Breyer is due to release the new Spirit Riding Free series soon. I personally never collected the Spirit horses because they are too cartoon looking for my taste, but if you missed the chance to collect the original Spirit Breyers that now sell for high prices, then you won't want to miss this set either! They are remaking Spirit on the same mold but with a lighter mane/tail (more of a chocolate brown rather than black) and a blaze. They are also releasing a palomino on the Rain mold and a new mold called "Boomerang". For younger collectors, they have horse and rider sets, painting kits and plushes. They are also making a stablemates grab bag set that includes a gold horse, if you're lucky enough to get it. My husband and I took a trip to the Kentucky Horse Park in April. Lo and behold they were doing pre-orders for the new Man o'War 100th anniversary edition! Thinking it was going to be an expensive resin, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was actually going to be a Classics model, remade on the original Man o'War mold but in a collectible box in Man o'War's silk colors. As it was only $25 I went ahead and pre-ordered one. According to the KHP it is set to be released July 1st. Update: Apparently Breyer is waiting until after Breyerfest to release this horse. There is another Classics horse coming out that might be worth adding to your collection, especially if you like the fantasy series. His name is Cosmus and he is on the Pegasus mold, which hasn't been used in a while. He is a unique beauty and has pearlescent coloring. If you are in the Stablemates Club, you probably already know about the third release, but if you aren't and would like to find him on the second hand market, here he is. His name is Wolfgang and he is a beautiful leopard appaloosa with a few peacock spots (as far as I know these haven't been used on stablemates models before) on the Friesian mold. I'm not particularly a fan of the Friesian mold because every one that I've had was tippy so I won't be keeping this one. Calavera is the 2017 Halloween horse complete with the "Day of the Dead" theme. He is limited to only 4,000 pieces. Now I will introduce the mid year regular run traditional sized horses set to be released after Breyerfest. My personal favorite of the three is Cobra, but you can be the judge of what you like best.
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