FOR SALE: A Vintage 2003 FIRST INITIAL HERD New, Complete in BLACK Box "WILDFIRE" 1E 8834 by Westland who Originally Manufactured Trail of Painted Ponies thru about the 14th Herd. From the Premier FIRST Herd, This 6.5" tall Ceramic Pony is beautiful she comes to you Brand New in the rare BLACK Box, encased safely in Styrofoam and with her own introduction story hang tag. The little black story card on Wildfire is slightly bent from packaging. Stored, She has not been out of the box except to check her edition number photograph her. Please note: All ponies are in mint condition unless otherwise stated. Some pony's may have minor imperfection's that occurred during manufacturing. These are not considered to be damaged as this is the way they were received from TOPP. Occasionally a tag or box (shelf wear aging) might have a slight creases, dents, scratches or discoloration to it. Please view all photos so that you know exactly what you are buying! Please READ all information... THIS IS NOT A TOY! FYI: Pony Individual Number: First Edition 8834 (1E 8834) Westland Production Year 2003 TOPP Herd for Wildfire : FIRST ORIGINAL Herd (now in 60th herd) Topp Artist: Gerri Mattson Other Topp Ponies by Gerri Mattson: 5 Card Stud (see separate listing) Pony Retirement Number: 2E 9117 Pony Retirement Date: March 2004 Pony Material: Ceramic TOPP Pony ID: 1458 Artist Details: Anyone who has lived in the west knows firsthand about the awesome power and unpredictability of a wildfire. As well, anyone who has ridden horses knows that they too are powerful and can be unpredictable too. Carlsbad Artist... Gerri Mattson has creatively combined these 2 natural forces in which a raging forest fire out of control and a powerful horse stand together into a single dynamic figurine. TOPP more info: Each edition is 10,000 ponies. (1E, 2E, etc) WILDFIRE had only 19,117 total ponies (2 editions) minted...for the whole world, making her one of the rarest. First edition Black Boxes of Wildfire are a premium. They produce editions or partial editions as long as they sell. Some ponies have 1 edition, some have as many as 15. Make sure to keep all the materials for Wildfire: her box, styrofoam, story tags.. because they are valuable. Be encouraged to Ask ANY questions pertaining to my items, before you press the checkout button. I do not accept returns because I sell some donated items for horse/dog/wild animal rescue and donate a share of my sales as well..