At the conclusion of this year's Breyerfest, I can say for certain that this hobby is healthy and ain't going anywhere any time soon! There were more people this year on Friday opening day than there were last year for sure. Each year, the line to enter Breyerfest gets a little longer as more young people enter the hobby. Most of the store specials were sold out by the end of the day Saturday, and Wells sold out by Friday night. It was brutal this weekend though with 95 degree heat and high humidity that almost had an older lady almost pass out from heat exhaustion while standing in the store line, then pouring rain for half the day on Saturday. By the end of the day on Saturday, I was ready to go home. I visited the Clarion one last time where I snagged a couple good deals, then headed home and have been packing up models all day today. I did want to note that after 2021, I dreaded another variation year when a few people that don't use social media became upset that I shipped them variations. They accused me of sending them the wrong models and this led to a lot of returns. However, with how smoothly everything went this year, I have talked to my husband and we have thus decided that we will not be restricting pickups next year as was previously announced. The variations this year pounced upon us unexpectedly, and we made it through with 100% success this time thanks to the help of the wild cards, so we have decided to continue offering them to the public for 2024. However, we have decided to no longer offer store specials (aka limited editions) simply because those are now available online. Only event stablemates, the celebration horse and special runs that require an All Access ticket will be offered. I would like to thank y'all from the bottom of my heart for another year, and hope that next year goes just as great! The 2024 theme has been announced and it sounds like a good one: It sounds like they're planning on a rescue horse theme or possibly rags to riches stories of long shots (like Mine That Bird) which absolutely appeals to my fluttering heart. Curious to see what they will do with this theme. One final note I'd like to add is the passing of Funny Cide, the Kentucky Derby winner that has been housed at the Kentucky Horse Park for years. He died today at Breyerfest from complications due to colic. I saw him yesterday and admit that he looked a bit tired, but I didn't take a picture. However, I did take a picture of him in 2019 after I fed him a carrot, and also saw him during American Pharoah's loss in the Travers Stakes at Old Friends at Cabin Creek when we were up in Saratoga, New York. Rest in peace, Funny Cide. I had to update this post after some confusion, as I wrote it super early in the morning when I was tired, so I hope I clarified everything. If you're not already on my newsletter list, I highly recommend signing up. I barely send emails except for when I offer sales in my store or around Breyerfest releases, so I won't be cluttering your inbox with SPAM, I promise :)
Kim P
7/16/2023 01:27:02 am
Thank you so much. Whichever one I end up getting I will be very happy either way. I really do appreciate you doing this for us who were not able to attend Breyerfest in person. I hope you had a wonderful time even though the heat was crazy and the Saturday morning/afternoon storm. Here’s to 2024!
Connie Stidham
7/16/2023 08:25:16 am
I am in agreement that the colors of the polo ponies are nice. Your affection for them may be due to the fact that you dont yet own one lol. You will find that over time (and heat exposure) the bases curve up at both ends, much resembling a ricking horse base! Another sad example of bases that dont hold up well for the models in the long run.
Sarah M
7/16/2023 08:53:53 am
Thank you so much for sharing your photos and for providing pickups again this year so that those of us at home can be included! I’m sure running around in the heat can be taxing, especially when doing pickups for others - I appreciate all the hard work you guys do and sincerely hope you enjoyed your breyerfest this year :) Comments are closed.
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