I finished this guy ages ago but apparently I didn't catalogue him or upload his pictures to the internet? I did with Susan but apparently Pinho was just rejected, poor little pony.
CRS Pinho Polido is a Mathilde resin by Leah Peretz and has been painted to a lovely buckskin pinto. I did her little base in a bronzy goldey colour which is nice and metallic.
I didn't do an unboxing video this year because I unpacked my models in the car on the way to Sussex for a family wedding (as you do). So instead you'll just have to put up with photographs of all the models and their equally bizarre names
Brendon is VERY upset that I have been incorrectly using colour names recently. He is particularly annoyed by a red rabbit called Plump Purple. As a result I am doing this deliberately to annoy him. So enjoy :)
CRS Neigh Neigh (Whip)
Not a huge haul this year and it is a little amusing that most of them aren't actually BreyerFest models! But still some really nice new models that I cannot wait to get out and show. The most disappointing aspect was the grab bag. I have put literally every model I got in it for sale, nothing there I wanted to keep or didn't already have. It was mainly Prost horses.
It's everyone's favourite time of year! It's BreyerFest Fun Week!
We have seven days of awesome competitions this year to help you celebrate BreyerFest wherever you are.
Each day from 10th of July onwards we will have a different competition running on our Facebook page. The competitions are free to enter and open to all.
This Year's Prizes
This year we will be giving away goody bags again! The bags will each be different but here is an example of one of them:
They will each contain an assortment of products including model horses, hobby supplies and a few cute gifts. Each goody bag will be different and there is no guarantee as to what you'll receive.
Please make sure that if you win a prize you actually give us your address! Two people last year never claimed their prizes :(
The Competitions
OK now onto the fun stuff! What competition are we doing each day?
Monday - Guess the Surprise
Monday's competition is always a popular one, guess the surprise mould!
Comment on the Facebook post which mould you think the surprise model will be. Winner will be chosen at random from all correct guesses.
Tuesday - Auction Sale Price
This year's chosen auction model is Lot #17 the Lonesome Glory
Wednesday - Best Meme
It's a meme off! Post your best model horse meme (created by you) in the comments. I will pick my favourite.
Thursday - Treasure Hunt
This year's treasure hunt will be a little different. Ten clues will be posted throughout the day. Follow the clues to find the answers. Combine the clues to help you figure out which BreyerFest model is the secret model. You will need to answer this one via email to prevent any cheating!
Friday - Driving Photoshow
This one day photoshow will have a 'driving' theme. Enter one photo and we will place to 6th place. The 1st place winner will get a prize.
Saturday - Puzzle
Saturday is another favourite. There will be a puzzle for you to complete. Again you'll need to email the secret answer to prevent cheating!
Sunday - Colouring Contest
Another favourite, our Sunday colouring competition will be a chance for you to express your creativity. If you want to start early this year's image is below:
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I will choose my favourite from all entries posted in the comments of the post.
If you want to take part (why would you not?) then just head on over to the Chestnut Ridge Facebook Page on Monday to start the week off!
Two weeks of flu and some other stuff going on over the last week that has seriously knocked me have meant that I haven't really been up to date with Blog posts or model horses or anything other than crying under a duvet with my squishmallows. So I am now working through and catching up with sharing everything that I have missed over the last few weeks, there will be a report on Hen Party Live at some point (preferably before the next two live shows) and also some BreyerFest updates :)
But we are going to start with the two Auction models that have been released for this year's BreyerFest so far.
First up we have my favourite, this gorgeous black leopard spotted Ashquar:
Thank you to everyone who entered our postal show for May. I know you will all be dying to know the results so here we go!
Remember results were chosen at random!
Class 1
1. Harecroft Hot Chocolate
2. SDS Elegant Dinah-Saur
3. Jitterbug
Class 2
1. Harecroft Catch Me If You Can
2. Cauliflower Cheese
3. SDS High Steppin' Love
Class 3
1. SDS Current Hyperfiation
2. Harecroft Gleaming North
3. Don't Bring The Crazy
Class 4
1. SDS Ground Level
2. Harecroft Indiana Sunset
3. Husquavarna
Class 5
1. Harecroft Thunderdrum
2. Maerinca
3. SDS Ovilear O'Toole
Well done to all those who entered! I will be contacting the winner shortly to arrange postage of their prize.
I have also made some cute little certificates for you to save:
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The 2023 Breyer Collector's Club Appreciation will launch today (June 1st) at 1:00PM EST (this is 6pm BST).
For those who are new to the Collector's Club appreciation basically it is a special glossy model (it wasn't always a glossy but it now is) that you get if you spend over $150 on regular line products and use the code CCLUBAPP23 at checkout. It's really important that you use both the code and also buy over $150 of regular run products (it can be a bit hit and miss to work out what these are, some things that seem like they are aren't and some things that seem like they aren't are)!
You need to be a Collector's Club member to take part so if you don't already have membership head on over to breyerhorses.com in order to sign up!
What are your predictions for the glossy models this year? I want a glossy Vivaldi de Besilu because I LOVE GLOSSY BAYS!
Good luck and make sure to let me know what you all get :D
Stanhope is the BreyerFest 2023 Open Model Horse Show Overall Reserve Champion prize.
He is a gorgeous liver chestnut sabino on the Big Ben mould. I love the colour, even if the mould is a bit meh
