It's the BreyerFest Drive Show. We summarize the goings on at the big show(s), we talk CHIN hotel gossip, latest news and run through the charity auction models.

The Mares are Back from hiatus for BreyerFest 2026 to talk about Resin Renaissance model horse show, the charity raffle and Jackie's performance clinic! Lots of up front rambling and catchup talk!

Apologies for such a long wait between episodes! On this episode the Mares talk with the legendary Chris Flint! Chris joins us to talk about a ton of hobby history, her art and artistic journey and how she sees the hobby now through the first gen lens. It’s a great interview! Enjoy! 😊

On this episode of MIB we recap last month's BreyerMidwest! The mares are joined by Heather Jackson-Lain and Stephanie Blaylock and we all share our different perspectives of the events and roles we played as well as all the fun and food! News and tangents abound as well!

On this episode we are joined by longtime hobbyist Elaine Lindelef in a far ranging interview that touches on hobby history, the founding of NAMHSA, her personal hobby journey and her new model horse discussion board, Ponydom! We also discuss model horse news and go off on plenty of tangents as usual.

In this special edition of Mares in Black, we are joined by Tackmaker and Braymere blogger, Jennifer Buxton to talk all about NaMoPaiMo 2025! Jenn takes us through the history, philosophy and rules of National Model (horse) Painting Month as well as how to enter and get involved with the event. NaMoPaiMo also has a shiny (glossy?) new sponsor for 2025! We also cover the latest model horse news re: Breyer and Stone as well as the normal off topic silliness.

Happy New Year from the Mares. This episode we are joined by the fabulous hobby artist, DeeAnn Kjelshus, to talk about her hobby journey, her craft and her upcoming endeavors. We also talk about the first round of BreyerFest releases as well as all the usual MIB shenanigans.

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On episode 124 of Mares in Black, we sit down with hobby icon Lesli Kathman and discuss her wide-ranging hobby journey. Lesli is an accomplished show holder, sculptor, customizer, painter, glazer, mold-maker and a recognized expert and author in the field of equine color genetics. We talk through her career in model horses and how it informed her deep dive in to the science of color. Lesli also gives us the rundown on a new artist holiday marketplace event, founded along side Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig, called Christmas on Mane Street!

Join us for the second of our BreyerFest episodes co-hosted with Heather by the amazing Anne Field of Field of Dolls! We walk through some news and catching up, and then get into Anne's first, but hopefully not last, HorseFest odyssey! Just in time for Fall BF recovery.