BF Fun Week 2026

It's that time of year again! It's nearly BreyerFest which can only mean one thing, it's time for BreyerFest Fun Week 2026 and we have an amazing selection of things going on next week. So sit back, relax and get ready to take part in an amazing week of activities at Chestnut Ridge.

Facebook Competitions

This year we again have £35.00 worth of Chestnut Ridge vouchers to give away on Facebook every day next week. We have an amazing selection of competitions so make sure to check back every day to take part.

Each competition will open at 9am so make sure to checkout Chestnut Ridge on Facebook at 9am BST each day for a new chance to win.

Facebook page link: https://www.facebook.com/chestnutridgemodels

Day 1 - Guess the surprise model

Guess which mould you think this year's surprise model will be on for your chance to win

Day 2 - Guess my special runs

Do you think you can predict which of my special run choices I will receive? Guess correctly for your chance to win

Day 3 - Treasure Hunt

Waffle Crackers is on the loose and you need to find him, follow the clues to win the prize!

Day 4 - Guess the auction sale amount

Do you think you can accurately predict how much the silver dapple Croi will sell for? Well get guessing!

Day 5 - Photo Contest

A quick snap into the Facebook comments and you are away. 

Day 6 - Vote for your favourite limited edition

All you have to do is react to the Facebook post to vote - winner will be chosen at random from all reactions

Day 7 - Wordsearch

Just comment the name of the first model you see to be entered for your chance to win

Win a BF 2026 Limited Edition

Want to win a BreyerFest 2026 Limited Edition model? All you have to do is place an order at Chestnut Ridge between 00:01 BST Monday 6th July 2026 and 23:59 BST Sunday 12th July 2026 for your chance to win.

The exact model will be announced on Friday once I know I have secured them - we all know how unpredictable getting models at BF online can be!

Instagram Photoshow

This year we are running a free and fun photo contest on Instagram. All you have to do is take a picture matching the theme 'Midsummer' and then upload it to Instagram with the hashtag BFFunWeek2026PhotoShow

There will be certificates for 1st - 6th place and a £5.00 voucher for the winner. Open for entries all next week, closing July 12th.

OMHPS Photo Show

We are running a free photo show on OMHPS all next week. This show is for European breeds only and is open to all makes and models.

Link: https://www.omhps.com/Show/Details/0370c4f6-0bdc-4285-afb3-7339a59f5e75

You have no idea how long it took me to set this show up - there are so many breeds on the lists on OMHPS that I was like "is that European? Is that country technically in Europe? Why is this taking so long!"

Colour Me Customs

This is something new this year. I have selected 10 blank Stablemates to offer you guys the chance to get a cute little custom on each one (there is one duplicate mould because the G4 Paradressage I had originally selected had some SERIOUS leg warpage). 

All you do is head on over to the product listing for the model you want and then you can select from a variety of different colours and markings. You have some control over what you get but I will make the final decision on shades and levels of markings. Sit back and wait and you will get a gorgeous new custom model horse in around a months time.

Priced at just £25 each!

Available now until July 12th 2026

Link: https://chestnutridge.co.uk/collections/customs-resins-stablemate

So that's it for this year - well it isn't it, we haven't even gotten started yet! I will see you all next week and make sure to keep checking in to take part in all the games and competitions. See you soon :)

More Auction Models

Breyer say they are done with auction model announcements so I do a nice blog post listing all the auction models and it's all neat and tidy and what do they do? Go and announce three more (well actually they only announced one and like shadow dropped the other two). So here are three more auction models and actually, probably the best batch we've seen so far.

So number one is incredible, this one is definitely going to go the highest of the auction, it is such an amazingly cool concept. This is a modified Nokota horse based on the eight legged horse of Norse legend Sleipnir (also pro tip if you want to increase your Instagram engagement accidentally write six instead of eight because you are knackered and had just woken up when you did it and you'll get soooo many comments correcting you 😂 )

This is Lot #21

Breyer also shadow dropped two more lots, they didn't announce these but updated a previous blog post with them. So I nearly missed A POLO PONY, can you imagine, me missing a Polo Pony? Unheard of.

