Breyer Continues the Wild RIde

Breyer continued its wild ride for collectors yesterday. Three things, THREE, were announced. And one of those confirmed a gut feeling I'd had when I constructed my guess list of models who were candidates for the Mystery Horse Surprise. More on that in a minute.

First, the BreyerFest program was released. 

Forty two pages of information about the weekend's activities, guests, and more.

I was a little disappointed that only one page was devoted to virtual BreyerFest. But, it makes a sense in a way because the program contains maps, calendars of daily events, and things that those who are at Kentucky Horse Park would need to know.

Next, Breyer showed us more of the auction horses.

Notice I did not say the last of the auction horses. In the latest BreyerFest news section, Breyer says they are revealing more of them and to look for the last reveal next week. A look at the web address of the BreyerFest program shows that none of the auction horse pages are included in it.

The first auction model that was posted confirmed a suspicion that I'd had when I drew up my list of Mystery Surprise Horses earlier this week. I'd written, 

At this point, I crossed off both the heavy mares but kept Wixom in mind as a slight possibility despite not being a Moody mold. Wixom just "felt right."

And look who was the first lot in this batch of auction horses.

Wixom. A mold that was last seen as Puffin in the 2021 Birds of a Feather series is an auction horse. 

Did Breyer have some leftover Wixom blanks from that and use one of them for this year's auction horse? Or were they running her mold because she will soon appear again in Breyer's regular run lineup? Or maybe even in two short weeks as the Mystery Surprise Horse?

Time will tell. And I will post my guesses tomorrow. (I hope. But if more announcements come from Breyer today, then I'll postpone it again.)

None of these lots appeal to me although I do think that the color on Croi is exceptional. 

But Breyer wasn't done posting things for collectors. The June Collectors Club Newsletter dropped late in the afternoon.

June Collectors Club Newsletter

There's a link to a video from 1996 of Karma Gypsy and her filly, Morning Star at BreyerFest. Hobbyists are also interviewed in it and I was delighted to see Sande Schneider and her husband Tom.

Sande and I have been friends since the late 1980s and she's been to my home many times (in both Illinois and Indiana.) She has an incredible collection of horses.

Like I said, Friday was a busy day in Breyer land. I doubt we will hear any news today, so my plan is to post my two Mystery Horse guess lists Sunday and Monday.

Stay 'tooned!