Monthly Archives: May 2016
BreyerFest The Girl From Ipanema & Connemara Mares!
| May 31, 2016 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Model Horse |
The Girl From Ipanema
Oh my! Breyer announced the crystal horse for BreyerFest 2016 Carnival. Her name is The Girl From Ipanema and she is the Connemara Mare or Croi Damsha mold. As with all of Breyer’s crystals, she will be closest to Paddock Pal size in scale.
The Girl From Ipanema will be for sale in the Breyer Mercado tent which I unfortunately will likely not have time to stand in line for. Needless to say, I won’t have any crystals for presale.
Breyer says this about The Girl From Ipanema:
To help our BreyerFest fans through their post-holiday weekend blues we have a little something sparkly to share!
This feisty lady will be available in the Breyer Mercado throughout the weekend! Keep checking the BreyerFest Blog to find out who else will be joining Mancha and Gato and The Girl from Ipanema.
http://www.breyerhorses.com/bf2016-blog
Connemara Mare
Croi Damsha and Chanel are two of my favorite Original Finish Breyers. I might just have to hunt The Girl From Ipanema down on the secondary market! Here are some of the Connemara Mares that I own. I own a couple of customs too that really deserve to be shown off but I need to get pictures taken of them first. And hopefully sooner than later!
Breyer 1753 Banks Vanilla For Sale
Breyer Croi Damsha (I do have an extra for sale that is currently unlisted)
A Huge Thank You To Our Customers !
| May 31, 2016 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Model Horse |
We would like to say a heart felt thank you to all that purchased from our store over the Memorial Day weekend.
We finally got everything packed and out the door. I think that I might see some non pony covered floor space! Over 50 horses are on their way to new homes. We hope that some of you will share pictures of your horses when they arrive. We would love to share your pictures on our blog!
15% Off Memorial Day Sale Is a Success! Ends Today At Midnight
| May 30, 2016 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Model Horse |
Goodness gracious! So far we have sold close to 50 Breyer horses over the long weekend. Monday isn’t even over but the packing has begun!
Today is the last day to Buy One and Get One at 15% Off in our eBay store. There are still over 600 horses available and new ones are being posted every hour.
Buy One and Get One 15% Off
Please be aware that this new Promotional Sales Feature (programmed by eBay) is glitchy. I wrote a post about ensuring the best way for you to receive your 15% discount. Please be sure to read it if you would like to take advantage of the 15% Off.
Memorial Day Sale With A Catch
Memorial Day Sale Buy One Get One 15% Off In The eBay Store – But There’s a Catch…
Memorial Day: Black Jack And The Riderless Horse
| May 30, 2016 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Model Horse |
Memorial Day – Black Jack and the Riderless Horse
Black Jack serving at John F. Kennedy’s Funeral
Black Jack was a coal black Morgan Quarter Horse cross that was born on January 19, 1947. His only white marking was a small star. Black Jack was named in honor of General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing. He grew to stand a 15.1h and weighed 1,200 pounds. Black Jack was the last of the Quartermaster-issue horses branded with the Army’s U.S. brand. The brand was on his left shoulder and his serial number 2v56 was on the left side of his neck.
It was clear from the beginning that Black Jack did not like to be ridden. According to Black Jack: America’s Famous Riderless Horse written by Robert Knuckle, Black Jack threw rider after rider into the dirt in the training corral. Despite his poor ridability, Black Jack was a handsome horse and his fiery spirit made him a favorite at Fort Reno. When the Army needed horses for The Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Black Jack was sent to Fort Myer, Virginia.
Black Jack Arrived at Fort Myer on November 22, 1952. It was immediately clear that Black Jack would not be suitable as a riding horse. Black Jack served in the Caisson Platoon of the 34rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard.) He served as the riderless horse in more than 1,000 Armed Forces Full Honors Funerals. Many of these were held at Arlington National Cemetery. Some of the highlights of Black Jack’s career included serving in the funerals of: John F. Kennedy (1963), Herbert Hooover, (1964), Lyndon B. Johnson (1973) and Douglas MacArthur (1964).
Black Jack served 29 years on the military. He died on February 6, 1976 and his remains were laid to rest at Fort Myer. Black Jack and Comanche are the only 2 horses in United States history to be buried with Full Military Honors.
The riderless horse, or caparisoned horse, dates back to Ghengis Khan’s Time. The Mongols and Tartars believed that the spirit of a sacrificed horse would follow his master to the afterlife. Although riderless horses are no longer sacrificed they still carry on the tradition that the deceased will be accompanied by their horse after death.
In the United States, the person must have achieved the rank of colonel in the Army or Marines to have a caparisoned horse participate in the funeral. The caparisoned horse has come to symbolize the rider’s last journey. Boots are placed backwards in the stirrups so that the warrior may have one last look at his family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_%28horse%29
http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/remembering-black-jack
Breyer released at least 2 portrait models of Black Jack. Please let me know if I missed any and I will add them here.
The Breyer 8134 Black Jack Resin was produced from 2002 – 2004.
The Breyer 1288 Black Jack Model and Book Set was produced from 2007 – 2008. Black Jack was portrayed on the Justin Morgan mold. I do have 1 of these sets listed on eBay.
Breyer NIB 1288 Black Jack and Book Set
The Breyer 1134 Comanche is a portrait of the only horse other than Black Jack to be buried with Full Military Honors in United States History. I do have a Breyer Comanche listed on eBay.
BreyerFest 2016 Carnival – New Breyer Store Merchandise
| May 29, 2016 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Model Horse |
Breyer revealed some cool new BreyerFest 2016 Carnival Store Mechandise on the BreyerFest Blog; a festive Carnival notebook and a mug!
They will both be available in the Breyer Store. I hope that this means they will not be sold in the popup tent. I will not have time to stand in the line for the Popup Tent this year. I would really like to have the mug. I have had very poor luck obtaining the past Breyer Store Special Runs (this year’s Store Models are Diablo DC and Dag Dia.) I’m crossing my fingers that Breyer will have plenty of mugs to go around. I know there are others that want one as well!
We have less than two months until BreyerFest Carnival is here! With that we have another couple of swag items to announce. How exciting! Or ‘que legal!’ as they would say in Portuguese.
We created this lively artwork that perfectly captures the vibrant pizzazz of Carnival, Rio, and Brazil. And we loved it so much that we had to use it on both our notebook and Tervis mug.
