Some Breyer Research

It seems that I am falling into somewhat of a routine and a bit of a schedule with posting to this blog.
Finally.

As you can tell it hasn't been every day, more of a weekly thing that I can manage getting done.

We have been getting tons of rain lately, which is wonderful. However, it also creates a great deal more work outside with the horse pens and such. Trying to keep the foals out of mud is next to impossible. The cleaning takes hours!

Last night was just a bit scary, however, very impressive at the same time. We drove home from town after picking up supplies and watched anemones clouds develop directly in front of us, we passed under neath... The radio had tornado warnings on for our part of the county. Hmmmm.

We reached home and got everyone into the basement and prayed.

Well, the truth be told, prayer is powerful. We received some rain, no hail and no tornadoes. Praise God! Watching the power of these storms is so impressive as well as humbling. A great reminder of having everything in place when and where you need it at all times. Being ready and having a plan.

In the next few postings for Breyers, I hope to share some of my thoughts of the history of models, sculptures, and such. The Breyer SpotLight that is due out on the 18th will touch on some of the details of Chris Hess that I have just learned.

I do wish I would have had the chance to meet Mr. Hess in person, he passed away I believe in 1988. He had a tremendous impact on the Breyer history, along with many others of course. However, one of the things that makes Chris Hess stand out is the amount of time he spent with Breyer as well as the number of molds he sculpted for them.

I also found it quite interesting that he himself was not a "horse person". And yet he was able to provide the details that he did in so many of the molds and models that we still love today. Interesting indeed.

Well, I wish for you today, peace, happiness, and many more Breyer Models for your future.

Blessings!

PS: The above picture is of a Congress Family Arabian Foal, the mold being sculpted by Chris Hess and introduced in 1961. The above Congress Model has been authenticated.