Breyerfest day 1 was a success! I ended up obtaining all the special run and limited edition models needed for my single orders. If your shipping label was paid by Thursday when we left, it is now in the mail. If you paid after we left, your model won't be shipped until I get home on Monday, as I have a desktop and couldn't bring my computer with me to print labels. Today I purchased the rest of the models to fulfill the multi orders. Shipping invoices for these will be sent once I get back home and weigh the packages. I will be finishing the last day of Breyerfest tomorrow by picking up all my Nikolas models. Unfortunately Breyer is taking the whole ticket when picking up the special runs, not just punching them, so unfortunately I won't be able to include the tickets as originally announced. I greatly apologize for that. If you'd like to add any of the collectible pins to your special run, limited edition or Nikolas order please message me for a code to get free shipping. My thoughts about the new line are very positive. The biggest issue is that the most of people at Breyerfest on Friday were waiting in line for their special runs so there were hundreds in line and not in a very shaded area (no misting fans this year) however I was in line no less than an hour each time I went through. Today the lines were dead. I was able to get right in and right out. I do like knowing what you're getting ahead of time instead of wondering if you'll get a good spot in line so I'd take this way over the old any day. I was actually able to spend most of today enjoying the other activities. The live auction was today at 5 pm. The models were absolutely stunning in person. I took some pictures of them on display inside the main entrance of the Kentucky Horse Park. In case you don't know where they hide them, they're in a display case behind the front desk next to the gift shop. This is about the only time you can see a model horse worth $10,000 or more, or $65,000 as in the case of the Silver pegasus. Y'all... y'all... I can't even... I don't know what to say about that. I'm not price shaming at all but wow! I'm actually envious of anyone who can afford to spend on a model horse as much as a fixer upper home in a shady neighborhood. Congrats to the winner! As you probably know (if you've been to Breyerfest) or have heard, there are lots of equine demonstrations taking place throughout the day. They bring out the horses to ride or drive them in the covered arena, for autographs and pictures. When they're not out and about, they're in their temporary stalls where visitors can go up to see them up close and - with permission from the owner - sometimes even pet them. Here are a few of the real equines I saw today: I'm wiped out, y'all. There is so much to do that it's hard to put it all in one post without you seeing it for yourself. I still have to go to Equilocity tonight, which I'll probably post about on tomorrow's blog. For now, we're getting out of the heat and going to our hotel to rest until we return to the Fairfield later tonight. One more day and then Breyerfest is already over. Can you believe it??
Pam
7/16/2022 07:24:52 pm
I so enjoy your blog! Thanks so much for allowing us to follow along with your Breyerfest adventures. It’s wonderful you take time out of your busy day to give us your observations. Wishing you the best that the trip home is safe & event-free! Comments are closed.
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