Breyer Sightings

All the While by Frances

2011-06-22T16:07:00.001-07:00

Was innocently thumbing through the CDs at the local library, when my eye spied this CD! I have NO clue who the artist is, or what its (his or her's) music sounds like, but dang, there's BREYERS on it!!!

I envy this kid...I'd had killed to have her childhood...a real horse, horse shows, and little plastic horses by the score!!!

What can we see.... in the lower left hand corner there's a My Little Pony, a couple of Grand Champions, a flockie... towards the center in a red blanket is a Breyer Gem Twist. Can't tell what the white/unpainted Trad-scaled horse is right under the bar code...butt looks like an ISH but he his head's turned the wrong way. Any ideas??

The back of the CD sports MORE horsies, I don't know what that unpainted one is, but I think that's one of the Classic Mesteno foals in front of it. Of course the Breyer Traditional "Misty" towards the right hand edge.

A-HA...look at that poster or whatever leaning against the shelf there...the photo has been REVERSED! So it's probably true that the unpainted horse on the floor IS an ISH, whose head is turned to the RIGHT in real life, but turned to the LEFT in this photo!

Where'd they get unpainted Stones???

Frances the band's web site. According to the liner notes, this photo is called "Celeste In Her Bedroom". Nice collection, Celeste!

The Office - Episode 509

2010-10-21T07:35:00.000-07:00

In this episode of "The Office" we enjoy one of the dullest presentations of a Breyer collection I've ever seen. Snorrre.

But at least it's a pretty decent collection, with Clydesdale Stallion in the window, Clydesdale Mare on the end table, along with the back end of a Running Mare on the dresser. Also the buckskin pinto San Domingo, the black appaloosa Running Stock Foal, the sorrel Running Foal.

Here we see the Clydes Stallion in the window! Pam's parents had good taste!

Thanks to Lynn W and Nicole H for this contribution!

Criminal Minds

2010-10-21T07:23:00.000-07:00

In the "The Tribe" episode of the series "Criminal Minds", this small collection was spotted in "Nicole's" room!
That's most likely the very dark bay "Mesa", with the old palomino Western Horse, and the small porcelain "Rain" and "Spirit" in front.

Thank you, Lynn W., for your sharp eyes!

Breyers in Online Games!

2010-08-24T08:08:00.001-07:00

You'll never know where Breyers will pop up, even in virtual worlds!!

From an Online Game "Hidden Object":

Right near the center-top you can make out out the Breyer "Rimrock" on the Adios mold...just barely! Neat!

And... from another hidden objects game, "Animal Agents"...right in the center we see a little silver Classic Mustang Foal (trust me, it's there)

Thanks to the wary eyes of DooWiki on Blab for these leads!

Hoarders: Buried Alive - TLC

2010-08-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

When I heard about this episode, I thought it was the already-documented A&E "Hoarders" episode with the model horses in it. But no, this is a fresh, all-new episode of TLC's copycat series, "Hoarders: Buried Alive" that aired 8/22/10. Haven't been able to get any screen caps yet, so if anyone is able, let me know!

I did find pix from a local news article on the episode. Most interesting is the close relationship between "collecting" and "hoarding". I hope I'm still in the Collecting column, lol!

This might be one of the first times a Peter Stone product has been featured in this Blog! I guess it's only a matter of time! Congratulations, Peter!

16 Candles

2010-08-19T10:37:00.001-07:00

Thanks to scout Lynn W. for finding this one for me! From "Sixteen Candles".

Obsessed

2010-08-09T11:46:00.000-07:00

This Breyer Sighting is from the A&E TV series, "Obsessed" (Season 2, Episode 13). Kind of hard to see the Breyer "Rimrock" on the Adios mold on the dresser.

Thanks to the sharp eyes of Heather H. for this contribution!

Thank You For Smoking

2010-08-08T16:40:00.001-07:00

No matter what movie I'm watching, I always keep an eye out for Breyers or model horses in the background! "Thank You For Smoking" was no exception!

Granted, it's not a horse, but a Breyer Longhorn Bull! Hey, close enough!

K-Pax

2010-07-07T17:55:00.001-07:00

Who would guess that the Sci Fi flick, "K-Pax", would have Breyers in it! Even stranger, who the heck keeps their Breyers on top of the refrigerator????

Looks like the Breyer FAS #814 from 1989-90, and the Classic Andalusian Mare in Buckskin up there. Too bad they didn't use Running Stallions, then they'd fall over every time they closed the fridge door!

Thanks to Blabber Kim. A for this great detective work!

The Lovely Bones

2010-07-05T16:20:00.000-07:00

It's getting to be that just about any movie that involves a young female in danger is guaranteed to have model horses in it somewhere!! (War of the Worlds, The Dead Girl, Taken). "The Lovely Bones" turned out to be no exception, although ironically, the Horse Shaped Object (HSO) was actually in the little BOY'S bedroom!

