Buckskin Running Mare and Foal

Teresa Rogers sold me this set at the very fair price of $25.

Karinthia and Korinth, #969 and #970, 1996-1997, $25, 10/2016, Teresa Rogers, California

You can tell these are California horses - the mare has Quake Hold on her hooves!

Packing for a Show

I don't get to very many model horse shows due to time constraints from family and teaching. If a show is more than three hours away, it is doubtful that I will attend. But I am lucky to live in a "hub" of showing - I am on the fringes of several very active show radii and that gives me some choices and flexibility as to the shows I choose to attend.

Tomorrow I am heading the Great Lakes Congress' No Frills Collectibility Show. It is a relaxed, friendly show, but the competition is top notch. And, it's a collectibility show, and that is my collecting focus. Win-win!

I've been prepping and packing for two weeks. It is the end of the first quarter at school and I have had parent/teacher conferences, so no last minute show prep for me!

 The tubs and boxes are all ready to go...

... save this possible performance entry. It's a vintage Lakota Sioux costume by Kim and Lenore Jacobs, and I am on the fence about showing it. It's lovely, but is it competitive? I will probably pop it in and take it, then decide at the show if I want to put it out for judging.

 I've typed up my entires and the order their classes will be called.

 Unused packing materials are all in one spot and tidy. (I hate to come home to a mess after a long day showing and traveling!)

 There are bare places on my shelves...

... where pieces that are going to the show have been removed.

All that's left to do is to finish my last parent/teacher conference before school this morning, teach all day, do some final prep for Monday's teaching so I don't worry about it over the weekend, pack the car, and go!

I'll post a show report a day or two after the show. Wish me luck!

Smokin' Doubledutch

I am so glad I checked Tuesday Morning again. This time they had more stock in. I collect vintage molds, and the Cantering Welsh Pony came out in the early 1970s so this piece came home with me. Originally priced at $22.

 Smokin' Doubledutch, $15, #1738, 2015-2016, Tuesday Morning, Lafayette, Indiana, 10/2016.

Nico, the Polo Player

Monday I dropped by Tuesday Morning again, and they had new stock in! I snagged this Nico doll (originally $22) for only $10!

Nico, the Polo Player, $10, #544, 2015 Limited Edition, Tuesday Morning, 10, 2016.

Woodgrain Quarter Horse Gelding

I watched this on eBay and even set a snipe bid at just $1 over price, and to my surprise, no one else bid on him.

Two Bits/QH Gelding, #999, 1960-1964, $30, eBay, Gypsy Mouse, North Aurora, IL, 9/2016

I got a great deal!

Pony Pouches!

I had heard the Tuesday Morning had Breyers in, and so I went this morning to take a look while I was out running errands. All I found were the pony pouches.

(Photo courtesy of Identify Your Breyer.)

Breyer Pony Pouches, #2056, $7 each (I bought two), Tuesday Morning, Lafayette, Indiana, 10/1/2016.

The pink were also in stock, but I could not handle the bright pink! I left those two behind.

Classic American Pharaoh

I went to Tractor Supply today hoping to find their Christmas special runs. They did not have them, but they did have this classic piece for a good price.

(Photos from Identify Your Breyer.)

Classic American Pharaoh, #9184, 2016, $18.99, Tractor Supply, Lafayette, Indiana

He has two grey hooves; descriptions I have found elsewhere say he should have four black ones. Variation?