Current For Sale Customs

Honestly you can't go wrong with a custom as a Christmas gift! Guaranteed not to already have the model, it's cute and adorable, it makes it look like you listen...

Anyway here are the custom model horses that are currently for sale at Chestnut Ridge. All of these were painted by me within the last four months.

Please check the images carefully for scale and condition. 

If you have any questions just drop me a message :) Hopefully I should be back painting soon and will have more listed promptly (I did have one that was nearly finished but someone let the cat in the painting room....).

Causation

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p2/causation.html#/

Causation is a lovely custom G4 Mustang to a light black. He has lots of depth of colour with subtle shading throughout.

Cavatina

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p3/cavatina.html#/

Cavatina is a light bay G3 Tennessee Walking Horse. As well as a lovely coat colour she also has a beautiful green and dark green ribbon.

Chali

Price: £16.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p122/Chali.html#/

Chali is so tiny and so adorable! She is a custom mini whinnie foal and has been painted to chestnut with white socks. This little girl is smaller than a 2p coin.

Change The World

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p169/Change_The_World.html#/

I do love a good liver chestnut! This is a lovely G2 Arabian in a dark liver chestnut with heavy white markings.

Certainty

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p178/Certainty.html#/

Certainty is one of two bay reiners we have for sale. Am I certain? I can definitely say that with Certainty. Well unless one of them has sold of course...

Chances

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p179/Chances.html#/

Chances is the second of the bay G4 Reiners we have for sale. Will you take a chance on him?

Centralised Enforcement

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p177/Centralised_Enforcement.html#/

Centralised Enforcement is another custom G4 Mustang. This one is a lovely rich dark bay with a white star on his head.

Changes

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p176/Changes.html#/

Changes is another liver chestnut that I just adore. This one is on the G3 Peruvian Paso mould and has a white sock and white stripe. He even has some subtle dappling if you look closely.

Centerfold

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p175/Centerfold.html#/

I am honestly surprised this beautiful girl hasn't been snapped up yet! Centerfold is a lovely rich chestnut pinto on the G3 Warmblood mould.

Celestial Deconstruction

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p174/Celestial_Deconstruction.html#/

This is one of those models that I would buy just for the name alone. But he will also make a lovely show piece. A solid black on the popular G4 Chrome (Andalusian) mould.

Chasing Cars

Price: £24.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p173/Chasing_Cars.html#/

Look its something that isn't a Stablemate! Normally the Schleich and CollectA customs get snapped up within minutes so I'm surprise this guy is still here. Maybe it's because I like him? My tastes never seem to be the same as others!

Chain Reaction

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p172/Chain_Reaction.html#/

Chain Reaction is a lovely light grey G3 Arabian stallion. He has a little bit of pink on his nose and subtle shading.

Celebration Day

Price: £25.00

Link: https://www.ukmodelhorses.com/store/p171/Celebration_Day.html#/

Last but by no means least is this lovely bright chestnut G3 Tennessee Walking Horse. This model has gorgeous shading and a really pretty light and dark purple ribbon which contrasts beautifully with his chestnut coat.

This blog post was written by Catriona Harris, owner of Chestnut Ridge and model horse fanatic.

Unboxing the Oldies

So on Friday I moved back home and with me came several boxes of model horses that have been living at my parents house for quite some time. These guys haven't really been anywhere but on a shelf for over 4 years! So I apologise if they appear dusty :p They will get a proper dust at some point I promise!

Anyway I thought I would introduce you to some of my favourites from the ones I've already unboxed. I've got about four boxes left so we are getting there slowly! Once they are all unboxed I will do a collection tour video as I haven't done one of those in ages (and its the first time the whole collection will be together in over 4 years) :D

P.S. I'm running really low on shelf space. Someone nag my husband to put up more shelves for me please :p

First up we have Apollo one of the Treasure Hunt Silvers. One thing I am really looking forward to is having all the Silvers together again! I need to get back into working on my conga (once I've got hold of a Sonorah for my Bobby Jo conga of course).

Secondly we have another silver, this time Matrix. I always liked this model despite the fact he's quite simple looking.

