Breyerfest Day 2: Step on me, daddy

 Well, readers, day 2 of Breyerfest is officially in the history books, and what a crazy day! We picked up most of our allocated special runs, with the following Seize the Day Surprise results (ETA: minor numbers correction):

 2 matte smutty palomino

2 glossy palomino pinto

1 matte blue roan

1 decorator

1 matte silver bay

2 glossy smutty palomino

We also got another buckskin Party Croi (that’s what I’m calling her now, because I’m tired of typing out that name), a gold Ties that Bind Us, two sabino YOLOs and one original gray, and two more sad Good Times and Great Friends sets that I can’t believe didn’t have variations. It was an expensive day, and the only reason it wasn’t more expensive is because I ran out of money. But my Clarion sales have been pretty good, fortunately, so the money pot is restocked.

As for the Seize the Day surprises (that’s not something I want to abbreviate when talking about them…), I was then able to trade one of the glossy palomino pintos for a glossy silver bay, and then traded something else for a matte dapple gray, so all I need now for a complete set is a matte palomino pinto and a glossy dapple gray. Will I be able to achieve it by tomorrow? I still have tickets for 3 more, so I guess we’ll see. I also have tickets for one more YOLO and one Ties that Bind Us. Dare I hope I get a holo YOLO and a silver Silver? Or is that too much? I need some luck, since I didn’t get drawn in today’s raffle. I’ll be crossing my fingers extra hard! I hope everyone else is having a great Breyerfest - we’ve had three blog readers stop in, mention the blog and get a free Stablemate, which is great! Keep it up! And I hope everyone has a fun final day of Breyerfest tomorrow!

Breyerfest Day 1: YOU ARE NOT PREPARED!

 Well, readers, the first day of Breyerfest is over! And I thought I was prepared for whatever Breyer was going to throw at us - but I was woefully incorrect on that front! Well, where do I start? I spent the day at the model horse show at Alltech Arena - but no luck winning any prize models, unfortunately. Maybe next year. It was certainly exciting, and then daunting, and then terrifying as the new variations kept being announced. The surprise is Totilas? And there are at least six colors? And not all of them are glossy? And YOLO and Getting the Party Started have two variations? But Good Times and Great Friends don’t have any? Huh? And one of the YOLO variations is holographic?? Ack, I can’t take it anymore!

So anyway. The surprise model colors are as follows:

Smutty palomino (matte and glossy) 

Dapple gray (matte and glossy)

Colorshift blue/purple partial filigree (only glossy)

Blue roan (only matte)

Palomino pinto (matte and glossy)

Silver bay (matte and glossy)

Is there another color? I feel like I’m forgetting something.

As mentioned earlier, there’s no variation for Good Times and Great Friends, and also the dog whose name I’m too tired to remember and Hats Off to You. Seems odd to leave those out, but I guess that’s less to buy, so I’m kinda okay with it. Oh, and I forgot my phone at my house after the live show, so I don’t have photos of any of this! Yay! But anyway:

The variations for the Show Jumping Warmblood are a matte/glossy split, and they also have a banded version and loose mane version.

The variation for Future is Bright is the roached mane we already knew about.

The variations for Get This Party Started are a buckskin version and a significantly less common blue/purple color shift.

The variations for the Silver are a gold one and a much-less-common silver version. Silver Silver, hah!

The variations for YOLO are a sabino version and a holographic version. I’m hoping the holographic one isn’t as rare as it seems, for the sake of my own sanity.

I was a bit short on money today, so we only got a few special runs - but we did get a buckskin Getting the Party Started, which is already sold. Also got a smutty palomino surprise, Good Times and Great Friends and a sabino YOLO. Sales tonight were much improved, so I’m hoping to get a lot more SRs tomorrow! Uh, but if you’d like to help with the effort, feel free to stop by room 409 and peruse what I have for sale!

There are also variations with the online special runs - Hooplah now comes in matte and glossy, and Shindig has a blue/orange (I think) alternate color. I promptly ordered another Shindig when I heard the news, but I’m in the process of selling my Bristols, so I didn’t order any Hooplahs. Too bad! 

I can’t remember if I had anything else to talk about, but if so I’ll probably wake up in a cold sweat at 1AM remembering it. Guess I’ll write about it tomorrow! Time to head to bed.

Breyerfest Day 0: Ooh, sparkly!

 Hmm, I guess the Artisan’s Gallery didn’t happen today after all! I foolishly didn’t read the schedule very closely and didn’t realize the 75th Anniversary dance party was in the same room. Oh well - we got a crazy reveal at the dance party!

That’s right - a Thursday night raffle! And he’s holographic! Ack! I had to hustle down to the dance party as soon as I heard. I was planning to stop by anyway just to see it, but the raffle got me down there faster. There’s still time to enter, if you’re so inclined! Tickets have to be in the bin by 10:15, and the drawing happens at 10:30. Good luck, everyone! Happy Breyerfest Eve! 

I’m back in my happy place!

 Well, it’s Wednesday night and we’re all set up at the Clarion! As usual, stop by room 409 and mention the blog and you’ll get to pick a free RR Stablemate while supplies last! It’s been pretty busy in here so far, but only one sale. I may have to do some price adjusting, but we’ll see. In other exciting news, we got to see the Breyerfest glossy prize models today! Michelle Masters shared photos in the official Facebook group for Breyerfest Live.

