Misty has to be one of the most popular Breyer models they have ever produced. Misty was originally sculpted in 1972 and has been in production in various forms ever since. There are lots of different Misty models out there, if you are looking for a grail collecting goal having an amazing set of Misty's would definitely be it! I only have one actual Misty in my collection (although I have several others on the mould) which is the pretty standard current range Misty and Stormy model. Although I got them second hand so I didn't get the book!
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Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Misty
Monday, 4 August 2025
2025 Photo Show Placings So Far
I know it's a cliché but how is it already August? How are we well into the second half of the year already? Madness!
Anyway to celebrate the way time just keeps on coming, and coming, and coming I decided to share some 2025 photo show wins with you!
Don't worry I'm not going to share every single placing (we'd literally be here until 2026), instead I thought I would just share some 1st places and champions.
Most of the shows I enter are through OMHPS. If you aren't using this platform I would honestly give it a go. It's made photo showing so easy and so much fun!
Next Generation Show
Name: CRS Secret Santa
Class: Part Arabian/Desert Breeds - Patterned
Placing: 1st Place
Name: CRS Dance Class
Class: Decorator Foal - All
Placing: 1st Place
For Those Who Need It Most
Name: CRS Phoenix
Class: Marwari
Placing: 1st Place & Section Reserve Champion
March Arabian, Other Light, and Deco Show
Name: CRS Valentine
Class: Arabian Stallions, Colours Other than Grey
Placing: 1st Place
Name: CRS Black Devil
Class: Deco Colts and Fillies, Pattern and Solid
Placing: 1st Place
Name: CRS na Leth-aonan
Class: Deco Solid Stallions
Placing: 1st Place
Not a huge batch as I haven't entered many shows this year, but an unusual bunch! Probably not the horses from my collection that you'd think would have done the best! It's so interesting how different the placings in photo shows and live shows are and how much of a difference photography can make.
Sunday, 3 August 2025
The Sea, The Sea and the Model Horse
Did you know that I have themes and systems for naming my model horses? You didn't? Well now you do! With over 2,500 models it can be very hard to come up with new stable and show names for each model so finding themes or systems to use has made life a lot easier. One of my favourite themes is books by my favourite authors. One of those is Iris Murdoch. So today I thought I would share with you all of my models named after Iris Murdoch novels.
Make sure to let me know which is your favourite Murdoch work in the comments below. I suppose you could also just let me know which your favourite model is as well! You never know they might match!
Under The Net
Show Name: CRS Under the Net
Stable Name: Ronny
Make: Breyer
Mould: Shire
Artist: Deborah Brown
The Flight From the Enchanter
Stable Name: Andreus
Make: Breyer
Model: Andreus
Year Produced: 2015
The Sandcastle
Show Name: CRS The Sandcastle
Stable Name: Sandcastle
Make: Breyer
Model: Farm Animals Play Set
Year Produced: 2005-2008
The Bell
Despite this being one of my favourite Murdoch novels I apparently never had a horse called The Bell. I've re-added to my names list so that we can rectify this! I'm glad I did this Blog post and realised the gap.
A Severed Head
Show Name: CRS A Severed Head
Stable Name: Sever
Make: Schleich
Model: Duck
Year Produced: 1999-2010
An Unofficial Rose
Show Name: CRS An Unofficial Rose
Stable Name: Rose
Make: Breyer
Model: Horse Sense 2nd Edition
Year Produced: 2008
The Unicorn
Show Name: CRS The Unicorn
Stable Name: Lion
Make: Breyer
Mould: Roy
Artist: Deborah Brown
The Italian Girl
Show Name: CRS The Italian Girl
Stable Name: Italy
Make: Breyer
Model: Best of British - Shire and Corgi Gift Set
Year Produced: 2015-2017
The Red and the Green
Show Name: CRS The Red and the Green
Stable Name: Romeo
Make: Animal Artistry
Mould: Thoroughbred Stallion
The Time of the Angels
Show Name: CRS The Time of the Angels
Stable Name: Gabriel
Make: Breyer
Mould: Peruvian Paso
Artist: Deborah Brown
The Nice and the Good
Show Name: CRS The Nice and the Good
Stable Name: Denali
Make: Animal Artistry
Mould: Fuzby Foal
Bruno's Dream
Show Name: CRS Bruno's Dream
Stable Name: Bruno
Make: Breyer
Model: Horse Sense 2nd Edition
Year Produced: 2008
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Show Name: CRS A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Stable Name: Honour
Make: Schleich
Model: Duck
Year Produced: 1999-2010
An Accidental Man
Another apparent missing work!
