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Breyer Horse: Not A Real Horse But A Collector�s Item

February 8th, 2007 Subscribe To Our Feed

In the world of toys and more specifically in the world of collectible toys the name Breyer is well know. Their full name is Breyer Animal Creations and they started off in the 1950�s with the production of plastic molded horses. In the beginning the produced those not as toys but as decoration for mantle clocks and lamps. Only later on they found out that children liked to play with these decorative pieces and they found themselves a new market.

Those Breyer horses were made of hard and long lasting plastic and were able to hold up to very hard playing and became a big hit because they lasted and were very affordable. As demand for more colors and more distinct breeds of horses grew, Breyer artists had to make better figures and this led to more collectible models.

The Breyer horse is solid and has a small breathing hole that is usually found in one or both nostrils and almost every model has the Breyer Molding Company�s logo on the inside of one of the hind legs. Of late, a new sphere in collecting horses has emerged and the Breyer horse is being customized and their appearance changing by adding real hair to the tail and mane.

Variety of Sizes

For the lover and collector of the Breyer horse, there is a main event in the form of the BreyerFest that takes place in the summer and is usually located in the heart of horse country, Kentucky. This weeklong event promotes Breyer horses, clubs, shows and live horses. The Breyer horse comes in four different sizes which are the largest one called the Traditional, followed by the Classic and then the Paddock Pals and finally, the Stablemates, which is the smallest. The most popular size of the Breyer horse is the Traditional and so there are many different models available that fits every taste and most models can be tailored to one specific breed.

Added to that, the Breyer horse model can be found in many different colors. �A well trained Breyers craftsman (or should we say artist?) can make between 2 to 5 new models every year. Knowing that each model can fetch between $15 and $30 at toy stores, it becomes quite clear that the Breyers aficionado must be willing to invest heavily in his or her hobby. The Breyer horse model comes also in special limited versions; sometimes the number of produced toy horses is as little as 1000 or 1500. Considering the fact that the Breyer horses are sold worldwide this number is not enough to satisfy the world demand.