already been the Halloween Horse, too. Maybe he'll eventually be the Holiday Horse? I'm kind of surprised he hasn't been used for that already, honestly. Breyer's next Collector Event should be coming up next year - maybe he'll show up there? He's probably more likely to get a web special, if Breyer is okay with him appearing in the Big Cat series and the Wildlife series. Or maybe Breyer will surprise us all and he'll get a regular run release? I'd be okay with that.
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