The Black Prince
Show Name: CRS Black Prince
Stable Name: Edward
Make: Breyer
Model: Stablemates 4-Piece Gift Collection
Year Produced: 2007-2008
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
Show Name: CRS The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
Stable Name: Smokin' Doubledutch
Make: Breyer
Model: Smokin' Doubledutch
Year Produced: 2015-2016
A Word Child
Show Name: CRS A Word Child
Stable Name: Chatto
Make: Schleich
Model: Ewe
Year Produced: 2014-2019
Henry and Cato
Another missing work, although I do have models called Henry and Cato!
The Sea, The Sea
Show Name: CRS The Sea, The Sea
Stable Name: Cravas
Make: Breyer
Model: Indian Pony
Year Produced: 2013-2015
Nuns and Soldiers
Show Name: CRS Nuns and Soldiers
Stable Name: Guy
Make: Animal Artistry
Mould: Dartmoor Stallion
The Philosopher's Pupil
Show Name: CRS The Philosopher's Pupil
Stable Name: Patrick
Make: Breyer
Model: Best of British Irish Draught
Year Produced: 2015-2017
The Good Apprentice
Another missing one! I didn't do a good job of doing this did I?
The Book and the Brotherhood
And another one....
The Message to the Planet
Show Name: CRS The Message to the Planet
Stable Name: Markus
Make: Breyer
Model: Best of British Shire & Corgi Set
Year Produced:2015-2017
The Green Knight
Show Name: CRS The Green Knight
Stable Name: Knight
Make: Schleich
Model: Tinker Mare
Year Produced: 2015
Jackson's Dilemma
Stable Name: Snowman
Make: Breyer
Model: Snowman
Year Produced: 2013-
Something Special
Show Name: CRS Something Special
Stable Name: Fabien
Make: Breyer
Model: Fabien
Year Produced: 2015
Sartre: Romantic Rationalist
Show Name: CRS Sartre
Stable Name: Sartre
Make: Animal Artistry
Mould: Dauntless
Show Name: CRS Romantic Realist
Stable Name: Alaria
Make: Animal Artistry
Mould: Fuzby Foal
The Sovereignty of Good
Show Name: CRS The Sovereignty of Good
Stable Name: Sovereign
Make: Breyer
Mould: Rivet
Artist: Deborah Brown
The Fire and the Sun
Show Name: CRS Fire and the Sun
Stable Name: Dahlia
Make: Animal Artistry
Mould: Venus
Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals
Show Name: CRS Metaphysics
Stable Name: Metta
Make: Breyer
Model: Stoneleigh Surprise
Year Produced: 2012
Existentialists and Mystics
Show Name: CRS Existentialist
Stable Name: Sgt. Reckless
Make: Breyer
Model: Sgt. Reckless
Year Produced: 2012-2014
The Three Arrows
Show Name: CRS Three Arrows
Stable Name: Musketeer
Make: CollectA
Mould: Clydesdale Foal
Artist: Deborah Brown
The Servants and the Snow
Show Name: CRS The Servants and the Snow
Stable Name: Severus
Make: Safari
Mould: Dressage Horse
Artist: Deborah Brown
The Servants
I think I decided to not go with this one as I already had The Servants and the Snow
Acastos: Two Platonic Dialogues
Show Name: CRS Acastos
Stable Name: Acastos
Make: Schleich
Model: Head Up Goose
Year Produced: 1984-1988
A Year of Birds
Show Name: CRS A Year of Birds
Stable Name: Poem
Make: Schleich
Model: Head Up Goose
Year Produced: 1984-1988
Poems by Iris Murdoch
Combined with the above one to give the goose a stable name!