You can tell it's the little boy's room because of the race car wall paper. And up on the shelf, an old Marx Johnny West series horse and rider (Is that Pancho the pony? I believe so). This movie takes place around 1973-74, I don't believe they were making the "Best of the West" toys then, which means this might be a hand-me-down. Poor kid doesn't have any of the accessories for it, not even a bridle!

If there's one thing good to say about Susan Sarandon, she certainly plays boozy old broads very well!

Call of the Wild - 2009

2010-04-26T11:28:00.000-07:00

The sharp eyes of another scout found this very impressive display of Breyers in the recent version of "Call of the Wild"!

What restaurant is that with a Breyer Buffet!!!??? I want!!!

Thank you, Blab's Whinnie!

Purple Rain

2010-04-23T18:58:00.000-07:00

I've been trying to get these photos from Purple Rain for months! Finally the library had the DVD available!

This film doesn't really have anything to do with horses, just that the protagonist, "The Kid", has sort of a foofy lifestyle with harlequin dolls and fluffy shirts and too much eye make-up (but he still likes girls, if you catch my drift). But he DOES have plenty of HSOs (Horse-Shaped Objects), with unidentified unicorns and pegasi, and some very identifiables for our enjoyment!

In an intro shot to The Kid's lovely basement apartment (cough cough), we get a close-up of an old Hartland "Horse and Rider" series horse. I THINK it might be Dale Evans' "Buttermilk" or maybe Palladin's Horse.

Bad Apollonia, ignoring the poor bent-over Breyer Fighting Stallion on the shelf behind her!
Here's another shot of that same shelf, later on in the movie. Maybe there's not enough height to that shelf to allow the horse to be displayed properly.
Looks like a cheesy Hong Kong on the shelf above it. Looks like The Kid isn't much into organization, with horses scattered willynilly.

Later on, pondering his father's words, we see a horse-shaped blur behind him.
I'm wondering if that might not be the Breyer "Sham". It kind of looked like it when I zoomed in on the television.

Another opening shot towards the end of the film, more random HSOs.

And we tickle the ivories half-naked by candlelight.
But there's BREYERS on the top of that piano!!

We never get a good shot of them, but I swear the one on the left is the Classic Arabian Stallion:
And I suspect the one on the far left is the Classic Mustang Mare.

I just hope that when The Kid moves out of his parents' basement after achieving the fame he sought for so long, that he carefully packs up his horses and brings them to his new above-ground abode!

Gilmore Girls

2010-04-23T11:56:00.000-07:00

Astute viewer Lynn W. spotted this Breyer Classic Black Stallion in the "Application Episode" of "The Gilmore Girls". Awesome!

LOL..."I Am The Biggest Horse in the WORLD!"

Thanks, Lynn!

Rescue Me

2010-03-02T15:35:00.001-08:00

This show is one of my guilty pleasures, I don't even know if it's still on the air or not, I've been renting the DVDs from Netflix.

But you never know where horse shaped objects will show up, and I was tickled to spot these in the background of the boarding school daughter's room!

The rosettes were a dead giveaway, and of course she keeps her hunt cap on the empty chair (that's the bulimic roomie on the bed there)

Don't have a clue what horses they are, they don't look like any Breyers I can ID, not even the little ones. I'd think if her parents could afford to send her to a boarding school, they could afford real Breyers at the least!

(Season 5, "Play")

Breyers in the NBA

2010-02-16T06:33:00.000-08:00

During the All Star game they had a "fun" little event, the Geico "H-O-R-S-E" game (instead of spelling "horse" with each basket, they spelled "Geico". How exciting that must have been.)

So you've got these multi-millionaires jumping around in their underwear, and what does the winning player win?

A Breyer!

He looks thrilled, doesn't he?

Now to you and me, that might be a worthy prize! But reading the comments on this blog about it, it's pretty funny!

I wonder if that's one of a kind packaging, or did they just slap some stickers on an existing box.

Thanks to the sharp eyes on Blab for this info!

Revolutionary Road

2010-01-26T12:38:00.000-08:00

In the movie "Revolutionary Road" we find the Breyer Running Mare and the Little Bits Morgan on the dresser.

Never mind this film is set in the 1950's, and neither of those models existed at that time. Better they should have gone with the Western Horse!

Thanks to Sarah R. for her sharp eyesight!

Tide Commercial

2010-01-12T12:20:00.000-08:00

This one has been eluding me for weeks, thanks to better hunters than I for tracking it down!!
This is a commercial for "Tide" laundry detergent, with an angst-filled pre-teen whinging about not getting the $100.00 jeans she wanted. But at least she has a couple of Breyers, which I'd rather have had than jeans at that age!
Above the bed she has a Breyer "Madison Avenue" National Show horse (considering how tippy that model is, I can see it falling on her head in the middle of the night!)

