Customer Reviews

Huckleberry Bey

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Because I am a horse artist, I had to have this model when I first laid eyes on it. The real beauty of the horse is so well captured by Kathleen Moody. I am so drawn to this model because Kathleen has truely recreated the passion, strength, and movement of Huckleberry Bey. I can take it off the shelf and feel real inspiration to create my drawings. Because it won't stand on it's own - a clear balance disc is attached to the right front leg. It will stand balanced alone on the shelf just fine, but it is precarious at best. One of my favorite toys from my childhood was the Breyer rearing stallion that used it's tail for balance. I passed it on to my younger cousin who also loved horses. She in turn passed it on to her daughter. That was a span of about 25 years and I am afraid the balance disc on the Bey wouldn't last through a week of the average childs' admiration. I would strongly suggest adding this model to your collection as it is one of Breyers' best, but I wouldn't recommend it will withstand a childs freespirited play without damage.

I love the idea of this product. It is indeed one of the best breyers out there when it comes to detail. However I have yet to get this guy to stand. Matter of fact the the clear stand that he comes with broke off and is pretty much impossible to fix. This doesn't help with all the scratching. It's too bad breyers that can actually stand do not have this much detail. I wouldn't advise this one for children. I find it to be overly fragile, more so than other breyers.

Huckleberry Bey is a beautiful horse, with a dynamic move and a determined expression on his face. Huckleberry Bey is a well known Arabian stallion, famous for his children and for his quality at shows. This model is sculpted by Kathleen Moody, who is one of the more popular sculpters of Breyer horses. However, the model does not stand well, and requires a clear disk under one of the hooves to stand. Huckleberry Bey is more fragile than most Breyer models, and I would not recommend this model for children who are known to be very rowdy with their toys (breaking them, scratching them, etc.) but it is a good piece of a collection of Breyer horses. This model often wins at shows, (which really isn't fair to some people at shows) so if you are a shower, you NEED a Huckleberry Bey model!

I have this horse, the only problem I have with mine is getting him to stand correctly without falling over. The suction cup on his front legs dosent support him well enough.

I think Huck is an important Breyer simply because he marked a change in the quality and craftmanship that the company displays. I mean to say that before this model it was not standard for Breyers to have hollowed frogs, detailed ears or such dynamic poses. Having open windows in the mane and tail was also an exciting change for the company but somehow leaves me missing the more realistic, and simplistic, manes of the past models instead of all these bits, points and flowing locks going every which way.

However, I think that Moody deviated from from Breyers usual standard of realism when designing her tribute to the famous Huckleberry Bey. Moody, in my opinion, has a tendency to give her horses too much human emotion. Their faces are in no way horse like. In this case, Huck looks enough like a horse to pass for a horse toy but he's simply too false. Too cartoony. He's more of a comical exaggeration of a horse than an accurate depiction.

He's not really fit for play. His ears and tail in particular are very fragil. His plastic stand is easily lost and even with it he only sort of stands squarly. He may be more prone to falls than his owner may like.

He's good enough for display but with his severe lack of realism, why not just get a more accurate model?

I HAVE THIS MODEL AND I LOVE IT,IT IS MY FAVORITE.I LIKE ITS MANE AND TAIL THAT ARE LIKE MOVING WITH THE AIR.YOU CAN FEEL HIS HORSESHOE.IN THE BOX IS ONE PICTURE OF THE REAL HUCK AND IS LIKE YHE MODEL,THE SAME.THE MUSCLES ARE VERY REAL AND ITS EYES CAPTS HIS SPIRIT.THIS MODEL IS SCULPTED BY KATHLEEN MOODY AND IT HAVE TO BE IN YOUR COLLECTION.

This is a wonderful model, VERY detailed and SO beautiful! I think it looks 98% as real as the real Huckleberry Bey. This is a definate must for any arabian/horse luver!

Huckleberry Bey is a testament to Breyer's attention to detail and realism. This is a very beautiful model of an Arabian stallion positioned in a bouncy, animated trot. This horse comes with the works! AMAZING markings and shading as well as carved out ears and hooves! As I said, detail to the max. The one major drawback with Huck is his "stand" that comes attached to his right fore. It's a plastic disk with a little peg that goes into the hoof. He's a pretty unstable model when it comes down to it. If he didn't have his stand (which isn't that durable) then he'd barely stand at all-the slightest bump sending him toppling. For this reason, he can be prone to scratching and chipping maybe more than other models. Box comes with some great info on this very infulential stallion. Highly educational, but not really a "play" toy. A great, animated, detailed model!

As an illustrator and former Disney animator, I often use live models and professionally made maquettes for my work, which can be costly. I recently rediscovered Breyers while working on a project that required numerous accurate horse illustrations (many in action or from unusual viewpoints). The Huckleberry Bey model (also in grey as Napoleon's famous steed) is one of the most usful for the professional; the anatomy is spot on, and the contracted AND extended front and rear legs provide all the information an artist needs for a wide variety of poses. I also recommend the Hidalgo and new Black Andalusian sculpts in the traditional sizes (I think they were all done by the sculptor Moody) to round out your equine reference collection. On a tight budget, the sablemates are fairly helpful if your eyesight can handle such dainty creations!

THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL HORSE. HUCK IS A GREAT MOD HORSE FOR A COLLECTION. HE IS SO BEAUTIFUL! IT'S THE BEST HORSE THAT I HAVE. IN HIS BOX THERE'S A PICTURE OF HIM AND A VERY SHORT STORY OF HIS LIFE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT IN YOUR COLLECTION.