Trueno is here!

 Good news, readers! My Trueno model is here - behold! 

What a beauty! I love him. He's not as yellow in person. 

I like his stripey hooves.

I've been watching Sylvia Zerbini's shows at Breyerfest for years now, so it's fitting that her horse should finally get his own Breyer model. 

Quality-wise, he's very nice - a couple of black specks, but other than that, he's great. I'm really wishing Mouse had been done on the (braided) Idocus mold rather than Nikolas, so I could get both of the Winterfest models. 

All in all, though, Trueno is a beautiful addition to my collection and I'm glad I was able to buy him! Speaking of which, if anyone out there suddenly decides they need Trueno or Mouse in their collections, their availability period has been extended to Christmas (they were supposed to go off the website today). They must not have sold all that well, which doesn't bode well for future Winterfests. Let's hope they manage to sell out by Christmas! 

Whoa - Winterfest?

 Wow - exciting news today, readers! Breyer announced a new event called Winterfest! It seems to be like a little Holiday-themed Breyerfest, judging by the name. From the email:

Hosted on BreyerHorses.com, Breyer's WinterFest is a free online event featuring eight fantastic, holiday-themed workshops created by talented model horse hobbyists, plus exclusive programming featuring holiday greetings from Breyer portrait horses, visits to the legendary Breyer Archive Room, and extra holiday fun, hosted by the Breyer Events Team.

WinterFest will also feature two exclusive, limited edition Traditional scale models, available on BreyerHorses.com while supplies last.

So I wonder if there's going to be some kind of live broadcast, like Breyerfest? Or a bunch of prerecorded segments? This could be interesting. I'm excited to see it! And here are the exclusive models, starting with Trueno! 

 

What a stunner! According to his product page, he's Sylvia Zerbini's mount during her performances. 

Next, here's Mouse! 

This is the braided version of Nikolas, with a cute little costume to boot. These guys are both runs of 3,000, so they shouldn't sell out too quickly. Let's hope so, anyway. I don't need Mouse, but I'm desperate to get Trueno! Duende looks really good in that color! 

Along with the workshops and other activities, there will also be three prize bundles to enter for, so that's exciting! It all gets started on Friday, December 1 at 11am EST - I'm excited to see this! I wonder if it'll be a yearly thing from now on? Just the pick-me-up I needed today - I had surgery yesterday and I'm currently feeling like I got hit by a truck, so this helps me feel better. I'm super-excited for Trueno!