And on the dresser is the black and white pinto Spotted Saddle Horse/Clock Saddlebred!
Trust me, that's what it is!

Thanks to the scouts for finding these for us to enjoy!

America's Funniest Home Videos

2010-01-12T11:44:00.000-08:00

This was pointed out to me on YouTube. I don't know what to worry about more... the fate of the Classic Arabian Mare, or that little girl doing permanent damage to her reproductive organs!! (She sits on the poor CAS...those pointy little ears...ouch!!)

Hoarders

2009-12-29T16:32:00.001-08:00

In the December 28, 2009 episode of "Hoarders" that aired on A&E, the camera offers a quick shot of one of the hoarders' little horse collection!! This appears around 8 minutes into the show.

Looks like a Barbie horse (big white one), the palomino pinto looks like one of the Breyer Ponies or Dapples or whatever they call them. Next to that is the old Classic Arabian Stallion, and the black and white pinto "Pinto Sporthorse" on the Jet Run. Next to that, I can't guess.

Earlier in the show is a shot of a bedroom (I guess), and in the upper right corner you can spy part of some horse. Any guesses? Maybe a Marx or Barbie Horse, judging from the apparent size of it.

One of many "What A Slob These People Are" type shows that make me feel good about my housekeeping skills (such as they are, lol)

And "After" the clean-up, the horses are organized in the little girl's room:
Can't really tell what they are though, a lot of Barbie types and other Non-Breyer Horse Shaped Objects.
I imagine she inherited the Classic Arabian from her mom. That's my guess anyway.

Target Store Ad

2009-10-30T11:19:00.000-07:00

I guess it's only right, since Target sells Breyers at their stores, that they should include on in their TV ad!

What a cute little Traditional Running Foal on the shelf there. Wonder what he thinks of that red and purple dinosaur in front of him!!

Thank you Tiffany S. for snagging these photos from your TV! That's dedication!

Intel Magazine Ad

2009-10-20T07:40:00.000-07:00

Breyers everywhere in this magazine ad for Intel. Ironically, touting their dust-free manufacturing processes. Erm...dust and model horses are like bacon and eggs! Cookies and milk! Peanut butter and jelly (is it lunchtime yet?).

But this kiddo has an amazing collection, something I'd have committed murder to get at that age!

(Click on the picture for a bigger view)

Where to start, yeesh! On the shelf on the left, other than the unidentified no-name brand type horses, she also has the original Breyer Silver, the Classic Andalusian Stallion (as "Cloud), and something that looks Breyerish behind him. In the middle of the circular stand is the Breyer "Blue Suede Shoes" on the Silver mold

On the pink shelves, top row, I think that's one of those cool HUGE horses they had at Target, but next to him is the Breyer "Smarty Jones" galloping into the picture. Second shelf from the top might be plush Breyers, but I'm not up on those.

Third shelf looks like two Thoroughbreds on the Cigar mold, can't quite tell what's peeking out behind the blue dot.

4th shelf down, again we have the Traditional "Cloud" (I think this girl likes Cloud), behind him is the Starlight Unicorn (Running Stallion with blue sparkles on his butt), a Stablemate Thoroughbred, one of the Classic Mesteño mustangs, a couple of Classic Foals, not sure which play set is behind them...and that little buckskin muzzle just peeking into the right edge will haunt me to my grave, wondering who it is!

Nice collection, kid, and thanks to Tiffany S. for sending this to me!

Extreme Makeover - Home Edition

2009-10-19T10:19:00.000-07:00

On the Sunday, October 18 edition of the ABC series, "Extreme Makeover - Home Edition", a wonderful Breyer Sighting occurred!

There's one panning shot towards the beginning of the episode, showing the miserable crappy house, and apparently the mom has a little horse collection (I love the shelves though!)

She's got (from left to right) a Legionario III, the Classic Arabian Stallion, bay Running Mare, and the old Azteca. Hm, wonder what was in that empty spot on the shelf there.

On the shelf below is the Clydesdale Mare, and in the lower left corner, the old (but not that old) Hagen-Renaker mini Western Horse. Glad she has them up high, out of reach of the 4 year old and 2 year old in the house!!

I couldn't help but notice that these horses were nowhere to be seen after the makeover. I hope they just neglected to show them, and that they hadn't been tossed!

Thanks to Zana G. for spotting this for me!!

Raining Sunshine

2009-10-13T06:30:00.000-07:00

Jocelyn C., or more accurately, her little sister, spotted these Breyers in the background of Miranda Cosgrove's new music video for her song "Raining Sunshine" on Nickeloden.
Obviously she received the Breyer Clydesdale Mare and Western Horse as birthday presents, probably from some ignorant Aunt who thought she liked horses. Otherwise, she'd have cleared all those books off those shelves and have it loaded ceiling to floor with MORE BREYERS! Sheesh, what is she thinking!!
Poor lonesome Clydesdale Mare. She needs her foal. And her husband. And a couple hundred herd members to keep her company!!

