Breyer Collectors Foal Naming Contest Coming to a close

It is already June 27th! I can't believe how fast time flies by these days.

We have had so many great suggestions for our Foal Naming Contest from Breyer Collectors and we want to thank each one of you for your input; the idea's have been great!

Now this is the next step before we can send the names into the AQHA for registration.

For the next two weeks we have a new poll open for you to vote on. I have started with the most popular first at the top of the list and gone down from there. (You can find this to the right side of this page.)

• The rules are, you vote once AND select your top six choices for a name. Or as close to six as you can.


• Then we will send that list in the July 16th Breyer SpotLight so you can see which ones have been picked. (I'm sure I will post them here as well.)


• This will be the list that is sent to the AQHA for approval. Once we receive the official registration papers back, we can make the big announcement.


• If you would like recognition for your suggestion, please send me and email or post here so that I have record of it BEFORE the poll closes.

Then we will announce your name as the Winner of the Foal Naming Contest here as well as in the Breyer SpotLight.

Polls will close on July 15th so don't wait. The announcement of the top six names will be given in the SpotLight issue that goes out on July 16th.

A bit of information on this sweet sweet colt:
I'm sure you have noticed in the photo he has his hind leg wrapped in neon pink.
Well, let me tell you what happened:
Several weeks ago during a thunderstorm he received an injury. A laceration of his left hock. This was discovered as we were moving mares and babies inside for protection from the storm. Immediately the vet was called and he was rushed off to see the Doctor the next morning.

Surgery and x-rays were done with many surface and sub-Q stitches. Troubles with stitching this type of area is that normally they don't stay, the tissue is too thin. Sure enough, they didn't hold. However, with flushing, washing, wrapping and bandaging this area every day for the past how many weeks, it is looking much better and is healing nicely.

However, now there is a sore that has developed on the opposite side. Rrrrr. He is scheduled to go back to the vet on Monday and we will see what happens from there.

There is one thing I have learned for sure; you will always find out what a horse is made of when you have to doctor them for any length of time. And this guy is GOLD!

He fusses a bit at getting shots yet, can't blame him; so do I. And he might get a bit tired of me flushing his sore areas for too long, but other than that he stands there and goes to sleep while my husband scratches him.

Now don't get me wrong; he does have energy and knows how to twist like a pretzel in mid air! I always wish I had my camera when he starts his "Airres Above the Ground". But when it is time for his lessons or to be doctored, he is super quiet and willing, ears always up and eyes always soft. Scratch his neck and he will follow you around like glue for hours! You simply can't ask for anything better than that.

So help me in finding the best name for this little guy - he deserves a great one because to me, he is already a champion.

Until next time; many Blessings to each of you.
PS: The picture show his true character, love and kisses while being schooled.

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.

Breyer Horse Collectors Foal Naming Contest

I thought I should post an updated picture of our "SpotLight" foal who is the one featured for our "Foal Naming Contest". We have had many submissions for names that are all sounding like great choices.

We will collect all the names and put it to a final vote within the next couple of weeks. So if you have an idea - send it to us by clicking the comment button below. Your suggestion will then be added to the group for the final voting.

Now as for the picture; this simply shows his typical personality. He is a love and follows us around like a puppy. We have been calling him "Hot Shot" for his barn name - the name that you will be voting on is for his AQHA Registered name.

And I'm not so sure he isn't going to turn into a faded black instead of staying the Bay color he was born with as he seems to be shedding out darker. Either way, he is easy on the eyes and he is a doll! I am going to try and get some videos for you to see his personality in action. Not sure if I can post them directly on here, or if I have to post a link. I will let you know.

So Breyer Collectors - let us know your choices for a name for this sweet colt. There are other suggestions on the right hand side of the page for you to vote on. Or if you would prefer, you can read some of the others in the original post by clicking "Comments".

Thank you everyone!

Keep Collecting.

Bonnie

What is your favorite model?

It seems as though it was only yesterday that I posted here last; when in fact it has been quite a while. How does time seem to slip away?

Have you ever found yourself in there? I have started to find myself thinking "wasn't last month January??" And still we have the same 24 hours available each day just like we always have....


Anyway, on with today's post.

I would assume that you are reading this post because you have some correlation with Breyer Model Horses. That should be fairly obvious.

Well, I would like to take the time to get to know YOU a little better. See I have a hard time talking about myself and what I like, and I truly desire to know more about the people who read this blog as well as The Breyer SpotLight.

So we'll start with an easy question: What is your favorite Breyer Model??

I have many of them; the Indian Pony, Othello, Wixom, just to name a few.

Now it's your turn. There is a space at the bottom of this post where it says "comment". Click on that link and type in your favorite Breyer Model and why. You don't even have to leave your name if you don't want too.

And don't forget; our foal naming contest is coming to a close soon so if you haven't posted your idea's yet, take a minute and do that as well.

Until next time - enjoy Collecting!

Blessings,

Bonnie