First is Lot #2 which is a gorgeous customised Wixom with a new mane and tail done in chestnut

Then we have my absolute favourite which is a Smarty Jones Polo Pony in a gorgeous chestnut leopard spotted colour. This boy is just beautiful.

I think you'll agree that all three of these are absolutely gorgeous. A really nice selection.

My 20 Favourite Traditional Vintage Moulds

This was so hard to do! I think I had to cut down my list like 10 times before I actually got to just 20 moulds. For the purposes of this post I'm treating vintage as before 2000, I know there are varying different opinions on what vintage should be classed as but this works best in my brain and has been the cut off used most at shows (although I still cannot accept the G2 Stablemates as vintage)!

I was originally going to do just general but I had so many Traditional scale ones that I decided we could do Traditional scale on this post and then do another post with the other scales.

In no particular order :)

1. Ashley

Model shown is #1437 Appaloosa Foals gift set

2. Bolya

Model shown is #1310 Saddle Club Prancer

3. Brighty

Model shown is #1761 Hickory Hills Wall Street

4. Brown Sunshine

Model shown is #1746 Jubilation with Pack Saddle Set

5. El Pastor

Model shown is #1183 Luz De Luna

6. Fighting Stallion

Model shown is #1164 Shockwave

7. Marabella

Model shown is #1704 Lindsay's Faith

8. Zippo Pine Bar

Model shown is #1166 Impress Me Shannon

9. Stormy

Model shown is #1163 Misty from Phantom & Misty Gift Set

10. Sham

Model shown is #712209 Quinn

11. Semi-Rearing Mustang 

Model shown is #10118 Beowulf

12. Proud Arab Mare

Model shown is #10514 75th Anniversary Traditional Family Gift Set - Mare

13. Proud Arab Foal

Model shown is #219 Proud Arabian Foal

14. Phantom Wings

Model shown is #984 Duke

15. Old Timer

Model shown is #430020 Old Timer - Appaloosa

16. Western Prancer

Model shown is #712170 Lucky

17. Misty

Model shown is #711188 Time to Party

18. Cantering Welsh Pony

Model shown is #712169 My Girl

19. Cigar

Model shown is #71002 Nosferatu

20. Clydesdale Foal

Model shown is #1366 Creamsicle

Which are your favourite vintage moulds? Are they the same as mine or are there others that you would add to the list?

2026 Stablemate Club Models - Batch One

I still feel like it's the beginning of the year so it feels really weird to be writing a blog post about the first batch of Stablemate Club models of the year!

For those of you who don't know if you are an international member of the Stablemate Club instead of getting each model shipped individually you get them shipped in two batches of three. They also come with a discounted shipping rate which means that as the Breyer clubs go it is actually quite affordable (no $90 shipping for a single PC horse). 

The first batch arrived this week so here they all are:

The first two are the stallion and foal set Arroyo and Baja. Arroyo is a roan stallion on the G4 Andalusian Stallion mould. He has been named CRS An Accidental Man and will be shown as an Andalusian x Campolina which is a breed I've used for another model on this mould which isn't in standard Andalusian colours with some success. The foal is a roan on the G5 Frisky Foal mould. This is actually my first OF model on this mould, I didn't realise that all I had was one custom! He has been named CRS Henry and Cato and will be shown as a Welsh B.

Next we have Westley. Now he has been receiving a lot of hate and is definitely not a popular choice from this year's selection. Unfortunately, like many of the G1 moulds (and actually just a lot of the older Breyer moulds) he is losing a lot of detail. This is really obvious on the face where his ears are basically non-existent and he's got a very rounded skull, almost like he's a bloaty. Someone described him as looking like a Scottish Fold and honestly once you see it you cannot unsee it! Despite that I am absolutely in love with the little deformed face horse. OK so he's never going to be a show model but he looks so cute and you can't help but feel sorry for him, like a deformed puppy. He's been named CRS The Good Apprentice and will be shown as a Paint Horse.