27 Dresses

2009-10-13T06:14:00.001-07:00

Kristina L. also sent me the link to this YouTube clip from the movie "27 Dresses". On the shelf up by the ceiling is a large Budweiser display, with the famous Clydesdales.

At first glance, one might assume those are the Breyer Clydesdales, but looking closer, you can see that the foreleg is raised too high, and the hind leg is raised, meaning it's trotting. Which leads me to believe this is the famous Hartland Budweiser Display.

I saw one once in an antique mall with a $1000.00 price tag on it. Wonder where the set decorators found one!

Futurama!??

2009-10-13T06:04:00.000-07:00

Okay, this has got to be one of the strangest Breyer Sightings! Breyer Hunter Kristina L. was innocently watching the "Futurama" DVD "Wild Green Yonder" special features, and lo and behold, what appears but the Breyer Classic Quarter Horse Stallion on the table!

O...kay. Now I want to rent the DVD to find out just WHY there might be a little toy horse on the tabletop, lol!

If it Burps, You Know It's Fresh!!

2009-10-13T05:53:00.000-07:00

Astute observer Liz G. found a couple of Classic Breyers in a Tupperware commercial!!

Enjoying the fine Tupperware products are the Breyer Classic Black Stallion (left) and I believe the Breyer Classic Keen on the right.

Okay, so is she, like, feeding Froot Loops to her horses, or emptying the container to put the horses IN it? I'll admit I use those Glad disposable containers to store my harnesses in (er, model horse harnesses, little too small for the real horse harness). I once was a child, and for the life of me, I can't ever remember bringing my few battered Hartlands down to the kitchen table to play with them and eat dry cereal. Maybe it's a generational thing.

Apparently it's for the "Keep Fresh" products, and you can see the commercial (and learn more about this product, which I do not use and thus am not endorsing, in case the Obama administration is reading this Blog) here!

That 70's Show

2009-09-10T10:26:00.000-07:00

Here's another staple in the Breyer Sightings lexicon. Thanks to Blabber "Tifns" for finding these screen caps!!

Kind of difficult to identify which Breyers these are. The pinto in the middle is definitely the Proud Arabian Mare "Karma Gypsy" mold, and the brown one to the right appears to be a mahogany bay Proud Arabian Mare (an actual 1970's mold). My guess is a black Western Horse to the left, and can't begin to guess what the one on the far right might be. Maybe the Thoroughbred Mare? Any guesses?

The Disney Christmas Train Again

2009-09-10T10:19:00.000-07:00

Astute scout Heather D. went to see the Disney Christmas Train (previously mentioned here), and got some wonderful photos of the Lady Phases in harness!

Here's a pleasant surprise...the off-side horse is the long-tailed version of the Lady Phase!

The Dresden Files

2009-09-10T10:04:00.000-07:00

A great historical Breyer (or maybe Hartland) sighting on the shelves here in an episode of "The Dresden Files" TV show. This appears to be one of the original MasterCrafter™ Clocks from 1950 or thereabouts, the first appearance of a horse made by Breyer!! It's either a palomino, or else a very, very yellowed alabaster, with possibly the original snap-cinch saddle!

Obviously the owner knows he's got something good, why else would it be displayed so nicely?

Thanks to Kim A. for finding this one!

Templeton Thompson Music Video - "Girls & Horses"

2009-09-02T12:10:00.001-07:00

Yeah, yeah, kind of an obvious one, considering Thompson performed at Breyerfest, and a Breyer model of her real horse (in this video) was one of the silent auction pieces, but it fits the criteria, so here we go!!

Girl playing with barn and Breyers. I would have killed my best friend to have a barn like that when I was a kid!!

Nice...kid not only has the boffo barn, but nice brand new 2008 Breyers to play with!!! Me, I had Hartlands and was glad to have 'em! My barns were boxes with doors cut out of them

Girl loves horses sooooo much she sleeps with 'em!

And probably pokes herself on those pointy ears!!

Thanks to Model Horse Blab member "Whinnie" for finding this for me!

Ah well, enough sour grapes. Here's the video, if your blood sugar is at a healthy level:

Become a Scout!!

2009-09-02T11:54:00.001-07:00

I get plenty of Breyer Sighting reports, but haven't had any luck finding screen shots of these sightings. So I thought I'd list the reports, and if some of you have access to TiVo or DVR or own these movies, and would like to get the screen shots for the blog, that'd be terrific!!

From Lindsay M:
I think I may have another breyer sighting for you. On Cartoon Network, there is a show called Chowder. In the episode Big Food, I believe it shows the main characters riding on two repainted FASs. The episode is playing on Cartoon Network on Saturday, the 22, at 12 PM EST. There is another miniepisode before that one that you have to get through and they can be kind of ridiculous. But it might be worth checking out.