I hope you enjoyed this look at all my models with names under a single theme. And I've enjoyed realising that I missed some texts and need to go back and add three more models!
Thursday, 31 July 2025
Personalised Goody Bags Anyone?
Would it really be a show run by me if I didn't go completely extra on the goody bags? Obviously not! This year even by my own standards I have gone a bit extra, that title is correct, this year I have made personalised goody bags for each entrant!
I've used these adorable small tote bags that are the perfect size for a goody bag. I've then used a very simple iron on vinyl for each bag (I know I know the waste THE WASTE, but it was the easiest option). Each bag has a little horse heart design with the entrant's name underneath.
I was so happy with how they turned out. I picked the colours completely at random so I hope people are happy with their colours! I was going to do glitter vinyl but I didn't have enough left to do all the bags and I didn't want some people to have some and others not. Also I desperately need to restick my Cricut mats, thankfully we didn't have any slippage today!
The bags will all be stuffed full of amazing items. We are still waiting on three items to arrive which is why I can't do a full reveal of the contents yet, but don't worry when they arrive I definitely will! They are going to be A-MA-ZING. Trust me.
And the best part? I have enough items to make two more goody bags which means if you book last minute (like now) I can still put you together a bag! Although please don't leave it super last minute as it does take time to get the Cricut out and make the bags!
If you are tempted to get a last minute ticket you can buy them here: https://chestnutridge.co.uk/collections/show-tickets
Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Recycled Live is BACK!
Sometimes you just need to do the thing and yesterday I very much just did the thing! I booked the hall and I can officially say that Recycled Live is back for it's sixth show!
If you've never attended a Recycled Live before they are basically your usual model horse show but with a couple of twists. The first twist is that all the certificates, rosettes and other awards are 'recycled'. So you really won't know what you'll get! We have boxes and boxes of these so I very much knew I had to run the show again in order to use them up! This also means we can keep the entry fee really low as basically the only money we spend is the hall hire, BMECS qualification and some tea, coffee, sugar and bin bags (although in keeping with the show maybe we could avoid all plastic waste this year)!
It is also a British breeds only live show. Remember Lah Di Dah Live? Well this is what it is now! It still has the amazing British breeds only schedule with Performance and UK workmanship as well. This is a great show as it allows you to bring out horses you wouldn't normally bring out. No more trying to squish all your ponies into one British Native class, nope, instead you've got separate classes for all the breeds! No more trying to decide which Welsh to bring, nope, one class for each section! With sections for OF, CM, ARC and CTF you can also show all your horses.
If you want to attend spaces are limited, all the information you need is below but if you don't even want to read that and you're thinking YES PLEASE THIS SOUNDS AWESOME! Then click the link and buy your ticket :D
https://chestnutridge.co.uk/products/recycled-live-vi?search=top-products
Basic Info
Date: 30th
November 2025
Location: The Pludds, Ruardean,
GL17 9UQ
Doors Open: 8.00am
Start Time: 9.00am
Sections: Original
Finish, Custom Finish, Artist Resin/China, CTF, Performance/Fun & UK
Workmanship
Contact: competitions@chestnutridge.co.uk
We will be applying
for BMECS qualification.
The Cost
Entry Fee: £10.00 +
one raffle prize + one item of food/drink
The last two items are
mandatory – turn up on the day without them and you will be told where the
local shop is and sent on your way to get them!