Next we have Najwa. Najwa had two variations the black rabicano and the rarer chestnut rabicano. As you can see I got the common black rabicano variation but I'm not too bothered as I think it was actually the nicer colour. Now, I am not a fan of this mould at all, I didn't like it as a Traditional and I don't like it as a Stablemate. This is the second to be added to my collection and both have very much just been o well I have it so I might as well keep it and it's only small type acquisitions, neither are models I would go out and buy. I do like seeing an attempt at rabicano in Stablemate scale though, it is something a little different and would be great to see it on a few more models. Named CRS The Bell he will be shown as an Arabian.

So there we have it, the first batch of Stablemate Club models for 2026. Did you manage to get the chestnut variation Najwa? I know I've seen at least one in the UK which is awesome! 

Also can you work out where all the names are from? If you've been reading this Blog for a while you should be able to get the connection and work out why I went for those four! (yes we are doing continuity now)

BreyerFest Auction Models

We haven't seen all of the auction models this year yet as some won't be revealed until BreyerFest but here is a run down of the ones that have been announced in advance

Lot #1 - Chestnut Overo Smart Chic Olena

I really like the pattern on this one, it is a really lovely colour with lots of detail and so dramatic

Lot #2 - Chestnut Wixom

The modified mane and tail really suit her, it would be amazing to see this variation released as a regular run/special run at some point. She looks gorgeous with it and a nice shade of chestnut as well.

Lot #4 - Black Blanket Spotted Cantering Welsh Pony

This is one of my favourites, I love the colour on her and I do have a little bit of a soft spot for the CWP

Lot #5 - Roan Valegro

A nice colour on this model although would maybe like a little bit more depth to the coat

Lot #6 - Perlino Pinto Lady Phase

A really unusual colour and who doesn't love a good LP? Although I will always prefer the swishy tail variation

Lot #7 - Bay Pinto Family Arab Stallion

I am not a FAS fan but the colour is nice, not one for me though

Lot #9 - Black Sabino Goffert

What in the UK would traditionally be called blagdon this is a proper traditional cob colour for this mould which is nice

Lot #11 - Dun Sabino Geronimo

A really dramatic colour choice! Although he looks a bit like he has some sort of skin condition, which is kinda fun in a weird way

Lot #12 - Silver Bay Susecion & Le Fire

Nice colour on the mare but the foal looks incredibly similar to the Colour Crazy foals

Lot #13 - Buckskin Pinto Western Prancing Horse

I really love the colour on this guy and the sky blue matches it so perfectly. One of my favourites.

Lot #15 - Black Pinto Clock Horse

Whilst I like the colour on this guy he does remind me a lot of the regular run release, but it's still a very fun pattern

Lot #16 - Palomino Pinto Roxy

I like the mould and its a nice colour but at this point am I the only one whose getting a bit sick of all the pintos? Let's have a bit of variety!

Lot #17 - Blue Pinto Semi-Rearing Mustang

Another pinto! Well at least this one is blue? It's a very nice shade of blue.

Lot #18 - Leopard Spotted Polo Smarty

This was one of the two that were just shadow dropped later and I've added into this post, so any comments about favourites before this guy was released I take them back. This is by far my favourite model now, he is just stunning. I wish I was rich and allowed into America so I could go and buy him!