As well as lots of Breyers there were also several of my childhood horses. Including this grey four horse gift set. Unfortunately, the plastic on three of them had snapped :( Frost survived though!

This guy was my first ever Breyer Traditional. It's Hidalgo on the Silver mould. Yep, the Silevr addiction started early!

Speaking of addictions...this is Jameson, one of my many many many Equorum Shetland Foals. This is one of my "picked up for a few pounds on eBay" foals. I have waaaay too many black ones...

Now two more adorable cuties. I mean how could you not love these little baby My Little Ponies? They are just the cutest things!

I've also brought over my Ethereal Collection. So far I've unboxed Water and Wind. Water is by far my favourite of the two so he is the one I've chosen to share. He's a dapply one!

Pine is one of my vintage woodgrains. I got this little guy in a selection of vintage models I bought from the USA in 2014 just before we moved into our old house. He would have been one of the last to be unboxed and shelved at my parents.

Little Bub is a Sherman Morgan, he looks quite ugly on the shelf but his show name is Hidden Beauty because when photographed there is just something rather stunning about him. I don't feel that way about any of my other Sherman Morgans but this guy, this guy is stunning.

I honestly don't think a collection is complete without Cupid and Arrow. The sad part is that Arrow has been living with the main collection. I would say they are reunited but they are on different shelves. They can look at each other at least.

Craig is one of my glossy Treasure Hunt Wintersongs. I still don't have the full set...I'm still missing that glossy chestnut!

Finally Diamond. I nagged Brendon to get me this one for years and he never did. Eventually I just bought myself one on eBay. He really doesn't take hints. You know this model has real diamond dust in its finish? Pretty cool!

I hope you enjoyed that :D I'll get some more pics up over the next few days and hopefully by the weekend I'll have everyone unboxed and I can do a full collection tour! Watch out now I've found my GoPro you're going to be harassed with videos :p

This blog post was written by Catriona Harris, owner of Chestnut Ridge and model horse fanatic.

TK Maxx Has Breyers!

This is your friendly local model horse collector with a public service announcement...TK Maxx has Breyers!

So far in store the following models have been spotted by another hobbyist.

SBH Pheonix:

Illumination

Van Gogh

(I think this is the one she means, her description wasn't great)!

On the website they have:

Classic Bay Mustang: https://www.tkmaxx.com/toys/dolls+accessories/accessories/bay-mustang-horse-figure/p/45313444

Decorate Emojii Horse: https://www.tkmaxx.com/toys/dolls+accessories/accessories/my-dream-horse-emoji-set/p/45313467

Sport Horse Family: https://www.tkmaxx.com/toys/dolls+accessories/accessories/horse-family+accessories-set/p/45313443

Sugar Maple: https://www.tkmaxx.com/toys/dolls+accessories/accessories/sugar-maple-multi-coloured-horse/p/45313452

Starry Night: https://www.tkmaxx.com/toys/dolls+accessories/accessories/blue-starry-night-horse/p/45313426

I'm going into Wycombe on Thursday morning so I'll do a quick check there then and see what they have. I don't have Pheonix, Van Gogh, the Appaloosa Mustang, Decorate Emojii Horse and I think I don't have the Sport Horse Family (I have a weird recollection of having a boxed one somewhere, maybe not). Anyway there is plenty of opportunity for a bit of Christmas present shopping don't you think?

If you find any others in your local stores let me know so I can add them to the list!

This blog post was written by Catriona Harris, owner of Chestnut Ridge and model horse fanatic.

Oliver

Breyer have announced the 2019 BreyerFest Celebration horse after a week of teasers on the BreyerFest Blog and Instagram.

This year's Celebration horse is Oliver. Oliver is a member of the Kentucky Mounted Police force and can be seen at BreyerFest most years. In fact this lovely chunky boy is so well known that most members of the hobby had not only guessed the mould but the actual horse just from the sneak peaks!

He is a beautiful black pinto on the Journeyman (Cleveland Bay) mould.

This model will be available to purchase from Breyer at BreyerFest 2019.

This blog post was written by Catriona Harris, owner of Chestnut Ridge and model horse fanatic.

Benasque

There is going to be a small bombardment of Blog posts so I apologise for that. I haven't really been online much as I'm attempting to get my house fit for human habitation so I can move back home this week!

