BreyerFest Week 2025: Wednesday at "Keeneland"

It may not quite be Keeneland, but our family went to the race track to celebrate BreyerFest week.

And they're off! By the time I made this video, all the cowpokes and pony pals  were experienced at horse racing.

Pony Pal Mila choosing a position in the starting gate.

I grabbed some ribbons from old horse shows and gave them to the kids to use at the end of each race.

Lukie was having a really good day at the track! (Check his tee shirt.)

Kate was, too.

Nice job, Lukie! Er, no magic was being used for all those wins, right??

At the end of our day at "Keeneland," I was pleased that the grands decided to trade the ribbons around so that everyone got some of each color.

I actually bought this racing set to use at Happy Trails 5 but then I discovered the Toilet Paper Derbies and decided to go for that. I still may bring this just for fun, maybe for people to play with at lunch.

Another Bocce picture - two of the cheerleaders take a gander at the trophy and ribbon tier before the tournament begins!

 

More to come, so stay 'tooned!

Business is Booming

It has been a surprise that my haversacks have been selling so well - after all, there are many folks who sew them. (I use haversacks because a friend who also sews them got a cease and desist letter from a woman who says she coined the phrase pony pouch. Alrighty then! Haversacks it is!)

Yesterday I mailed out four packages of assorted haversacks. I also got four new custom orders and spent time online ordering fabric. (Another fun rabbit hole to go down!)

This vintage 1970s Jockey & Silks fabric sold out the day I posted it for sale. We have a lot of racing fans in this hobby!

I ended up using the remnants to make a couple of small haversacks for folks who asked if I had any of the fabric left.  That was a surprise; traditional haversacks are the most requested. But, this fabric was so unusual, it makes sense now when I think about it.

I was able to track down this racing fabric for two customers who asked if I had other racing fabrics. 

I sewed their pouches plus three smaller ones, and before I could even post those on the Mercantile, they sold.

Anne Field is holding a photo show and she picked out this fabric when I told her I would donate some haversacks. As a surprise, I embroidered the name of the show (and her business) on it in purple, her favorite color along with pink.

When I list haversacks for sale, I usually take photos of models with them so that buyers can see which models they will fit.

Having my models modeling them is fun, and I try to pull out different ones each time I finish one.

The In-Between Mare, Zahra, got a chance to model, too. I figured that since she has such a long neck, people might wonder if she fit a standard Traditional haversack. She does!

I have spent several hours a day upstairs in my horse room/office since I retired. Now that I am sewing so much, I find myself spending most of the day there. 

And I don't mind one bit.

Metal Race Horses

I do not collect "clankies," (metal horses) but when I saw these Stablemate sized Thoroughbreds and jockeys for sale from a vendor at the GLC show, I could not resist.

There were two sets, each with a silver and gold painted Thoroughbred and jockey.

At $5 each, I snapped up all four pieces. 

I will keep one set, and then plan to give the other pair to a friend of mine who loves horse racing.

Now, to keep myself from going down the rabbit hole of collecting clankies!