The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation is pleased to announce that their 2006 Limited Edition Breyer Model horse will be based on show jumper and Olympic Team Gold Medalist Authentic.

Authentic, an 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, is ridden by Beezie Madden, and together they have accumulated huge victories in the past two years. Authentic was a member of the 2004 Athens Olympic Gold Medal Team. In 2005, his clutch performance in Aachen, Germany, secured the victory for the United States in the Nations’ Cup and helped the U.S. win the Samsung Super League series. Authentic also posted wins in the Atco Power Queen Elizabeth Cup, the $75,000 New Albany Classic Invitational, and the $200,000 Budweiser American Invitational.

“I’m honored that they picked him to be the Breyer horse, and I think he deserves it,” Madden said with a smile. “He’s got a great personality, and he’s a pleasure to have in my barn. He’s taken me to an Olympic Games and hopefully we’ll go to even more championships after that. He’s a once in a lifetime horse for me.”

Beezie and John Madden bought Authentic in partnership with Elizabeth Busch Burke in 2001 as a green horse. The Team Authentic syndicate was formed to get Authentic to the 2004 Olympic Games, and current owner, Abigail Wexner, purchased Authentic in the summer of 2005. “It’s such an honor to own Authentic and to have Beezie ride him. I’m so glad we were able to keep them together,” Wexner commented.

Having Authentic as a Breyer model is “like a childhood dream,” she added. “It’s wonderful.” Wexner owned Breyer horses as a child instead of dolls, she said. Her own four children have models now, and they even helped pick out which mold looked most like Authentic.

In the past, the USET Foundation models have sold out quickly and become true collectibles for horse enthusiasts. The model will first be available on October 8, 2006.

To reserve your models, please send your payment of $50.00 +$7.50 (shipping/handling) per horse by check, money order, Visa or MasterCard (please include card number, expiration date, and signature) to the address below or fax to (908) 234-0670. Please include name, address, phone number, and fax number or e-mail address. An order form is also available via the USET Foundation website at www.uset.org. Limit two models per customer. Phone orders will not be accepted!

Orders outside the continental United States are subject to additional shipping charges, so please be sure to include an e-mail or fax number with your order. Models will begin shipping in mid-October. Due to the limited number of models, the USET Foundation cannot guarantee that they will be able to fill all orders. If you have any questions, please call the USET Foundation Breyer hotline at (908) 234-1251, ext. 209, or e-mail [email protected].

USET Foundation, Inc.
Breyer Model Horse
P.O. Box 355
Gladstone, NJ 07934-0355


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