"To Our Principals and Managers,
Due to irreconciable differences, Westland Giftware has made a difficult decision to resign as a licensee of Painted Ponies effective December 31, 2009. Westland Giftware and The Trail of The Painted Ponies have enjoyed a properous relationship for the past several years but it's time for both companies to explore other options: Painted Ponies with a new licensee and Westland with its proprietary line of Horses. We would like to thank Painted Ponies for the opportunity of fostering the development of Painted Ponies from an obscure public art project in Santa Fe to a worldwide collectible brand but we also look forward to the challenge of nurturing our exciting new line called 'Horse of a Different Color'. A sneak preview is attached to jump start our enthusiasm...
Happy Trails!
Ken
P.S. This notice was sent only to principals and managers but feel free to share this information with your associates."
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2 comments:
I can't imagine the possibilities, many of them not good. Will the quality be there? Will the prices go up? Will the availability go down? Westland Giftware has been synonymous with Painted Ponies. And they do so many other collectibles so well, it is hard to imagine the change. I also know nothing of Enesco. Guess I'll go do some research. I am a dedicated PP collector; I have a figurine of every horse that has been issued, even the special runs, and most of the ornaments. I'd hate to have to stop collecting them.
Enesco has had problem in the pass. I to would hate to see the Trail bite the big one. We will just have to wait see how Enesco handles such a cool statue. I know one thing if you dont have Westland ponies you may want to go out and get them now. They are going cheap. I couldnt see getting A Westland that was maed by Westland and then made by Enesco Im sure they would be different.
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