Home Straight - Equestral Crystalworks

I love Breyer's crystal horses (formally called Equestral Crystalworks by Breyer) but I only have a few as they are expensive and fragile. But recently when Breyer had a sale, I could not resist adding this one to my collection.

Home Straight, #711295, $33, 1000 made for BreyerFest 2018 Store, Breyer web site, 5/2020

Justify Stablemate

Breyer held a sale and my Collectors Club membership got me an even better deal. While I rarely buy Stablemates, I do like this mold, the G2 Thoroughbred sculpted by Kathleen Moody.

 Justify, $356, #9302, Breyer Store, 5/2020

Seamus

Happy Mother's Day to me! Craig gifted me with this lovely Clydesdale that was only available from Flagship dealers.

Seamus, #760246, Spring 2019 release to Flagship dealers only, Amazon, gift from Craig.

Enesco/TPP, Fjord

A while back, Karen Crossley (aka Pawprint) wrote about Kathleen Moody sculpts on her blog Dust Ponies: Musings about the Model Horse Hobby. (One of my favorite blogs.) In the blog entry, she wrote about a Moody Norwegian Fjord that was produced and marketed by Enesco/Trail of the Painted Ponies.

I followed a link that she'd provided, and soon I was doing an online search of my own so that I could add one to my collection.

Little Big Horse, Trail of the Painted Ponies, Enesco, #4053765LE, 2016, sculpted by Kathleen Moody

Meet Afjordable! Isn't he nice? His scale is somewhere in-between traditional and classic.

 He came in a beautiful styrofoam lined box to prevent breakage,

 along with a collector's card

 with information about the piece as well as the breed.

 There was also a 2016 catalog in there with ornaments as well as other pieces.

Even though I prefer realistic models for the most part (Candy Cane Zebras aside, haha) I do have two Trail of the Painted Ponies in my collection.

Since I grew up on an apple orchard and my favorite breed is the Appaloosa, I have one of the earliest models done by the company, Apple-loosa. (Photo retrieved from Google Images.)

And then a former student who is horsey herself (she's all grown up now and an eventer!) gave me the Christmas ornament, Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. (Photo also from Google Images.)

When Karen posted that link to the Fjord, I began wondering what else I might have missed that would be a nice addition to my collection. I plan to keep my eye out for new releases from Trail of the Painted Ponies.

In the meantime, I am enjoying having Afjordable (and his nice sparkly base) on my desk where I can see him.

Thanks for the tip, Karen!

Stone Mesa Believer

I got a Stone horse from MHSales that Liz LaRose is hosting on Facebook. She's selling Mry Mudget's pieces for her. It's rare for me to buy a Stone; I have 1,000+ models, but only eight of them are Stones. This makes my ninth. And it's an early one.

 (Photo by seller and taken from sales ad on Facebook.)
Mesa Believer, #9619, Stone WPH 1996-1997, First Edition, 2500 made, 5/2020

 It's a Stone Mesa Believer, and was made in 1996-1997.  Arriving with its original box and hang tag was a pleasant surprise.

So was the fact that it had been signed by Peter Stone.

While I like many of the Stone models, they are generally too pricey for what I want to pay. I'm really happy that I found this piece at such a good price.

Fabio

Like many other hobbyists and collectors, the pandemic has given me some extra time to shop for pieces for my collection. One that recently arrived was Fabio.

 Fabio, #712345, $75, Breyer Collectors Club Web Special, 4/2020, Breyer.

I have a real fondness for Spanish horses and their big noses. (Lippizaners are my favorite breed after Appaloosas.) This boy is a welcome addition to my collection.

Nayati

When a box from Breyer arrives like this, you close your eyes and hope for the best.

The whole top has been shoved down! That's never good. But I was lucky - my Nayati was fine.

Nayati, #712344, $35, 5/2020, 2020 Web Special, Breyer

I got the dunalino and am really happy with it. I was sort of on the fence when I ordered it - I don't collect too many Classic/Freedom Series models, and I had told a friend that if she wanted the color I'd gotten, then she could have it. Lucky for me she got a dunalino, too, because the more I look at this model, the more I like it.

He has a flaw or two, including this white spot on the right ear, but I don't mind. He's lovely and he's staying!