From Tina D:
...It was a commercial I saw on CNN yesterday for a Michael Jackson litho (yeah, I snorted as soon as I figured out what they were trying to sell. Only made for 30 days!!! With an official-looking seal!!! But wait, that's not all, you get TWO lithos for the low, low price of $10!!!). About 2/3 the way through the ad there is a shot of a blonde admiring one of the lithos set on a white built-in bookcase. I swear I saw an alabaster FAM just above it.

From Lori B:
....Ice Road Truckers...What is the model of the horse Lisa has on her dashboard! I checked out Breyer Gypsy Vanners, don't think it's any of those. I think it could be a Schleich GV, just looks huge because the camera is on the dashboard.

From Ellen M.:
Does anyone watch Saving Grace??? There was a Little Bit model on the desk of one of the officers.

From Deana B:
... watching Purple Rain the other night.One of the scenes that takes place in Prince's bedroom flashes on what looked like a bay Fighting Stallion "standing" down on all fours. There were a couple others in the background, shown momentarily, that I could not make out.

Kyle9701 on Blab:
In " Hey Dude" from the 90s Brad has a bunch of breyers on her desk mostly classics from what I remember

and

In Nightmare on Elm Street Freddys Dead there is a palamino FAF on a shelf when its the wizard of Oz scene lol (Sue: ain't no way I'm watching any slasher flicks for Breyer sightings, somebody braver than I can do that job, ha ha!)

From Dr. BorkBork on Blab:
"Breyer sighting last night on informercial of all things!

It was for Tupperware that keeps your produce good for 3 months

They were both classic scale, one was the older warmblood, the other was the Arab I think "

From JRT Mom on Blab:
Saw a Target "Back To School" commercial last night with a boy getting out of bed and a Breyer on his nightstand or shelf. I'll have to watch closer for make and model. Just took me by surprise and I wasn't prepared to gather details.

From gigglingponies on Blab:
I know there is a model in Bedtime Stories, you see it several times in the movie it's on Adam Sandlers desk in his apartment. Sorry can't remember which model it is.

I think in the movie Just Married there is a jumping stallion on the wife-to-be's dresser in her parents house.

From Red Morgan on Blab:
Also in the 90's NBC series I'll Fly Away about the civil rights movement, the youngest son was always wearing a cowboy outfit and playing with some old Breyers, can't recall what they were at the moment...

From LadyBrooklyn on Blab:
E.T. - Gertie had the classic Black Beauty family in a barn in her room.

Revolutionary Road - Running Mare... not sure where

Kill Bill 2 - Trigger

Six Pack (with Kenny Rogers) - has models somewhere in it.

KanoenKementur on Blab:
... I saw the film "Two Bits and Pepper" yesterday, and one of the girls had a lot of horses in her room http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114752/

I'd also love to find some decent screen caps of "Captain Oats" from The O.C. if anyone could help out there!

Also Breyers have been reported being spotted in:

- Weird Science
- Sixteen Candles
- Son-in-Law
- American Pie
- Hanna Montana Movie
- Gilmore Girls TV series
- The Horse Whisperer
- Gene Simmons Family Jewels TV series

Thanks in advance!

Breyers on the DallasNews.com

2009-08-19T11:56:00.000-07:00

Breyer Scout Lynn W. forwarded the sighting of this pair of repainted "Swish-Tail" Lady Phases in a video news report on the DallasNews.com web site! It's from some promotional event from Disney for the upcoming "A Christmas Carol" film...how cute, they're pulling a little hearse!

9 Toys That Prepare Children for a Life of Menial Labor

2009-08-13T18:26:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Morgan P. for finding this hilarious gem on the cracked.com web site!! (Warning, some naughty words!)

Phenomenon

2009-08-12T18:39:00.000-07:00

"Phenomenon" (1996) is another film I'd never have watched if not for doing research for this blog. I'll admit right here and now, I loathe John Travolta, always have, probably always will. But the amazing quantity of Breyers in this film almost made the pain worthwhile! Almost.

53 or so minutes into the film we finally get to see the Breyers...of course, as set decoration for the little girl's room (do we see a pattern here???).

Mom enters the bedroom, displeased that daughter is reading a book on UFOs.

But MAN, what a great collection!!! It's a little hard to see here (I just discovered that you can click on the photos and it opens them in another window full size, so have at it!), but on the top shelf, right to left, I see the Black Appaloosa Scratching Foal, the old G1 SM QH Mare in Palomino, the dapple grey Proud Arabian Foal, the black Classic Arabian Foal, some little brown horse, the alabaster Shetland Pony, the bay Running Foal, the Stormy foal, can't tell, can't tell, can't tell, the bay Proud Arabian Foal, the Classic Kelso, and something brown.

