Lakeshore Status Symbol

I apparentlly have no willpower when I get a Lakeshore newsletter and an almost-sold-out run is mentioned.  Which is why I now own a Status Symbol, SR of 12 in a gorgeous silver bay.  

This is the only real flaw on him, but since it's his non-show side, and I mostly photo show, it won't be a big problem.

2019 Model Wrap-up

I did a little work with the model spreadsheet last night, after people on Facebook were sharing their favorite 5 models of the year. 

Based on my numbers, I bought or otherwise acquired 208 models last year.  That includes

• 12 Traditionals
• 15 Classics
• 3 Mini Whinnies
• 2 Porcelain Breyers (the white Circus Ponies)
• 2 Marx
• 1 Gladys Brown Edwards trophy
• 3 Hartlands
• 1 awesome Hartland clock with horse
• 3 CollectAs
• 5 Lakeshores
• and a whopping 153 Stablemates

The Stablemate flood is all because of the darned blind bags and trying to find the silver and blue Albys.  Which I finally found.  But there are 7 of the pink and green Clydes, 6 chestnut ASBs (I was trying to find a flaxen-mane variation) and a dozen each of the teal Alby and purple Magnolia.  One of the goals for 2020 has got to be thinning out the duplicate SMs, because sheesh.  

Some of the highlights:

The Christmas Candy Cane

Purple unicorn, and unicorn foals

A Lakeshore Status Symbol SR

Corbin, from the Stablemate Club (can't wait to see him in a color with some face color)

Another Lakeshore SR, 1 of 4, that I got in a barter deal (i.e. practically free)

I finally got two of the Tartan Ponies from 10+ years ago, thanks to a lovely Blab member.

This year's Halloween Horse, the lovely glow-in-the-dark Samhain

The Spooky Stablemates - I got all three!

My luckiest day - I took a chance on the Stablemate Club grab bags, and got a Fylkir!  And even the color I wanted most.

Bought a lovely deco Iris, to go with the silver-bay Iris I got.

Hagen-Renaker Drunk birds SR

Found a second curio cabinet, and have it pretty full.

Lakeshores Anonymous part 2

Part 2 of the Lakeshore binge - more Houdinis. 

Top one is the RR chestnut, courtesy of Cindy's post-Breyerfest sale.   He cost me a whole $65, since there was a glitch with the discount code and Cindy honored the glitch price after I let her know there was a problem. 

Bottom one is the RR pinto - found for $50 including postage on MHSP.  He was sold as PSQ, but I can't find any flaws on him yet. 

Lakeshore Addicts Anonymous

My "I didn't go to Breyerfest" shopping binge happened.

It all started when Cindy Neuhaus was posting about a Houdini SR of 12, in a nice glossy bay.  I resisted until gorgeous pictures turned up on Facebook.  So that happened.

And then Cindy, darn her, ran a "Breyerfest is over" sale, so I bought a chestnut RR Houdini, since they're running low and I wanted that one anyway.  Which was followed by me searching MHSP and finding the RR pinto Houdini for $45 including shipping, since it wasn't LSQ.  Since I live-show once in a blue moon, PSQ is fine, and you can't beat that price.

So yeah, my BF binge was 3 Houdinis.  For a total of 9 Lakeshores now, I think.  Five Houdinis (2 RR, 3 SR), 2 Marshalls, 2 Miz Charismas (SR and RR), and one Status Symbol (RR).

1. Chestnut Marshall RR
2. Houdini SR - matte silver grulla 1 of 14 by Linda Watson Gresham
3. Miz Charisma SR - palomino tobiano  1 of 12 by Linda Watson Gresham
4. Miz Charisma RR - bay (free from the Lakeshore Club random drawing)
5. Status Symbol RR - bay
6. Marshall SR - glossy silver grulla by Karen Grimm (with broken legs) 1 of 25
7. Houdini SR - glossy bay 1 of 12 by Linda Watson Gresham
8. Houdini RR - chestnut
9. Houdini RR - bay pinto

First one was the Marshall I bought in 2009 at a live show.