Lot #19 - Silver Dapple Croi

A nice colour (and not pinto) but very similar to the 2024 one, just a grey not a bay

Lot #20 - Buckskin Criollo

This one is my absolute favourite, he would be perfect for a polo performance set up. My only criticism is that the mane is plaited rather than him having a hog which is what you'd expect for a polo pony. If they'd done a full hog including the forelock he would be perfect

Lot #21 - Sleipnir Nokota

This will definitely be the highest selling model of this year's BreyerFest. With that and the Pegasus Silver below I think we could see some really high prices this year

Lot #22 - Pegasus Silver

Silver pegasuses are always popular and this is a really cool dramatic colour. He's apparently inspired by a Knob-Billed Duck and I'm definitely immature enough to find that funny.

Which is your favourite so far? I do feel like they have overdone the pintos a bit but it will be interesting to see what the missing ones are come BreyerFest

New Collection Pieces

 So this post should have been just four horses but as I was cataloguing them I realised that I hadn't catalogued all the models I photographed at the end of last year and put away when we made the new cabinets and move the horses out of the pony room. So I ended up spending several hours cataloguing horses and thought I might as well share all of them with you :)

There were a total of 32 models that needed doing, so enjoy seeing 32 new members of my collection.

CRS Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Breyer Collector's Club Special Run Buenos Aires

CRS Flash Dreams (Christmas in Bloom) - Breyer 2025 Christmas Horse 'Christmas in Bloom'

CRS Perdita (Manaos) - Breyer Manaos

It was this model that made me realise that I hadn't catalogued the models! I was sat there thinking, shouldn't there be another Polo Pony that's not too far off the end of the list?

CRS Arachnophobia (Arachne) - Breyer 2025 Halloween Horse Arachne

CRS Leaps and Bounds (Leopold) - Reaper Medallion, sculpted by Rayvin Maddock and painted by Unknown Artist

CRS Swadloon - Breyer Wild and Free Set Foal

CRS Helios 522 (Helios) - Breyer Stablemate Club Helios

CRS Breakneck Blitz (Blitz) - Breyer Mystery Horse Surprise - Series 7

CRS Rustboro Thriller (Thriller) - Breyer Halloween Surprise 'Thriller'

This was actually my second one, my original one was the Alborozo but it arrived damaged and my replacement was this guy

CRS Cornn Berry (Cornn) - Breyer Mystery Horse Surprise Series 7

CRS Pineco (Pineco) - Breyer Vintage Club Miniature Trading and Collecting Series

CRS Secret Power (Adamante) - Breyer Vintage Club Miniature Trading and Collecting Series

CRS Harbinger of Misfortune (Harbinger) - Breyer Stablemate Club Harbinger

CRS Dendemille (Chickadee) - Breyer Stablemate Club Chickadee

Don't worry I'm continuing my trend of always getting the decorator for the Stablemate Club Gambler's Choice!

CRS Aquav (Javier) - Breyer Stablemate Club Javier

CRS Lily Grace (Madonna) - Breyer Stablemate Club Madonna

CRS Perrserker (Perrserker) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS I Detect You (Detect) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Castelia (Castelia) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Cheri Berry (Cheri) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Mawile (Mawile) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Poison Sting (Poison) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Slateport (Slate) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Golden Strib (Strib) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Three Headed Danger (Dodrio) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Nacrene (Nacrene) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Spotted Frustration (Frustration) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Silver Hondew (Hondew) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Floraidh (Floraidh) - AA Arabian Foal

This was a wonderful gift from Donna at my baby shower, I am absolutely in love with her, she is just perfect

CRS Alexanders (Alexandra) - CollectA Spanish Walk Lipizzaner Mare

CRS Annual Mercury (Mercutio) - Mojo Rearing Tinker Stallion

CRS Crowberry (Caroline) - CF Micro Pewter Exmoor painted by me to a bay

So there we go! A whole new batch of horses catalogued although some of them have been with me since last November! The four new ones are Buenos Aires, Alexandra, Mercutio and Caroline but it was nice to show off the rest of them.

You can also definitely see which naming theme I was using at which time! I do love the Pokemon names for the little Mini Whinnies (and a few of the others).