On the dresser there's the Appaloosa Yearling with the chestnut Balking Mule behind her, to the left are the Stablemate Morgan Stallion in alabaster, and the Stablemate Quarter Horse Stallion in Palomino. On top of the radio is the Classic Swaps.

On the little bookshelf it looks like the Classic Quarter Horse Mare and the Classic Man O' War. Pretty good collection so far!

Another view, revealing a Gem Twist behind the light, and I THINK the old Traditional Man O'War in front.

On the daughter's bedside stand are two Classic Quarter Horse Foals (one black, one bay)

And look who's peeking out from behind the drapes, the good ole' Clydesdale Stallion (highlighted)

She's also got a good display on the shelves over her head, unfortunately we never get a good view of those models. I can pick out on the far right the Classic Lipizzan (or could be the Pegasus, since I can't see the top half). There's also the buckskin Lying Foal towards the far left.

Mom goes and gets "Black Beauty" from the bookshelf (yeah, let's read a sad book about a horse that suffers and sees his friends die, that's better than a book on UFOs!!), and reveals another Breyer "Stormy" and possibly the Belgian Brabant behind it on the bottom shelf!

Done arguing with her daughter, and admonishing her to go brush her teeth, we get a view of two more impressive shelves of the daughter's collection, and some of the shelf above the bed revealing it IS the Classic Lipizzan and Misty's Twilight at least.

Judging from the age of the daughter and the vintage status of most of the models, it looks to me like she inherited her mom's collection! Way to go, kiddo!

The Dead Girl

2009-08-11T17:30:00.000-07:00

One wouldn't imagine finding model horses in a movie titled "The Dead Girl", but thanks to a tip, I found 'em!

About 30 minutes into the film, one of the main characters goes into her missing sister's bedroom, untouched for 15 years. And looks like little sister had a pretty good starter collection going. Unfortunately, no Breyers. I believe she was 12 when she disappeared, so c'mon mom & dad, spring for some Breyers!!

Instead we've got dorky Unicorn bells, some My Little Ponies, and some form of Barbiesque horror on the bottom shelf. Maybe the girl ran away from home to find parents who'd spring for actual Breyers instead of this cheap stuff (no offense meant to the MLP fans out there!)

The Ally Bank Pony Commercial

2009-08-09T16:21:00.000-07:00

This hilarious ad is presently being broadcast for the Ally Bank (Previously GMAC Financing). The expressions on the dark-haired girl's face are priceless!

But the horse is the main point of interest. At first I thought it was the Schleich Haflinger Stallion, but its head is facing the wrong direction. Anyone else have a clue?

Addendum: My informed sources tell me that the model is in fact the Schleich Quarter Horse Stallion!! Thank you!

Taken

2009-08-09T15:22:00.000-07:00

"Taken" is a kick-butt action thriller starring Liam Neeson, that I'd been wanting to see ever since it came out in 2008. But then I found out there was a bonus of the film containing BREYERS...can't get much better than that (okay, maybe if it were also starring Hugh Jackman and Johnny Depp)

Within the first SECONDS of the film beginning we get our first Breyer!

Little Kim's 5th Birthday Party, and Hoorah! A Breyer Zippo Pine Bar! Made in this color from 1999-2006. Let's see...Kim is 17 in 2008, so she'd have been 5 in 1996! Ooo, bad move, Filmmakers, that model wouldn't exist for another three years! Released mid-year in 1999, because that's when I bought mine at Breyerfest for $35!

Ah well, she seems to be enjoying it. Maybe Daddy is also a time traveler along with being a "Preventer"!

Kim is a Black Hole Collector, because here in her 2008 bedroom we see she still has her Zippo along with quite a few other notable Breyers!

Let's see; Left to right: Zippo Pine Bar, what looks to me like the Action Stock Horse Foal in grey appaloosa, the Clydesdale Stallion, the smoke Western Prancer, the original bay El Pastor, the original Legionarrio III, and the original "chestnut" Clydesdale Mare! Kim has a taste for the vintage molds apparently! Time for Hollywood to update their prop department!

Another shot of Kim's collection. On the shelves above the Breyers she has a couple of unidentifiable foofoo sissy horses not worth mentioning.

Never before mentioned in the same sentence as "foofoo" and "sissy".. Liam Neeson about to cap another dozen or so bad guys!

Jack Bauer could take lessons from this guy! AND he buys his daughter Breyers! What's not to love!

An Occurance at Owl's Head Museum

2009-08-05T16:46:00.000-07:00

(C'mon, who else had to watch "An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge" in Junior High? C'mon, admit it! Scared the bejeebus out of me!)

Scout Jill O. snapped this photo at the Owl's Head Transportation Museum in Owl's Head, Maine!

Not QUITE sure what this is a model of, but if you look close in the lower left-hand corner, you'll see some tiny horse-shaped objects!