First up…

It’s a glossy Salvino. Drat! I was hoping it would be something I don’t want so I won’t be so disappointed when I don’t win one.

But anyway…

Not Legend too! Darn it! Well, maybe I’ll get lucky and win one. I hope so!

Anyway, back to the selling game. The Artisan’s Gallery opens tomorrow, so stay tuned for photos of this year’s exciting releases!

Factory Escapees and Breyerfest countdown!

 Well, readers, it's been an exciting couple of days, between the leaks popping up on social media and Breyerfest only a few days away. On Sunday, weird leaks started showing up on social media, starting with a photo of a pink-and-white pinto Strapless. I'm not sharing the photos here because these models probably weren't obtained "legally" and I don't want to condone such behavior. Anyways, the original Facebook post said there were also purple and black versions of these Straplesses, but I was skeptical of it because it was kind of a random thing to pop up on a Sunday morning and the box originally wasn't pictured. Eventually a blurry photo of the other two colors did appear, along with a photo of the box (one of the white shipper boxes they ship web specials in, rather than a window box), which made me conclude that it's likely this year's Christmas surprise horse (named Merry Dancer). Works for me, since I don't collect Strapless! 

More or less at the same time as the Strapless mystery unfolded, we also got photos (not sure if they came from the same person) of what appears to be two Traditional releases for TSC, as well as a new series of blind bags. The two Trads are a buckskin pinto Troubadour named Brooks and a gray blanket Appaloosa San Domingo named Colby. The blind bags are Mystery Horse Surprise series 7 and include a chestnut Corbin, bay roan Charleston, red roan mini SCO, palomino mini Emma, gray mini MFT and black overo mini Indian Pony. Lots of minis in that one! I wonder what the chases will be. 

In Breyerfest-related news, the countdown is still ticking down! There are already a few rooms open at the Clarion. I was sorely tempted to go do some shopping after work today, but I still have too much Breyerfest prep to take care of. I think I'm done with all my live show prep, though! Woohoo! Now to move on to sales prep. The official Breyerfest app was released today, so be sure to get that if you're so inclined.

Lastly, there's an unannounced special run portrait of Atlanta on the Prince Charming mold! 

Order her here. I don't plan on buying one myself, but some people were having technical issues when trying to order at first. However, those issues appear to have been fixed, so order away! 

That's it for today. Time to enjoy the relative calm before the storm, before the ravening hordes descend upon Lexington yet again! 

Featured JAH - 7/5/2025, Jan/Feb 2010

 Hello and welcome to another edition of Featured JAH! We're starting another new year with Jan/Feb 2010, so let's get going! 

On the front cover, Esprit makes his debut! 

In the Editor's Desk, Arlene previews the magazine (and the year). And there's another Who Am I? Another blast from the past, again. 

On page 3 we have Letters to the Editor and a caption contest! 

On page 4 we have the first page of the 2010 WEG article, with reveals of some new G3 molds.

The WEG article wraps up on page 5, with more new Stablemates molds.

On page 6 we have the first page of the Bet Yer Blue Boons article! 

The Bet article wraps up on page 7. The real Bet died in 2019 at age 29 due to colic. RIP! 

Immediately following the Bet article, we now have another portrait horse on page 8! It's Isadora-Cruce! 

The Isadora-Cruce article ends on page 9. She is still listed as an Ambassador on the Return to Freedom website, so presumably she is still living. 

On page 10 we have the reveal of the Four Seasons treasure hunt, featuring the popular Othello! 

The glossy versions of these models hadn't yet been revealed, nor had "Winter." Guess they saved that for later! We'll probably see it in an upcoming issue. 

On page 12 we have the handsome Alvaro! 

After skipping The Artist's Sketch, Mailbag and Model Horse Show, on page 16 we have a Breyer Canada update. 

After skipping more Model Horse Show, on page 18 we have a gallery of photos from the Lone Star Experience! Feast your eyes on this collector event of yore. 

More Lone Star Experience photos appear on page 19. 

After skipping a couple of how-to articles, on page 24 we have the first part of this week's Vintage Point, featuring the Classic Man o' War! 

Vintage Point wraps up on page 25. 

After skipping Winners' Circle, the Calendar of Events, On the Trail with Breyer and an ad for some Classics horse and rider sets, on the back cover we have the Pink Ribbon Horse! And with that we've reached the end of this week's issue. Featured JAH will be on hiatus next week due to Breyerfest, so check back in two weeks for Mar/Apr 2010! 

More auction models!

 Well, we've only got a week left, people! Actually, probably less than that since people start showing up at the Clarion on the Monday before Breyerfest. Are we all ready for the greatest week of the year? I know I'm not! It's going to be a BUSY weekend for me. We'll be in room 409 at the Clarion as usual, so if you're there, stop by and mention the blog and you'll get a free RR Stablemate (while supplies last). 

In other news, we got to see another auction model today! Well, two of them, actually. Behold! 

This photo was included in an email I received from Bidspirit today, announcing next week's live benefit auction. A OOAK set on the FAM/FAF? That's practically unheard of in this day and age. They haven't been regular runs since 1997, and last appeared at the Breyerfest auction 30 years ago! Even their last special run appearance was 10 years ago. Sheesh. I guess they were overdue for another appearance! I wonder if they're getting a regular run or special run release soon? I kinda doubt it, but you never know! Hey, maybe they'll be the holiday mare and foal set this year.