Breyerfest 2018: Children & Youth Show

Kristian Beverly

I’ve been involved with this show for like ten years. First as an entrant and now as a steward.

(From Breyerfest 2008. This was my second show and it was still outside)

While the show is faced paced, the judges will still take time aside to talk to entrants. The whole point of this show is to encourage the younger side of the hobby to get involved in showing.

Jackie Arns-Rossi critiquing a performance class

The prizes have changed since I showed. Special glossy models specific to the show are no longer awarded. An atmosphere similar to a model horse version of Toddlers & Tiaras was starting to end with damaged models.

So now the award models are a few tiers below the glossies. They’re still special and limited but they don’t entice entrants to use sharpies on each other’s models.

Which means the show caters more towards newer showers. Explaining why certain models placed and giving tips on how to give a model a better breed comes into play. And helping to steer showers towards making a nice entry.

Kim Wandry giving tips.

The celebration model class is unique to this show. The current year’s celebration models are placed on the table according to their owners’ age group.

So many models.

The two classes are judged by show managers, Eleanor and Kim.
 Eleanor judged the youth.
Kim judged the children.

This class teaches how to pick models and decide which ones to show. Eleanor and Kim gave feedback to the winners and always made sure to remind showers that judging is subjective and you’re paying for one judge’s opinion for one day. And also that their models were pretty.

Another class unique to the show is the Most Loved model class. 
Entrants write a short essay about their favorite model. I always enjoy reading about why a model is a favorite. 
Each division had performance classes. The tack had to be made by the entrant or sold by Breyer, so the sky’s the limit in terms of creativity. 
Two custom classes are offered at the show.  Realistic and unrealistic.  
In the end the top models were placed on the championship tables. 
The top models were called and happy entrants won models. 
It was a good show!

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