Not sure what the little one on the left are, but the pinto in the middle is the Breyer Classic Andalusian Foal, and the brown one on the right is the Breyer Classic Mustang Foal! I assume they're representing the horses used to power the wheel that turned the gears that spun the do-dad that powered the thingamajig...though how much power little baby foals would provide, that's to be seen.

Cool! Thanks again, Jill!

Army Wives have Breyers Too!

2009-08-05T15:15:00.000-07:00

Erstwhile scout Jill O. reported seeing Breyers on the TV show "Army Wives", which I had never ever heard of (but then, I'm more likely to watch Andrew Zimmern eat maggots on the Travel Channel than anything on the Lifetime network. ). But sure enough, here they are:

From left to right is the Breyer "Stormy" foal, and the Breyer Classic "Johar".

Nice to know whatever soap opera strife the character may go through, she brought her beloved Breyers along!

Thank you, Jill, for the photo!!

Kentucky Horse Park Museum of the Horse

2009-08-04T09:50:00.000-07:00

It's not surprising to find a model horse at a museum about the horse, but in this case, it's a Breyer, so fair game!

Here's a badly repainted Breyer "Misty" on display, most likely representing Horse-Themed Toys Through The Ages...although they could legitimately used an original finish one just as well in my book.

Thanks to Model Horse Blab member, "Whinnie", for finding this sighting!

Beetle Juice

2009-08-03T17:50:00.000-07:00

Beetle Juice (1988) is another hobby favorite, and one that made me jump out of my theater seat when the Breyers came on screen!

Shortly after their demise, Adam and Barbara return home and discover they're quite dead.

Barbara illustrates this by picking up a Bay Breyer Shetland Pony and "trotting" it in front of the mirror, showing the model has a reflection, but they do not.

Models on the mantel: (Sorry this is so rough, I need to get to the library and get the DVD, but for now, it's photos taken from a VHS copy played on the TV)...the small white pony looks like the Goebel shetland, next to that, it's hard to tell even on the DVD...looks like a badly customized Standing Stock Foal (roughness right where the neck is turned), and the horse to the far left looks glossy, so maybe a china? Ditto for the little horse on the far right.

The Black Stallion

2009-08-03T17:45:00.000-07:00

Another famous Breyer sighting. The Black Stallion, 1979. Young Alec Ramsey awakens, with the Breyer #64 "Foundation Stallion" on his nightstand. The Foundation Stallion in black was released from 1977 to 1987.

Breyer did release the official "Black Stallion" model, but not until 1982. It even came in a set with a (dopey) little Alec Ramsey doll and race tack.

The Stuff of Legends: Little House on the Prairie

2009-08-03T08:30:00.000-07:00

This 1974 episode of "Little House on the Prairie" IS legendary in the model horse collecting hobby. In fact, this was my very first Breyer sighting when the show first broadcast. The episode is "The Voice of Tinker Jones", which can also be found on YouTube!

In a nutshell, the town's children gather up household implements and toys to melt down for a bell for the church. Among those items include many "metal toys" which, to our trained eyes, are simply very very badly repainted Breyer horses and animals!

Here the tinker shows the children that yes, he could melt down a horribly repainted Breyer Pacer for the bell, and they should go forth and gather similar badly repainted plastic toys!
For some reason I want to say "M-O-O-N, that spells 'horse'."

Laura Ingalls convinces Nellie Olson to part with some of her massive Breyer collection:
Let's see...what do we see there...Left to right: Badly repainted Appaloosa Performance Horse, original finish Moose, original finish Mountain Goat, the head of a badly repainted Indian Pony, and the head of a badly repainted Proud Arabian Stallion. Way to go, Nellie! That's more Breyers than I had at that age! (i.e. NONE!)

Laura "helps", and appears to have the Breyer Buck or Doe in her hand, it's hard to tell the gender. Behind the Moose it looks like the Quarter Horse Yearling mold, probably badly-repainted.

Having looted the Olson household, the girls return home and ask Ma if they can destroy their own belongings for the good of the Collective.
Future shots show the return of the badly painted Pacer, and a badly painted El Pastor.
Ma: "As long as they aren't Connoisseur Series, I suppose it's all right to melt them down!"

A better view of the El Pastor and the Pacer before their untimely demise. Interestingly, the Breyer El Pastor was released in 1974...same year as this television show!

The Tinker points an accusing finger at Mary and Laura...admonishing them for having such poorly repainted Breyers!

Mercifully they don't show any horses going into the strangely chocolatey melted concoction, but this sure looks like the Breyer Black Bear to me.

If you're looking for the hobby equivalent of a snuff film, well, this is for you!

(a) Full House (of Breyers!)

2009-08-03T08:11:00.000-07:00

The old 1980's-90's TV series, "Full House", is legendary among Breyer collectors for the Breyers living in the girls' room. Personally I could never stand the show, but maybe if I knew there would be Breyers, I might have watched it for that reason alone!

