Antiquing

There is an antique mall next to Seth's favorite hobby shop. He visited it recently and came back with stories of old Breyers and real horse tack. Even though I am actively trying not to spend money on either of those things, my interest was piqued. Yesterday, Seth, Piper and I went to the antique mall.

It didn't take long to find the Breyers. They were right there in the front window.

So many lovely seventies era models!

Just looking at these brought back a flood of happy memories.

The Smoke Western Prancer was one of my childhood best friend's first Breyers. Her name was Stormy Day, and she was a major part of our 1:9 scale horse world.

Sarah had this one, too. We tried not to duplicate each other's horses, so I never owned either of these, at least not until later and never in these colors.

As we walked around the store, I spied many more horses.

Some were tempting.

Most were not.

Sorry, friends! Your girl is out there somewhere.

The prize for most intriguing model went to the "Toy Horse on Wheels."

Chestnut, big ears, small hooves... If it had a brand, it would almost be a portrait model!

In our wanderings, we also found various types of horse art,

a dead horse...

and the aforementioned tack.

The tack offerings were decidedly not useable and ranged from old rusty bits and crusty girths to a fairly decent military saddle.

There was a velvet Pony Club helmet...

and a mostly destroyed but still very cool sidesaddle tree. 

Also, a barrel of used horse shoes.

I would not have thought there was a market for these, but hope springs eternal I guess.

Finally, this post would not be complete without a picture of perhaps our weirdest find. Behold: Angel Piper in a wedding dress.

"Not funny, Mama."

Even though we went home empty-handed, this was a fun way to spend an afternoon. We'll definitely be back.