GEICO Palomino Breyer Horse TrophyThis morning I was alerted to a funny basketball Breyer connection by the Breyer Sightings blog, which tracks sightings of Breyer horses in movies and TV shows.  (They do some great work, by the way, you should totally check them out!)

They reported on the "trophy" which was awarded by the NBA to the inaugural H-O-R-S-E game in Phoenix.  The game was sponsored by GEICO, and the players spelled "GEICO" instead of the traditional "HORSE."  Nevertheless, the NBA kept up the theme by presenting the winner, Oklahoma City Thunder player Kevin Durant, with a Breyer horse "trophy."


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The latest Breyer Connoisseur model is Spot On, an appaloosa mare based on the popular Bet Yer Blue Boons mold.  Bet Yer Blue Boons has proven to be incredibly popular with collectors and the "general public" alike, and the buzz is already building for Spot On.  Is this going to be Breyer's first big hit of the decade?

Bet Yer Blue Boons is one of Breyer's newer models, and is really quite lovely all on her own.  One interesting change which Breyer made for Spot On is to give her a braided mane and - if my squinting eye is any judge - a braided tail.  The appaloosa work is as lovely as always, and she apparently has white sclera (eye whites), and striped hooves which don't show up well in the photograph.


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Hey everyone,

  I have a massive haul of Breyer horses (mostly NIB, all from the late 80s, throughout the 90s and a few from 00-03) that I have no desire to keep.  They are all discontinued, soem are rare.  How can I go about finding their value (Ebay doesn't have most of these models available) and getting a fair price for them?

Can anyone help with a memory loss...?  I have a collection from the 80's... and it includes a bay Stud Spider mold.  No white markings.  Everything on the breyer sites shows one with hind socks from a JAH special run.  My mom probably bought it for me from JAH but he has no white....  need help.  Thanks.

Manco Capac is the 2010 Spring Collectors Choice model.  This is a Peruvian Paso Fino, rendered as "a dark red roan with dark head and legs."  The Collectors Choice line is shaped by Breyer fans - Breyer takes submissions for model suggestions from the public, then allows fans to vote on the models to choose which will go into production.

Manco Capac uses the Peruvian Paso Stallion mold, which was created by Linda York in 2002.  The standard Peruvian Paso model that most of us recognize is a dapple grey stallion, which was in production from 2002 through 2004.  However, this mold has also been used for several BreyerFest special editions over the years, and has proven to be popular.


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Also featured in the latest Just About Horses (JAH) magazine was a retrospective of Sherman Morgan, "beloved representative of the breed," and star of Breyer's line.  Sherman Morgan is one of the more popular Breyer molds.  It was originally created in 1987 by Jeanne Mellin Herrick, and has been used as many different models since.  

This is one of the molds which has been used for a lot of the "fantasy" variations, including a special model Carpe Diem, "The Dawn of First Light," which was produced in 2000 to celebrate the millennium.  Carpe Diem is "metallic gold fading to sky blue, with metallic flaxen mane and tail."  Which is… I'll just say "an eye-catching color combination" and leave it at that.


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The most recent issue of Breyer's Just About Horses (JAH) magazine featured the first Connoisseur model of the decade: Alvaro, a "sooty buckskin with sabino markings and a bi-colored tail."  As with all Connoisseur models, Alvaro is a limited edition - only 350 will be made - and his piece number will be marked on his hoof.

Alvaro is based on the old model Diablo, which was a semi-rearing mustang originally designed by Chris Hess in 1961.  Diablo is one of Breyer's most used molds, and has been in almost continuous service since it was first created.  The mold produced the popular Bucephalus, and was also used for San Domingo the Medicine Hat Stallion.


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Breyer's newest Traditional model, Esprit, is scheduled to be released next month.  Esprit is a special new mold, created for the 2010 Equestrian Games, which Breyer is sponsoring as the "Official Model Horse of the 2010 Games."

Esprit is a new mold for 2010, created by Kathleen Moody.  This beautiful windswept dapple gray horse (breed unknown) also graced the cover of the most recent issue of Just About Horses (JAH), Breyer's model horse magazine.

Esprit is a lovely mold, although it looks like it might be a bit "tippy" in real life.  Collectors, have your Blu-Tak at the ready!  I'm not so sure about the realism of the tucked head posture in conjunction with the extended front leg, but it is undeniably beautiful.  Let's call this one "sculpture" and leave aside the realism.


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Rachel AlexandraRachel Alexandra, the racehorse voted "Horse of the Year" at the Thoroughbred Racing Association's Eclipse Awards earlier this week, has been announced as the latest choice for a Breyer "portrait model."  Rachel Alexandra narrowly beat out Zenyatta for the Horse of the Year award, 130 votes to 99, which marks the first time that two female racehorses were finalists for the award.

2009 was an amazing year for female race horses, with both Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta finishing out the year with perfect winning records.  Rachel Alexandra won all eight of the races she participated in, beating out stallions in several high stakes races including the Preakness, Haskell, and Woodward Stakes.  In fact, she was the first filly to win the Preakness in the 85 years since Nellie Morse won in 1924.


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HI I have a collection of roughly 100 breyer horses.  most of them are form the 80's but a few formt he early 90's and the rest are older.  We are wanting to adopt again, we have one little girl from Guatemala.  Due to the expense of adopting I want to sell my collection to help with the costs.  I have about half of them identified if anyone is intersted.

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