Breyers on the Dresser: Left to right: Semi-Rearing Mustang (Looks Palomino?? That'd make it one of the Black Horse Ranch Palomino special run Mustangs, released in 1988, a limited edition of only 333 pieces! Now where on earth did the Props Department find one of those???), Legionarrio III in original alabaster with grey shadings, unknown & unknown.

Ah, that's better, judging from the warped front legs, that looks like a palomino Family Arabian Foal on the left, and the palomino Western Horse on the right!

Behold the old 1970's era Clydesdale Mare and Foal with stable blankets. I hope the girls know not to leave those blankets on too long, otherwise staining of the finish might occur!

Closer look at the Clydesdales. Hobbyist and collector Corky Visminas' clone, Bob Saget, gives advice.

The Western Horse looks on as the girls pimp themselves out to look like little whores. Mary Kate /or Ashley ponders her future which will follow in their footsteps (whatever became of those two anyway? Not that I REALLY want to know.)

The OC

2009-07-07T18:01:00.000-07:00

I've never seen "The O.C." television show, but the persona of "Captain Oats" is legend. Apparently he's a toy horse, or actually the Breyer buckskin Pony of the Americas model. He's appeared in 6 episodes, and even has his own fansite!

Boogie Nights

2009-07-07T17:52:00.001-07:00

"Boogie Nights" is legendary in the Breyer Sitings mythology! Rather early in the film, the hero's girlfriend has a nice little collection. It's nice to see girls who haven't gotten rid of their horses just because they've discovered boys (and how!)

A matte bay Breyer Grazing Foal stands open-mouthed in shock at the goings-ons in the bedroom.

Looks like the Breyer Stretched Morgan on the shelf...

Nope, it's a Family Arabian Stallion, along with a Proud Arabian Stallion on the top shelf, a Family Arabian Mare sharing the second shelf, and it looks like a Running Mare on the bottom.

She also collects the G1 (Generation One) Stablemates, looks like the chestnut Morgan Stallion and the alabaster Arabian Mare.

And a nice black G1 Thoroughbred mare!

Not a big fan of this movie, but at least it has Breyers!

War of the Worlds

2009-07-07T17:38:00.000-07:00

I'm one of the few people who actually enjoyed the most recent 2005 edition of "War of the Worlds". Even moreso because of the Breyer Sighting!!

Poor hung-over looking Dakota Fanning ponders her future with her Breyer Classic Arabian Stallion, and Classic Johar (I think, it's hard to see). I didn't notice if she took her Breyers with her when she and her family ran for their lives in the alien attack, but I'd like to think she did. I certainly would have!

Stranger Than Fiction

2009-07-07T17:24:00.000-07:00

Stranger Than Fiction is (I think) the only serious Will Ferrel movie out there, and I rather enjoyed it, despite some wooden acting and unpleasant feeling of where you knew the plot was heading. Again, I was enthralled by the drama, blood pressure rising, worrying about the main character, when BAM, I'm brought back to reality by a Breyer Sighting!!!

Towards the end of the film, this little boy awakens on the fateful morning....with his lovely Breyer collection on his headboard!!

Best guesses are, from left to right: Breyer Bay Shetland Pony, Breyer Clydesdale Mare, Breyer Classic Dutchess, Classic Quarter Horse Mare, Classic Ginger, Classic Quarter Horse Foal, Classic Quarter Horse Stallion (behind the foal), Breyer Five-Gaiter, unknown, Breyer Sea Star, Breyer Running Stallion in black appaloosa, unknown, Classic Arabian Mare, and unknown palomino. Whew!

I'd have killed to have a collection like that at that age! Oops, don't want to give the movie plot away!!

The Polar Express

2009-07-07T17:21:00.000-07:00

Yes, even digitally-created Breyers count for this Blog!!

Easily identified in this capture from " The Polar Express" is the matte bay Fighting Stallion, and the matte bay Running Mare.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2009-07-07T17:01:00.000-07:00

I was really enjoying this film, happily sniffling and bawling towards the end. Nothing harshes a sad movie buzz like a Breyer Sighting!! I had to hit "Pause", and my tears turned to laughter...the Breyer Classic Black Stallion in palomino was the LAST thing I was expecting!

I forgot to do the math...if anyone has seen the movie and was keeping track, about what year would this have taken place? Assuming Benjamin was 87 when he was born in 1918, and looks about 2 in this photo (Much too young for a Breyer...those sharp pointy ears and all), that'd place it in 2003. The Breyer Classic Black Stallion came out in palomino in 2003!

Except Daisy (the lady in the photo) is hospital-bound in 2005, I suppose it's possible she could age that much in two years, especially suffering from cancer (I assume, since she had the head scarf on). She still had all her teeth it looked like.

Now I'm reading on IMDB that Daisy was born in 1924, which would make her 81 in 2005. Hm. No way is she 79 in that photo, so, Boo Hiss on the improperly-placed Breyer, time-wise!