Rare Sample Pony - Northern Lights

Trail of Painted Ponies Northern Lights 2nd SAMPLE PONY 4/11/06 Very hard to come by. WHAT IS A SAMPLE PONY: Before we proceed with a Painted Pony figurine, we create a few approved sample which are sometimes called Artist's Proofs or Foundry Copies. These are used by the manufacturers as examples to follow, and some of these are also sent to us for final approval and to our distributor who displays them at showrooms. In effect, this creates a separate edition before the full line goes into production. As for Samples, they are in a category of their own because so few were produced. They are like a limited edition within the open edition.