Whats on your list?
When I was a kid Breyer Horses were always on my Christmas and Birthday lists. I wanted them all! I would spend hours adorning them in hand-made blankets, taking them on trail rides in my back yard, and practicing dressage tests in my tiny dressage arena. (Don’t judge – I was the abnormal kid who loved to do dressage and definitely didn’t think it was boring).
As a adult grown up supposed-to-be grown-up person I still have Breyer Horses on my list. I have boxes upon boxes of Breyers in my basement – but the special ones make it to display on shelves around my home. And if you haven’t guessed the special ones are real-horse look-alikes. Mainly models that I have painted to look like my own real-life horses. But this year I’m making an exception to this (sort of), because I’ve found myself (and a Minnow) look-alike Breyer Model.
Thats right, Breyer has ripped off my likeness! Ok, well maybe not really – but I’m going to claim they did anyway so I can feel a little special. Breyer has come out with the very first mounted games rider and pony. I think the sport has finally arrived if we have a Breyer Model now! Yipee!
This model features a female rider with thick RED braids – tip off #1 that its me. When competing in mounted games I usually wear my hair (my RED hair) in 2 HUGE braids because trust me, you have never seen a red-head with as much hair as me. Not only that but the rider is on a paint pony, that may not look like Minnow’s clone, but there are some similarities.
So maybe I’m not the muse for this model (a girl can dream can’t she?) – but its fun to pretend. And if you have read my blog before, you know that a dream of mine is to have Chincoteague Minnow made into a Breyer Model someday. I’ll have died and gone to heaven when that day comes.
So if your a kid or a kid at heart like me and would like to own Breyer’s very first Mounted Games Model you can purchase one here.
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That’s so cool that the Breyer gaming pony is a paint pony with a red-headed rider!
I am incredibly jealous of your shelving to display all your Breyers. I have a fairly substantial collection of Breyers, but all except for a handful spend 99% of their time in bubble wrap in my closet. I’d love to have a more proper way to display some of them some day.
I do have pictures of some of my favorites on my website:
http://stalecheerios.com/breyer/collection
Mary
Actually – not my collection. I snagged a photo off the internet but then I lost the link to where I had found it to photo credit it. (which now I’m thinking duh I should of gone back in my history to get it)…have to fix it when I get home.
Sadly mine are mostly boxed up in bubble in my basement too. I hope to display some more as soon as I get my new house organized (or get some shelves).
Love your collection!