As up tight as Hulot’s nephew’s parents appear in Mon Oncle, the home that they’ve made for the boy is even more sterile and dead.

An gate attached to a buzzer is the only form of admittance. And whenever that bell rings, Madame Arpel flips a switch to turn on the dolphin fountain situated just in front of the house to impress gates. Oddly, though, it’s only left on for specific visitors and definitely not Hulot. He almost doesn’t count as a person. And with the way the Arpel’s speak of him, it would seem as if he isn’t.

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As a general rule, bloating is something you want to avoid.  Whether it's in your Breyer models, or elsewhere!  But in summertime, if you have a scrap model that's not good for anything else, some hobbyists like to purposefully bloat their Breyers just for laughs.


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Hi everyone! I have this Breyer and I"ve been looking at pictures of traditional models to try and fins the horse and it's value. 

I did find one that looks EXACTLY the same, EXCEPT for the hoof color.  Also, this horse has a tan paint spot on each of it's legs.  It doesn't appear that the paint has scratched off...it looks strange but like it was made that way. 

Links to images below:

http://i38.tinypic.com/3093uvb.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/125gh9h.jpg

Please help! Thanks!

The next time you meet a horse, know that you are making a friend for life. According to Discovery News, horses never forget a good friend. When they experience a positive relationship with a human, they remember that human later in life—even after not seeing him or her for a long period of time. They will also remain loyal to such humans.

It’s not surprising, since—also like elephants—horses form strong relationships with other horses in the wild. They have strong familial bonds, as well as keen social skills for interacting with animals from other groups, making them similar to humans in this light. Some horses even form lifetime bonds with other horses.

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A week ago, we put my 25 year old horse down.  My vet said he foundered, but we haven't changed a thing with our horses in 15 years.  I noticed today that all my garlic plants had been eaten.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks

Just a quick note to all of you: Now the WEG are out! At our local breyer retail, all the WEC stablemates were there, Esprit, and the classics!

I just bought a new WEG stablemate from our local Breyer store and was wondering what the breeds were for all of the WEG stablemates. Please reply soon! Thanks!

~ Here's a link to the photo:

http://www.theperfectpony.net/media/00/a20791d125e8cf0ad8e38a_m.jpg

I'll start by confessing that until recently I was fuzzy on the difference between a Saddlebred and a Standardbred.  But when an anonymous commenter pointed out that I had gotten the breed wrong in my discussion of Breyer's All Glory, I was motivated to buckle down and do the research.

In teasing apart the elements of this situation, there are several points of confusion:

1.    Rejoice (the mold being used for All Glory) is a National Show Horse.
2.    William Shatner is a long-time fan of Saddlebred horses. 
3.    Shatner's horse All Glory is a Standardbred.
4.    Who is considered a Standardbred Road Horse (or "Roadster")


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The weather has been horrible for almost a week in the small town of Wiggins. The Pony Pals are relieved when the rain finally lets up enough for them to meet up on Pony Pal Trail for a much needed and missed trail ride. Pam Crandal leaves her house with her pony, Lightning to meet up with her friends but is stopped dead with a new fence and sheep blocking her path. In Pony Pals: Keep Out, Pony! By Jeanne Betancourt, the girls fear that they have lost their Pony Pal Trail for good and their trail rides are over.

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