So first up on the news we need to catch up on is this year's Collector's Club Winter Decorator. Named Benasque it is a beautiful blue Filigree on the Duende mould.

He is available now for Collector's Club members to enter for at www.breyerhorses.com

This blog post was written by Catriona Harris, owner of Chestnut Ridge and model horse fanatic.

Ten Unusual Christmas Gifts for the Model Horse Collector

It's that time of year again when we all have to start thinking about what we are going to buy for Christmas. In theory a model horse collector is pretty easy to buy for, you just buy them a model horse and they are happy right? But they have SO MANY?!?! How do I know they don't already have that one? Or like five of that one?

Well don't worry! I'm here to offer you ten unusual suggestions for gifts that model horse collectors will LOVE and that aren't actually models! No concerns about whether or not they've got every single Breyer that has been released in the last 20 years, they are sure to appreciate these unusual and thoughtful gifts.

1. Live Show 'Tickets' / Helper

This is a great idea as a gift, you could offer to purchase a place at a show (or even book a show without them knowing), or you could offer to go along with them for a day and help the out. The wonderful this about the later one is it doesn't cost you anything and it is something they will genuinely really appreciate. Particularly if you offer to share the driving!

2. Scenic Items

Especially great for photoshowers and those who like to make bases and scenes scenic items are really useful. You can get them from any good model railway shop or online. Things like scatter, lichen, static grass etc. are all really useful.

3. Shelving (Offer to Put Up Shelving)

Buying them some shelves or a cabinet doesn't have to be too expensive (you can get bookshelves for £15.00 from Ikea). Or if you are short on money why not offer to come over and help put up some new shelves or reorganise their pony room? We always need more shelf space!

4. Unusual Make Up Brushes

Blusher brushes and make up brushes are used to get dust off models for showing. Nowadays you can get all kinds of fun designs from Unicorn to Mermaid to Harry Potter. Take a look online and see what you can find. They make a useful but unusual gift.

5. Really Useful Boxes

One can never have enough really useful boxes, I particularly like the solid coloured flat ones at the moment. But the 64L is always a firm favourite too. You really can't go wrong with any size as long as it can be carried! Even the really tiny ones are useful.

6. Laminator

Laminators are soooooooo useful! Honestly you can laminate EVERYTHING with them. One use that I just love is to mark performance patterns, instead of having a separate pattern for each model with the area marked you can use one pattern and a wipe down marker pen to mark each one. If they don't already have one get them one and some pouches and you'll have a friend (and use of a laminator) for life.

7. Stationery

Firstly, everyone loves stationery as a gift. Secondly, model horse collectors get through SO MUCH. Of particular use are tags, sticky notes, pens, notepads and labels. Bubblewrap is also a useful gift.

8. Paints, Primer and Brushes

Have a look at see what brands they normally buy or own and then go and get those. If you aren't sure the Citadel range from Games Workshop is always a good bet. Choose some colours that look realistic but also get black and white. Honestly I get through so much black paint it's absurd.

9. Pony Pouches

One can never have too many pony pouches! Search online for sellers or take a look at trade stands at live shows. Many will even do custom ones in unique fabrics for an extra special gift. And if you want to go really OTT there are companies out there who custom print fabrics. Get one done with pictures of their favourite models, then turn it into a pouch! (or you could get your face if you wanted to be really weird)!

10. Dremel/Bits/Extension

I am forever breaking my dremel bits. A set of bits is so incredibly useful. If they don't already have a dremel or rotary tool I would definitely recommend getting them one, they will thank you for it. It saves so much time and opens up sooo many possibilities.

I hope you've enjoyed this list. If you are looking for some lovely hand picked model horse gifts then why not check out www.ukmodelhorses.com

This blog post was written by Catriona Harris, owner of Chestnut Ridge and model horse fanatic.

More 2019 CollectA Models

CollectA have announced some more of their 2019 range :D

Why are their bulls so lush? I just adore the Hereford he is stunning!

Hereford Bull

Wolf

Russian Don

Unicorn Foal

Unicorn

Howling Wolf

This blog post was written by Catriona Harris owner of Chestnut Ridge and model horse fanatic.