Although this changes throughout the years as new molds are added, I would like to make a list of my current favorite molds. I've already made a list detailing my favorite Premier Club molds, but now I'm going to take it a step further and list all my favorite molds ever up to this day. So here goes! They are in no particular order, by the way. Smart Chic OlenaWhen this mold was first released, it blew all other previous stock horse molds out of the water. The long, wavy mane and tail, the alert expression and the muscular body all pointed to a very well-made stock horse. He's been made in so many colors, you can find just about anything on this mold. To this day, this mold still remains one of my favorite stock horses despite all the new molds of similar breeds. I still even love him over - gasp - Dundee. MarwariIf you haven't realized by now from reading my blog, I love the uncommon breeds of horses, especially those that have attributes that differentiate them from other horse breeds. Such is the Marwari with their inward curving ears. These horses are one of my favorite of the worldly breeds, next to the Akhal Teke, so it is a mold that I try to collect when possible. MistyIf I had to choose a favorite vintage mold, it would no doubt be Misty. Not only was she my first Breyer ever, I also love her for her unique shabby coat. Most Breyer horses are smoot but Misty has kind of a rough texture to her coat. Although I don't like every color ever made on this mold, I would love to see some more modern colors done on her. ShannondellHonestly I used to favor the Othello mold until Shannondell was made. I love the fact that this bulky horse is more compact so as to fit on the shelf better, whereas I always had to turn Othello because he was such a shelf hog. The only fault is that Shannondell can be tippy but usually the legs are easy to fix to make him stand better, should you get a tippy model. HamiltonI've always been fond of gaited breeds ever since I rode an ex-trotter as a child. I'd been waiting for Breyer to replace that tippy, pasture potato Pacer with a new Standardbred mold, and to this day I'm still waiting for it. Although they replaced that chunky, googly-eyed Four Gaiter with the American Saddlebred Stallion, I longed for a mold showing the Saddlebred in action, like they did with the Icelandic mold. Finally, and I mean finally they came out with just that in the form of Hamilton! This horse is honestly the first mold I thought about having a conga of. Forever SaigeI know many people didn't like this horse but I thought she was amazingly detailed for a mustang. Her mane and tail have that windswept look about them, she is sniffing the breeze with inquisitive eyes like she's keeping her eyes on something behind her. One foot is lifted and her back legs braced for if she needs to flee. Yes, I believe she is a magnificent sculpture, even if she isn't "performance quality" like people were saying. To me, she is one of the most realistic mustangs done to date. Fell PonyLast, but certainly not least, is the cute-as-a-button Fell Pony. The fluff about this girl makes me surprised that Breyer hasn't turned her into a unicorn by now. Her feathered legs, flowing mane/tail, beard and forelock covering her eyes makes her stand out from all other pony molds. Unfortunately, her only downfall is that she hasn't been made much. To date, she's only been made in three obtainable colors, and two are still very hard-to-find.
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