| Breyer Horse Description
Breyer’s tribute to this famous palomino
includes Elvis’ signature and Rising Sun’s name
printed in elegant gold ink on the model’s
belly. First in a series of Elvis’ beloved
horses!
Neither fame nor fortune matched the joy that
Rising Sun brought Elvis Presley, his
world-famous rider.
The story began on Christmas Day of 1967 when
Elvis surprised his soon-to-be wife, Priscilla,
with a Quarter Horse, named Domino. Soon after,
with the help of his friend Jerry Schilling,
Elvis began a quest for a mount of his own. He
wanted a horse of gold, fit for a king of
rock-and-roll, and found it in a six year-old
palomino gelding he dubbed, Rising Sun.
Finding just the right horse had not been easy.
They would often start their search early in the
morning, visiting farms and ranches to inquire
if there were any palominos for sale. As word
spread, they were contacted by Robert Boyd about
a horse he had for sale. It was a big, beautiful
golden palomino, a registered American Quarter
Horse with a snow white mane and tail, three
stockings, and a wide blaze that was being shown
by Boyd’s 12-year-old daughter. Elvis bought the
horse on the spot. Renamed Rising Sun, it became
his favorite horse, and Graceland’s Elvis
Presley Stables soon gained a new moniker,
Rising Sun Stables.
Each morning after breakfast, Elvis would saddle
up and the pair would gallop the fields of his
Civil War-era estate, often stopping to greet
visitors and to sign autographs. After such
excursions, Elvis would tenderly cool out his
equine friend with a long walk, and no detail at
the barn was spared to assure Rising Sun’s
comfort. When the beloved palomino finally
passed away in 1986, he was buried at Graceland,
facing east, forever towards the rising sun.
Breyer’s tribute to this famous palomino
includes Elvis’ signature and Rising Sun’s name
printed in elegant gold ink on the model’s
belly. First in a series of Elvis’ beloved
horses! |
