Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! This week's issue is Winter 1994, so let's jump right in!
On the front cover, a guy brings in some horses during a snowstorm. On the back cover, the Ideal American Quarter Horse mold makes his debut...or an early version of it, at least. I'm not sure of the full story behind this prototype and why it looks so different from the final product, but it's kind of ironic that the not-so-popular Ideal AQH actually looks better than the prototype - usually it's the other way around. Check out those weird-looking hooves, especially.
On the inside cover, Gem Twist debuts a braid change and Goliath, the American Cream Draft makes his first appearance along with a buckskin Western Pony. I wouldn't mind seeing another American Cream release someday on a newer mold.
On page 4 we have an article about American Quarter Horses, and page 5 contains the article about the AQHA Foundation Sire Series along with a short bio of Wimpy, the first horse in the series.
Page 8 has a nice little article by a German collector, detailing her history of collecting Breyer models in Europe (slightly more difficult than in the USA), and page 9's "Who Am I?" appears to feature a Running Stallion of some type.
I cropped out page 14 because it was the end of an article about customizing models. Page 15 features a unicornized, flocky version of Smoky, and the Just About...Breyer Animals features the Guernsey Cow and Calf.
Page 20 has a sneak preview of High Flyer on the old TWH and Pug the Boxer, as well as the retired list for 1995 (items circled by a previous reader).
On page 30 we have an article about footpads by Andrea Gurdon (Breyer History Diva), and page 31's Vintage Point features the popular Lady Phase!
I must have forgotten that the real Lady Phase was only two years old when her portrait model was sculpted, or that she died shortly after the model was released. I guess these old magazines really do have something to teach!
That's all I have for this week's issue, and we've completed 1994! Check back next week for Jan/Feb 1995.
That's all I have for this week's issue, and we've completed 1994! Check back next week for Jan/Feb 1995.
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