Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured Breyerfest! This week we're covering 1997, so settle in and get comfortable!
Breyerfest 1997
Date: July 25-27, 1997
Celebration Horse: Bold
Number of Celebration Models produced: 3,850
Attendance: Apparently just under 4,000. There must be some confusion about the attendance somewhere, because going from 10,000 some years to less than 4,000 in others is a pretty wild swing. Anyway, here's the first 1997 page from the commemorative program:
Looking at all the pictures of Bold, he really was a beautiful horse. The Stud Spider mold is, well, less-so. But I digress. The real Bold was a police horse (and 1995 Police Horse of the Year) who excelled at his job and was beloved by his family. He died in 2000.
This first page also reveals the first non-keychain Breyerfest special run! It was Excalibur, the black Hackney, whose run at least partially consisted of painted-over Giltedge models. There was still only one raffle model (Cactus the Balking Mule), plus the volunteer model (Moccasin, on San Domingo) and there was also a surprise raffle! 16 Small Poodles were produced after the mold was discovered in storage earlier that year. I wonder where those Poodles are now?
This first page also reveals the first non-keychain Breyerfest special run! It was Excalibur, the black Hackney, whose run at least partially consisted of painted-over Giltedge models. There was still only one raffle model (Cactus the Balking Mule), plus the volunteer model (Moccasin, on San Domingo) and there was also a surprise raffle! 16 Small Poodles were produced after the mold was discovered in storage earlier that year. I wonder where those Poodles are now?
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On page 2 for 1997 we see Karma Gypsy and SS Morning Star again (all grown up this time), along with several of the other guest horses. Docs Keepin Time was the equine star of Black Beauty, Runaway Bride and (my personal favorite) Adventures of the Black Stallion! I'll always remember hurrying home from school on Wednesday afternoons to watch it. Toby the Vaulting Horse was also beautiful - if his model was reissued on something more modern like Georg, I'd probably buy it.
Here's the Breyerfest 1997 recap that appeared in the Sept/Oct 1997 JAH!
And here's the centerfold from that same issue, featuring some of the same photos that were later used in the commemorative program.
I've noted this before, but waiting in that line in the Kentucky heat must have been horrible.
Now, let's take a look at some of the auction models! The high seller for the year, the red roan Five Gaiter, is pictured above.
Here's the Breyerfest 1997 recap that appeared in the Sept/Oct 1997 JAH!
And here's the centerfold from that same issue, featuring some of the same photos that were later used in the commemorative program.
I've noted this before, but waiting in that line in the Kentucky heat must have been horrible.
Now, let's take a look at some of the auction models! The high seller for the year, the red roan Five Gaiter, is pictured above.
This is the first auction model that caught my eye - a chestnut-going-gray Sham. I wish there were more photos of this one!
I swear I've seen this Adios for sale at some point, but I might be thinking of something else.
Check out this Copenhagen Hackney! What a cutie.
I had to include this one, because he's a palomino version of Art Deco, one of my favorite carpet herd models!
That's it for this week. Check back next week for Breyerfest 1998!
That's it for this week. Check back next week for Breyerfest 1998!
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