Checklist: Breyerfest!!

 So I can officially check off visiting Breyerfest! Although it’s online, I think it still counts. My new friend and I are already talking about carpooling to Breyerfest next year! (Fingers crossed). At first I wasn’t going to buy tickets, but once I saw the celebration horse I had to. I LOVE the mold and the coloring, so I couldn’t pass it up. 

Cite: https://www.breyerhorses.com/pages/exclusive-models-breyerfest-2021 

Well, I was mostly busy yesterday with camp so today I tuned into the livestream and I watched a few of the seminars. It was surprisingly fun, I really learned a lot about model horse showing and horses in general.

I’m also working on this black jumper saddle. I feel like I’m getting much better at making saddles, I’m finally *almost* satisfied with my pattern.

Model Horse Friend

 Ever since I’ve started this hobby I’ve always wanted a friend that shares my love of Breyer horses and tack making. To most people, model horses seem like such a silly hobby, so I’ve ALWAYS wanted a person to chat about model horses with. Well, there are not that many people into model horse showing and tack making where I live. (I live basically in a city.) So it’s always been my dream to become an equine veterinarian in the countryside somewhere. 

Well, I met my person last week! I was at horse camp and I mentioned that I collect model horses. Then this girl, Addie added that she collects model horses too! We soon started chatting and I learned that she’s just like me. She has lots of Breyer horses, she performance shows, makes tack, rides at the same barn as me, and she’s been to Breyerfest.  

Even better, she lives 5 minutes away !! So, yesterday she came over to my house and we had lots of fun. We mostly chatted about different Breyer models, and I showed her how I make my saddles. There aren’t many people into model horse showing, (not as much as other hobbies) so I’m glad that I found someone to talk with. 

4th Of July Parade

     Hello! Yesterday was Fourth of July! This year my dad and I went to the annual Great Falls parade. It was really fun! We mostly went because on Saturday my mom and I were working on the horses costumes and I really wanted to see them at the parade. My mom couldn’t come so me and my dad went instead.

This is Titan. The instructor that I work with cut his hair on Saturday so it looked nice and sharp. I watched her carefully trim away at his mane. With Fjords, the black line in the center of the mane should be a bit taller. This makes it standout! 

There was also this horse in the parade. They weren’t part of LMU but I loved the tinsel!

This is Maggie. She’s a beautiful flea bitten grey. Her owner, Abigail rode her.  

There were also so many ponies! This pony’s name was Hercules and he looked awesome in a headband!

Pony herd!

And to finish it all off, a fellow volunteer drove the tractor behind all the horses! She was in charge of poop control.

There were also other people in the parade. Superheroes,

Spider-Man,

A GIANT truck,

Fire trucks,

Other floats,

And more! My dad and I had so much fun seeing the LMU horses and all the other people in the parade. 

For the rest of the day, we had my friends family over and we watched firework together. I was thinking, next year I should make 4th of July model horse halters!

NaMoPaiMo Prizes and More

     Hello! I just came back from LA and I had an exiting box waiting for me at home. While I was on vacation my dad sent me a text about a package that arrived for me. So the first thing that I did when I arrived home was look inside the box. In it was a present from Jennifer Buxton! I absolutely LOVE reading her blog, and she’s one of my biggest inspirations. In it was my prizes from NaMoPaiMo but to my surprise she added some other things as well. 

     That included this Breyer horse. I was so surprised when I saw it that I literally almost cried. I’ve decided to keep her Breyer name of Pepper. She’s gorgeous, I’ve always wanted a draft horse and she’s more than I could have ever wanted. 

     Jennifer also gave me leather lace, a ribbon, model horse hardware, a mini shovel, and some string. 

    For the NaMoPaiMo prizes I got the medallion and four stickers. The medallion and stickers are amazing! They’re so detailed and I love the movement that the stickers have. Now I just have to find a place to put the stickers…

 Thank you so much Jennifer! This is probably the best gift that I have ever received. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hoffman

      Hello! Right now I’m in LA but today I just wanted to talk about a new horse at LMU. His name is Hoffman and he’s half Gypsy Vanner and half Thoroughbred. I can definitely see the Gypsy Vanner and Thoroughbred resemblance. He has that pinto coat (piebald?) pattern and he has the size and personality of a Thoroughbred.

He’s essentially a really big Gypsy Vanner. He’s so tall that I can’t see over him very well, but I like tall horses!

He has such a great personality as well. He will gladly accept treats and he loves the attention of anyone. I think that he’ll make a great therapy horse!

I can’t wait to see how he is with somebody riding him!

Seals

      Hello! I'm still in LA and today I wanted to talk about seals thaw we saw. An update about the equestrian center, my mom called a few days ago, and apparently its closed due to COVID-19. I was sad, but thats ok. 

     Today my family drove down to San Diego to see my cousins. While we were there we visited a beach that had seals on it. We weren't allowed to go very close, but we could see them from above. It was really cool to see wild seals. 

     The colors and patterns were so interesting! There was even a few baby seals. Once we finished watching the seals, we walked over to the sea lion beach. The first thing that hit me was the smell. They smelled VERY bad, but i guess I'm used to strong smells. The sea lions were also louder than the seals. 

It's hard to see them in this photo, but if you look closely then you can see them sleeping on the rocks.

Los Angeles

     Hello! Now that I’m fully vaccinated my family flew to Los Angeles to meet my grandmother. She recently moved, and due to the pandemic I haven’t seen her new house yet. 

     So today I went on my first plane ride in a VERY long time. It felt a bit weird to be back on a plane, but it was still really fun. I mostly watched TV on my iPad but it was really cool to be in the air.

     Once we arrived there was a lot of waiting and walking around but we soon arrived at my grandma’s new house. (It actually wasn’t  “very soon” we had to wait five hours for a rental car.) 

     California is beautiful! I soon found many creatures including this little lizard. Well, the time difference is making me sleepy now so I guess that’s it for today. 

     By the way, there is an equestrian center in my grandma’s community. So more on that tomorrow!