Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! I hope everyone had a good Christmas. We're covering July/Aug 2005 this week, so let's get started!
On the front cover, a knight in shining armor rides his horse.
Normally I skip the inside cover, but I had to scan this one because it's the rare, coveted Red Rum! Still hard to find to this day. Wait - maybe I'm getting him confused with Phar Lap. I never managed to get either one when I still collected Lonesome Glory, so who knows.
In the Editor's Desk, Natasha talks about bike riding and various charities and what Breyer is/was doing to help.
On page 3 we have Letters to the Editor.
On page 4 is another Breyerfest preview, including the legendary Merlin! He is/was a raffle model based on an entry in the Tricked Out Pony contest at Model Horse Collector's Jamboree. They were cast in resin instead of the usual plastic and are insanely rare and hard to find these days. I've also heard that some of them have had issues with leg warpage/breaking due to not having wire reinforcements in the legs. These are probably worth in the $20,000+ range now, so if you have one, hold on to it! Or don't, I guess. I had forgotten that Goffert also made his debut in 2005 - he's the
raffle model hinted at next to Merlin.
The Breyerfest preview continues on page 5, this time showing all of the special run line items for that year. This was back when they used to do a porcelain every year - I believe that ended after 2012 because the porcelains tended to sell poorly and/or end up broken.
On page 6 is the first page of an article about Susan Harris and Anatomy in Motion.
The Anatomy in Motion article concludes on page 7 and also shows photos of both sides of the Anatomy in Motion model. These models have had a lot of issues over the years due to the extensive decals on both sides of the model - they tend to lift and bubble up over time.
On page 8 is an article about Argentine Criollos, featuring the new Criollo release on the Ranch Horse.
On page 9 we have an article about sculptor Sommer Prosser! She's sculpted a lot of horses for Breyer over the years.
After skipping an article about showing cats and dogs, contest results, Breyer jr. and Collector's Corner, on page 18 we have the reveal of the 2005 Collector's Choice! I wish the Collector's Choice model would come back - I think I've mentioned this before, but it's worth repeating.
On page 18 is the first part of an article about Devon 2005. The photo of Laura Chapot on Little Big Man is very reminiscent of
this diorama Breyer commissioned for the 2010 WEG.
After skipping a how-to article, on page 22 we have the first page of a judge's clinic featuring medieval settings.
The judge's clinic concludes on page 23, along with the article about Sommer Prosser.
After skipping Horse Trader (mostly down to one page now), on page 25 is the rest of the Devon article and the announcement of another JAH cover contest!
On page 26 is this week's Vintage Point featuring the Quarter Horse Yearling.
Vintage Point concludes on page 27.
On page 28 we have On the Trail with Breyer, featuring the Tour model, Tristan, on the Classic Shire A. Did I talk about this model in the last issue? I feel like I did.
On the back cover is an advertisement for Dreamer, a horse movie I've still never seen. We'll hear a lot more about it in the next issue! Check back next week for Sept/Oct 2005.
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