This series that Breyer offers as web exclusives around the holidays, actually started pretty recently, back in 2019 with the little bay pinto Haflinger, simply called "A Pony for Christmas" which I thought at the time was absolutely adorable. This was the year after they released Wish and Wonder as the mare/foal set for the year before they transitioned to unicorns. Wish and Wonder sold out quickly, and Breyer probably got the idea to make a limited pony series. When A Pony for Christmas dropped the next year, he wasn't too big of a hit being on the rarely collected Haflinger mold, as he was still available the following year, and had to be discounted by Breyer to finally sell out. The series came with a blanket and a collectible gift box, great for gifting to young children. The next year, Breyer offered a much more popular mold. Introducing Honeybunch. This gal was a palomino on the lightly used, but highly collectible Fell Pony mold. Breyer did it this time, as Honeybunch sold out quickly, thus securing the series. 2021 brought not only another pony for Christmas in the form of yet another popular mold, Bouncer, who was turned into a mare and made as a metallic chestnut named Ginger, but another pony arrival... Snickerdoodle. Snickerdoodle was part of a new series that included a doll and some form of props or tack. She herself was a cute as a button palomino Welsh Pony. For 2022, we saw the still available Kohl for the Pony for Christmas series and the also still available Mia, who came with the doll and tack. Why did they not sell out? Most likely because they are both vintage molds. I'll admit that neither of them fell into my personal collection for that very reason, that and Breyer has already made two other palomino ponies. They really like using yellows for Christmas horses. I will admit that Kohl had me tempted more than a few times, and if she were on any other mold, I wouldn't have hesitated.
This year we had Mittens for the Pony for Christmas, who I thought was palomino, but after seeing her in hand and knowing that she was designed by Sommer Prosser, I'm thinking that she's more of a silver bay, a color that Sommer is best known for. Breyer just describes it as "mushroom" whatever that is, but it looks a lot darker than palomino in hand. The other doesn't have a name this year, called Pony Snow Day but in the description the pony's name is Tinsel and he's a stunning silver dun. Which molds does that leave? The new Fjord mold, Nikolas, the Welsh Cob, Newsworthy and the two miniature horse molds. The Connemare Mare and Icelandic might be a tad too big, but they're always a possibly since they are both technically ponies and were used for the Berry Ponies series.
PonyGirl5525
10/25/2023 11:55:15 am
"Mushroom is a dilute coat color found in Shetland Ponies that results in a distinctive 'sepia' toned coat color, often accompanied by a flaxen mane and tail." - UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory Comments are closed.
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