Breyer Traditional Series Patriot Celebrating Spirit of the Horse

Patriot is a 2016 special limited edition Traditional Series Horse. It is part of the Spirit of the Horse Collection and commemorates the 240th anniversary of the first United States Independence Day, July 4th, 1776. The master artists at Breyer have created this unique and beautiful decorative model in honor of the American colonies' celebration of their new-found independence from the British Empire. Taking his name from the brave American colonists who fought in the Revolutionary War against the British, Patriot is festively decorated in the colors of the American flag, complete with stars along his flanks and on his face. Not only is Patriot's color symbolic of America, but his breed, the American Saddlebred, is one of the nation's first unique horse breeds! Called the ''American Horse'' during the time of the American Revolution, the Saddlebred became a popular mount for everyone from farmers to pioneers, and was the horse of choice for war generals Robert E. Lee (Traveller) and Ulysses S. Grant (Cincinatti).