AUGUST 2011 THE RIDER /9
Blazing Colours Farms stallion, SATO, selected as the newest Breyer Model
Sato, a palomino and white sabino Thoroughbred stallion, is the lat- est horse to be immortalized as a Breyer model. Sato is dual regis- tered with the Jockey Club and American Paint Horse Associa- tion. He is owned by April Wayenberg of Blazing Colours Farm in Welland- port, Ontario, Canada. www.blazing-
coloursfarm.com
ning color and conformation,” Fallon said. “We thought he would make a beautiful model - and he did.” Sato is a favorite at Blazing Colours Farm, where he has lived for the past seven years. Wayenberg purchased the horse as a breeding prospect in 2004. When asked if Sato is still available for breeding Wayenberg said, “Sato has earned himself a full retirement on the farm and his 3 year old son, Simba Twist, will be taking over Sato’s breeding duties. Simba Twist is a gorgeous buckskin and white sabino stallion and comes from the same lines as Gem Twist. I am very excited about his future as a sport horse. And maybe Simba will join his sire, Sato, as a Breyer model in the future.”
Sato and owner April Wayenberg recently returned from an expense-paid trip to the Kentucky Horse Park where they were guest performers at Breyerfest. Breyerfest is one the largest model horse shows in the country and people attend from every corner of North America with some from as far away as the United Kingdom and Australia. Sato and April stepped into the main ring once a day for everyone to see this magnificent horse in the flesh. They were also available for one hour a day where fans could get their models signed and pose for a picture with the star himself. Sato was a huge hit at Breyerfest and was the only model horse to completely sell out at the show! The event was 3 days long and his model sold out on day one before noon. Wayenberg said, “It was an amazing experience and we were treated like Royalty”. She went onto say, “Sato was a star and adored all the attention. He acted like the King he is posing for pictures with hundreds of people. He enjoyed every minute of it”.
Sato was chosen to be a Breyer model because of his extremely rare colour genetics in the Thoroughbred breed and overwhelming beauty! He was the first palomino and white Paint Thoroughbred foaled in the world. Palomino and white Paint Thoroughbreds that are coloured just like Sato are still extremely rare with perhaps 5 in the world now. Compared to the nearly 2.5 million Thoroughbreds that have been registered since 1873, when the first volume of The American Stud book was published, Sato’s rarity becomes apparent. The stallion’s unique color pattern caught the attention of Reeves International, parent company of Breyer, in spring of 2010. Known for producing foals of the sabino coat pattern, a trait uncommon among Thoroughbreds, Sato has gained recog- nition in the Thoroughbred industry. His foals inherit his 10+ temperament and have gone on to compete in eventing, dres- sage and hunter-jumper disciplines.
Kathleen Fallon, Vice President of Communications at Reeves International, said the company is always collecting ideas for models. These models can represent horses from film or literature, real horse champions or exemplary breed stan- dards. “We were fascinated by Sato, as a stallion of such stun-
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been showing for quite a while. If you look at some of the High Point trophies at the WHAO banquet, you will be sure to see the Johnston family on almost all of them…don’t think that they won the Horsemanship one…yet!
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Sato’s other notable press recognition is that he was included in world-renowned equine photographer Bar- bara Livingston’s book titled “Horses in Living Colour”. There are several photographs of Sato in the book as well as some of his offspring. “Sato so easy going, just a good guy,” Wayenberg said of her horse. “He has a stall at the end of the barn so he can see everything that goes on. He’s like the king of the farm. Sato is the type of horse that young girls dream of and is really a once in a life time horse. He always brings a smile to the face of peo- ple who meet him.”
For more information on Sato visit www.blazing-
coloursfarm.com OR join Blazing Colours Farm on Face- book.
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