This handsome guy is item #1282 and was the 2007 Limited Edition. IDYB doesn't say how many were made, but I'd guess around 3,000? Either way, he's one you don't really see too often for sale anymore. He was issued on the popular Lonesome Glory mold sculpted by Sue Sifton.
As far as I know, this model has been the only time Breyer attempted to do an Akhal-Teke model, aside from the new Altynai model for this year - Lonesome Glory only bears a passing resemblance to a real Akhal-Teke, but he was the closest they had. Real Tekes can be a bit weird-looking compared to other horses, so their "look" can take a little getting used to, but once you get past that, I find them just as pretty to look at as almost any other horse (and that extra-shiny coat definitely doesn't hurt). So that explains why this guy is so shiny - though they probably should have just made the whole run glossy and called it a day instead of only glossing 31 of them for Breyerfest that year. But that's just my two cents!
Lonesome Glory is still a fairly popular mold - his special run at Breyerfest 2018, By a Nose, was definitely the hot item that year - and 2019 marked the first time he was used as a web special, for the giraffe Nadifa release. Where will we see him next? Maybe as an auction model at this year's Breyerfest? I don't see him being used again for something more attainable, because he was used so recently already, but you never know. Maybe he'll get a new mid-year release? I hope so! He needs to be used more often.
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