Please purchase your tickets at: https://chestnutridge.co.uk/products/recycled-live-vi?search=top-products
Entry Terms
a. Excess
entry fees will be donated to the chosen charity
(2) Failure
to attend (either dropping out last minute, not turning up on the day etc)
could result in your place being forfeited at future shows without a refund.
(3) No
deposits or half tables are being offered at this show as the entry fee is
quite low!
All entrants will
get one full table, please make sure to keep your boxes under your table!
Now onto the more fun bit – please do not
let the above put you off, sadly we had a lot of issues last year and we have
had to be quite strict, this ensures that the show is full and that everyone
who attends wants to be there.
The Schedule
Original Finish
- Anglo-Arab
- British Sport Horse/Warmblood
- British Spotted Pony
- Cleveland Bay
- Clydesdale
- Cobs
- Connemara
- Dales
- Dartmoor
- Eriskay, Kerry Bog & Lundy Pony
- Exmoor
- Fell
- Hackney
- Highland
- Hunter/Hack
- Irish Draught
- Irish Sport Horse
- New Forest
- Riding & Show Pony
- Shetland
- Shire
- Sport Pony & Hunter Pony
- Suffolk Punch
- Thoroughbred (Traditional)
- Thoroughbred (Other Scale)
- Welsh A
- Welsh B
- Welsh C
- Welsh D
- UK Donkey
- Fantasy/Decorator (UK moulds only)
- Other Partbred Horse
- Other Partbred Pony
- Youngstock/Foals
Original Finish Championship
Custom Finish
Custom Finish Championship
CTF
CTF Championship
Artist Resin
To include Animal Artistry models
98. Anglo-Arab & Hackney
99. British Sport Horse & Warmblood
100. British Spotted Ponies
101. Cobs
102. English Ponies
103. Hunter & Hack
104. Irish Draught & Cleveland Bay
105. Irish Ponies
106. Scottish Ponies
107. Thoroughbred
108. UK Heavy Horse
109. Welsh
110. UK Donkey
111. Fantasy/Decorator (UK moulds only)
112. Other Partbred Horse
113. Other Partbred Pony
114. Youngstock/Foals
Artist Resin Championship
Performance & Fun
Create a horse out of things you’ve found lying around – maybe something sculpted from wood or a horse out of rubbish! Be creative!
126. Best Body
Bring along a body. It shall be judged. Maybe this should say worst body instead…
127. Model Horse Transformation
Please include reference of what the horse looked like prior to its transformation. Includes both customisation and repair jobs.
128. Vintage
Original and custom finished pieces produced before the year 2000.
129. Other Animal
Any British non-equine
Performance & Fun Championship
UK Workmanship
Custom painted models (including Artist Resins) by British Artists only – these models can be non-British breeds.
130. Bay
131. Black
132. Chestnut
133. Grey
134. Sabino
135. Bay Pinto
136. Black Pinto
137. Other Pinto
138. Leopard Spotted
139. Blanket Spotted
140. Other Spotted
141. Roan & Rabicano
142. Dun
143. Buckskin & Palomino
144. Non-Equine
145. Fantasy & Decorator
146. Medallion & Bust
147. Other Colour
UK Workmanship Championship
Donations
This is a charity
live so all donations will be greatly received. We are looking for:
Raffle Prize Donations
Rosettes/Trophies
Donation Sales Donations
Certificates
Food
Anything else you think you can donate
Raffle and Sales
There will be a
raffle at lunch time – tickets will be priced at £1.00 per strip.
There will be space for sales at lunch
Rules and Entry
Prizes & Sponsorship
There will be certificates to sixth place
There will be rosettes or trophies for champions
Overall champions will get rosettes and possibly
something else
Class - £2.00
Section - £5.00
Championship - £4.00
Alternatively if you donate the rosettes/prizes
for a section/class/championship I will allow you to place advertising
Sponsors get advertising in the show pack