You Can Own Harley D Zip For $44.99…
Jason Martin aboard Harley D Zip during his farewell performance two years ago at the AQHA World Show.
By: Brittany Bevis
Kerry Papendick and Highview Ranch Quarter Horses are excited to relay the news that you can own the legendary AQHA Western Riding Champion, Harley D Zip, for a whopping $44.99… Of course, he will come in the mail and he’s about 1:9 scale of the actual “Harley,” but he does come with his own Championship ribbon.
That’s right folks, the undisputed king of the western riding world, Harley D Zip, has been made into a Breyer Horse!
Although it was hard to keep the secret for the past two years, Kerry Papendick is excited to see the finished product and compare it to the real-life Harley who’s currently enjoying retirement in his 40-acre pasture in Rapid City, South Dakota.
“It’s kind of been in the mix for two years now,” Papendick says. “When he retired, they asked if they could make a Breyer of him, and who would say no? We’ve kind of been hush, hush about it for two years.”
“It was amazing to see. I knew that it was coming, but to see it is surreal. They are in the process of making them, and we will get 12-15. What I want to do is sign them. We’ll keep one of course, and then I want to send a couple out for fundraisers, like the big NSBA fundraiser we have at the World Show each year.”
Like many young equestriennes, as a youth, Papendick had a full stable of her own Breyer beauties, some of which she has kept in the box to this day.
“I can’t believe he is a Breyer Horse… never in my wildest dreams…”
If anyone plans to be near Rapid City, South Dakota, perhaps for the five-day run in July, the Papendick family would like to invite you out to Highview Ranch to take a photo with Harley and have your Breyer Horse signed!
What does it take to become a Breyer Horse? Let’s take a look at some of Harley’s official stats.
-He won the Open, Amateur, Select, and Youth Western Riding all in the same year
-He has wins in every western riding category including Youth, Amateur, Select, Junior, and Senior
-He has 6,000 AQHA points, including 2,300 Open Western Riding points.
– He is a 16-time World Champion and 9-time Reserve World Champion
-He is a multiple Congress Champion and Congress Amateur Versatility Champion
-He is a 3-time AQHA Year-End All-Around High Point Horse and multiple Year-End High Point Junior and Senior Horse
Click here to order your Harley today on BreyerHorses.com
Congratulations Harley and the Papendick family!
