Back from Hiatus

Wow, it has been almost a year since my last entry. I took a rather unexpected hiatus from the hobby, mostly due to a lack of free time. My work schedule will be changing soon to a much more manageable load so I hope to be back full force very soon. I haven't had any new additions since I am pretty much out of shelf space at this point. I may actually have to start weeding out some of my least favorite models to make sure, althought I would still hate to see them go. Hopefully I can manage to post here a little more frequently.

Got my grab bag!

Well, I came home from work to find my grab bag waiting for me. Here is the list of what I got:

• Inolvidable (02' Breyerfest Celebration Horse)
  
• Lady Liberty (07' Breyerfest Special Run)
  
• Picture Perfect American Spotted Draft Mare
  
• Sierra Blanco (Fall 07' Collector's Choice)
  
• Patches (00' Breyerfest Special Run)
  
• Buffalo (02' Breyerfest Special Run)
  
• JAH 06' Mini Connoisseur Set
  
• Mini Whinnies Canadian Rockies Show Jumping Derby
  

I definately think I got my money's worth. I'm contemplating ordering another one but first I have to find space for the ones I just got :)

Would you like to see model horses in the Toy Hall Of Fame?

As quoted from Breyer's website:

Would you like to see model horses in the Toy Hall Of Fame?

All it takes is a click to vote for including Breyer! Go to http://www.strongmuseum.org/NTHoF/nominate.asp to make your opinion count!

Cast your ballot today. Entries close August 30, 2008.

New JAH Subscription Promotion

I know we've all been drooling over Newsworthy since Breyer started giving sneakpeaks at the mold. If you subscribe to JAH and enter the word HUNTER into the subscription box, you'll be entered in a drawing to win him. The deadline is July 2nd so if you want to be entered you better get moving. The link below is the full story on Breyer's website.

http://www.breyerhorses.com/news/detail.php?eventid=628

Breyer Grab Bags

So, word has it that Breyer is doing a grab bag. You pay $100 and get $250 worth of models. I heard about this on both Model Horse Blab and Fallen Leaves so it seems pretty reliable. I will order mine tomorrow and post with the results. Here are the particulars.

• Call 1-800-444-4775
  
• Talk to someone in customer service. They are only open until 4:00 eastern time and only on weekdays.
  
• Give your name, address, credit card # and tell them where you heard about this.
  
• You don't have to be in the collector's club or anything.
  
• Each bag is $100 + S&H (around $12) and takes 3-4 weeks (maybe less) to get to you.
  

Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen

I picked this book up soley because it was half off at Target. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. It was engaging and technically accurate. This was Sara Gruen's first novel and I was impressed. As a genetics buff, I love the fact that the main horse is a white brindle :) I hate how her publisher keeps comparing her to Horse Whisperer. I think her writing definately stands out well enough on its own. This book gets four horse shoes!

New Custom!

I saw this little guy at the show I went to a few weeks ago. I couldn't resist when I saw he was for sale. He's the Breyer Bouncer mold customized to a honey bay using pastels. He's glossy too. I can't wait to get him home.




I was intending on buying Flash this weekend. That didn't happen because I wound up waiting over ten minutes to be rung up at a local tack store. This has happened several times at this store and I decided that they didn't deserve my model buying business. I did wind up buying the G3 Stablemate Highland Pony and Fresian from Target. I got the Patch Paint & Activity set too because the boyfriend wants to give customizing a shot. Is he great or what? :)