With Father's Day around the corner and Mother's Day just passed, I've decided to make a post about the mare and foal sets offered as regular runs by Breyer in year's past. As a side note I'm only showing the sets offered after 2007 which is the year when I started collecting. These will not include the portrait models of horses in which Breyer made the big horse first and you had to buy the foal separately (some examples of these are Treasured Move/Takoda, Picasso/Van Gogh and Zenyatta/Cosmic One) only the sets which they offered them together for one money. Web exclusives, JAH special runs, club limited editions and Breyerfest models - hint hint these will be talked about in a future post - are also not included on this list. Again, these are only the regular runs and only traditional sized. So sit back, relax and enjoy this post that I made simply to deal with pre-Breyerfest boredom :) Cupid and ArrowThis beloved pair consisted of a rescued Thoroughbred mare with a heart shaped white star on her forehead that was unknowingly pregnant upon her rescue. When she birthed her precious bundle of joy, he had an arrow shaped marking on his rear that gave him his name. This set was made for a while, from 2002-2008 because people loved them so much, as well as their heartwarming story. Misty and StormyWho doesn't know by now about the ponies of Chincoteague? This story, brought to the spotlight by famous author Margeurite Henry, became a favorite amongst horse lovers everywhere. The lives of the Phantom and her foal, Misty, were told in the book series about the wild ponies on Assateague Island that are rounded up each summer to sell off some of the foals to keep the herd population in check. Not only did collectors want to own a little Misty horse themselves, but the windswept look and haired plastic made her unique in her own special way. The set Breyer made included her first foal, Stormy, and was made for many years. Today's set includes Margeurite Henry's book. The Phantom and MistyThis, in turn, led to Breyer finally producing a copy of the Phantom and baby Misty for their 75th anniversary this year. Now, all we need is Misty's sire, the Pied Piper, and we'll have the entire family! Color Crazy Treasure Hunt SeriesMade for the year 2008 only was the Treasure Hunt series that included mare and foal sets. If you don't remember this series or were too young, basically Breyer used to have you "hunt" down so many models, send in the UPCs and you got a free model for collecting them all. I miss this series and really wish Breyer would bring it back. They kind of sort of did with the Collector Club Appreciation except you just get a glossed model instead of a unique model made solely for the event. There were variations amongst the Susecion and Le Fire sets between solid colored and pinto colored as well. GG Valentine and HeartbreakerAnother long lived set, lasting for at least 10 years, was the GG Valentine and Heartbreaker set. The names reminded me so much of Cupid and Arrow with the Valentine theme, but unfortunately these two didn't have special markings. They were plain bay with one in every six sets being glossy, although it is unknown whether the glossed sets were only made in the beginning or if they lasted the entire time the sets were produced. Overo Paint Mare and FoalThis duo didn't have a special name, and weren't even real horses but just a mare and foal set that Breyer made just because grullo overo looks amazing on Lady Phase, I guess. They are part of my permanent collection so apparently I like them too? Susecion and Le FireAlthough the originals of these two were made from 2002-2005 which was before I started collecting, they were re-released as "warehouse finds" in 2014 and sold out quickly, so I decided to go ahead and include them. They portrayed Arabian mare Susecion and her foal, Le Fire, who was sired by famous Arabian stallion, Bask. This was also the first time that mare bits were added to a model, and the horse world went crazy. Fantasia Del C and GozosaA PRE mare and foal pair that were owned by Origin PRE, the bloodlines of these two could be traced back hundreds of years to the Spanish horses that developed the breed. Airiella and Favory AiriellaFavory Airiella is actually the stallion foal in this set. Like all Lipizzaners, he was born black and turned grey as he aged. His mother, Airiella, is the horse he is portrayed with. Favory Airiella inherited his name from his dad (Favory) and mother. They are perfect examples of the Templar Lipizzans. Nistar Blazing Kansas and GTF Blazing EthelAs with the previous set, Nistar Blazing Kansas is actually the foal of the set, and his mother, Ethel, is portrayed with him. I saw Kansas at Breyerfest with his beaming owner, who you can tell is just proud of the little guy. She radiated like a mother would for her son, which is awesome to see. I love it when horses are seen as family and not just simply as machines or money earners. I'm so happy to see that they're coming back again for Breyerfest this year for the driving theme. They truly deserve it. Cloud's Encore and TorWhen Breyer made the Cloud series as Classic models, I've always wanted Breyer to translate them to traditionals. I loved the Cloud series, but Classics aren't really my thing. When they produced his daughter Encore as a traditional, I was thrilled, and I hope that she isn't the last. Her black foal, Tor, is included in this set. Ebony Shines and CharlizeReining champion mare and her beautiful palomino colt, this set is probably one of my favorite mare and foal sets Breyer has offered as regular runs to date. I'm excited to see the real horse at Breyerfest this year! Mariposa and FlorAnother set that are not portrayed after real horses but instead released as flagship limited editions, I decided to include them only because they are still technically regular runs, just super limited regular runs, but you can find them at most dealers.
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