| Newest Breyer Horse model features
American Paint Horse
FORT WORTH, Texas – One of the American Paint Horse
Association’s most highly decorated show horses, Fleetstreet
Max, has been immortalized as Breyer horse model No. 1135 as
part of the company’s 2010 Spring Collection. The overo gelding,
known as “Max” is owned, trained and shown by Alisa Bernhard and
was bred by her mother Sue Bernhard, both of Fieldstone Farms in
Germantown, Wis. The first official model recently arrived at
the farm.
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Breyer model of
Fleetstreet Max. Photo courtesy of Breyer.
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Fleetstreet Max and
Alisa Bernhard winning the 2008 Hunt Seat Equitation
class. Photo courtesy of APHA.
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Fleetstreet Max and
Alisa Bernhard accept their awards at the 2008 APHA World
Show. Photo Courtesy of KC Montgomery.
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Alisa’s unwavering faith in Max held strong when, in
his two-year-old year, several professional trainers
told her he would never make an all-around horse. Just a
teenager herself, Alisa took over as his trainer and the
pair undoubtedly proved them wrong, amassing an
extensive show record together earning multiple APHA
world and reserve world championships in seven different
disciplines including working hunter, hunt seat
equitation, equitation over fences, hunter hack, western
horsemanship, trail and western riding. They also made
APHA history in 2008 by achieving the most world
championships earned, 18 total (now 21). Their
accomplishments also include five APHA World Show
all-around titles and more than 9,000 APHA show points.
According to Breyer, the model of Fleetstreet Max
will be available in stores in early March 2010 and
online at breyerhorses.com, as well as for sale at the
BreyerFest event in July in Lexington, Ky. Alisa and Max
have been asked to make a special appearance at the
event including debuting the replica as one of the
company’s portrait models and making a celebrity
appearance to sign the models and let attendees meet
Max.
“We are thrilled and honored that Reeves
International (Breyer) has selected Fleetstreet Max to
be one of their 2010 portrait models,” said breeder Sue
Bernhard. “We have always believed that Max is unique
and very special, and it’s nice to know that others
share our feelings. Max is a great ambassador for APHA,
because he truly is a “model” of the Paint breed’s
versatility. Alisa is really looking forward to bringing
Max to BreyerFest. She collected over 50 Breyer models
as a child and always dreamed of attending the event,
but never imagined she'd be there to showcase the
real-life inspiration for one of the portrait models!
Thank you, Max, and thank you, Breyer!”
Stephanie
Macejko, Vice President of Marketing at Breyer Animal
Creations commented, “We’re thrilled to have the
opportunity to recognize Fleetstreet Max as a Breyer
portrait model. His many accomplishments show his
quality, and he is clearly a wonderful representative
for the American Paint Horse.”
Over the years,
Breyer has depicted several notable American Paint
Horses with models including Colonels Smokingun, Like A
Diamond, Rugged Painted Lark, Big Chex To Cash, Sacred
Indian, Mister Mister, Silky Keno, Yellow Mount, Sam I
Am, Leahs Fancy Chick, Wahoo King and now Fleetstreet
Max.
“Each of these horses is highly
accomplished and the American Paint Horse Association is
proud to have our breed recognized by Breyer,” said Lex
Smurthwaite, Executive Director of the American Paint
Horse Association. "Fleetstreet Max is an exceptional
Paint horse. We are so proud to have this horse honored
and placed in the rankings of the many great horses
celebrated by Breyer over the years. He is well
deserving of the honor and we congratulate the Bernhard
family.”
To find out more about some of these and
other American Paint Horses honored with Breyer models,
be sure to check out the “Top Models” article in the
March 2010 Paint Horse Journal or online at
painthorsejournal.com.
More About APHA
Currently, American Paint
Horses are being registered at APHA’s Fort Worth, Texas,
headquarters at a rate of more than 30,000 horses each year.
APHA has registered more than 981,000 horses in 59 nations and
territories since it was founded 48 years ago, and now serves
approximately 85,000 active members around the world. APHA, a
non-profit organization, prides itself on community involvement
and educating the public about the beauty and talent of the
breed. Among its many activities, APHA works to preserve
bloodlines and maintain the outstanding characteristics of Paint
Horses. For more information, visit the Association’s Web site
at apha.com or call (817)
834-2742.
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