Showing posts with label Stablemate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stablemate. Show all posts

Sunday, 6 September 2026

Breyer 2026 Halloween Range

It's September which can only mean one thing....spooky season is nearly here! And of course it would not be spooky season without a Breyer Halloween product overview. So let's get down and spooky and have a look through the Breyer 2026 Halloween Range.

2026 Halloween Horse - Fuego


This year's Halloween horse is a gorgeous dragon inspired model on the long boi (I'm sorry, Akhal Teke) mould. He features a dramatic red and orange coat with black points and gorgeous white dragons flying across his body. Obviously because it's a Halloween horse he also glows in the dark! I love the idea of glowing dragons sitting on my shelves. Having slept in the lounge during the first heatwave, surrounded by Breyers and many Halloween horses I can absolutely confirm that these models really glow. There is nothing subtle about them. Poltergeist's face really creeped me out when I woke up in the wee hours one night!

Price: $64.99


2026 Halloween Classic - Cryptid


It's been quite some time since Brendon has liked a model and I've felt I'm going to have to get him one but he adores this guy! For those who don't know Brendon is obsessed with Big Foot. I'm genuinely grateful I don't live in the US because I swear he's one bottle of moonshine away from being on an episode of Big Foot Hunters or whatever that weird show he makes me watch is called (IT'S A DEER FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS CRYPTID YOU ARE HEARING A DEER). Anyway. Cryptid is a fun design that features lots of different cryptids, including Big Foot but there are lots of other fan favourites in there as well, even Mothman! Go through and see how many you can spot.

Price: $29.99


2026 Halloween Plush - Drusilla


Right now onto the important stuff. The Halloween plush this year is a cute little witchy girl, Drusilla. She features an adorable purple hat and even has a cute little cauldron ready to make some witchy potions (or maybe just some soup). She even has a cute green bow and a green cat on her offside. We all love a Breyer plush and this one is just adorable.

Price: $15.99


2026 Halloween Surprise Bags (Series 8)


This year's Halloween surprise bags feature three new models, all based on larger previous Halloween model releases. First we have a mini Stitch. On the G3 Highland mould he features all the details of the real stitch just in smaller form. Just a note about this guy, the in person photos show a model that is grey not white, so bare that in mind if you are ordering! Second we have my favourite, a mini Slither. This little guy is on the M1 Connemara Mare mould and features Slither's green coat with white stripes across. Such a cool model. Finally we have a mini Spectre. This little Stablemate is a fun choice as they've kept him on an Arabian mould, in fact they do kind of look quite similar. It's a great choice of mould to have him on the G6 Twist when the traditional one is on the Ashquar mould. They are available now as blind bag choices from Breyer online.

Price: $24.99

2026 Fuego Pin Badge


If you collect the Breyer pin badges then you will want to add this year's Halloween one to your collection. This features Fuego with his dramatic dragons down his side. O and he is glittery and the dragons glow in the dark, which is kinda awesome.

Price: $14.95

Which ones will you be adding to your collection this spooky season?

Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Mould Focus: Alborozo

For today's mould focus we are going to be looking at one of the most infamous moulds, the Alborozo mould. 

About the Mould

The Alborozo mould was first sculpted in 2008 and introduced as the BreyerFest Celebration model in that year. He was sculpted by Brigitte Eberl and was a portrait of the famous Andalusian stallion of the same name. Done in a dynamic pose he was a lovely example of the breed. He is mould number 719.

What made Alborozo unique was that after the initial run of 6,000 models produced for BreyerFest in that year Breyer intentionally broke the mould. This means that the only obtainable release on the mould was the BreyerFest 2008 Celebration Horse. Since then there have been a few auction models but you will not see another obtainable Alborozo again (with the exceptions of the shrinkies).


BreyerFest 2008 Live Auction model

Releases

There have been eight releases on the Traditional scale Alborozo mould. The mould has been shrunk and there are several shrinkie releases (see below) but here we are just going to focus on the Traditional releases.

Alborozo

Release Year: 2008
Model Number: 711108
Colour: Grey
Finish: Matte
Run Number: 6,000
BreyerFest 2008 Celebration Horse

Glossy Alborozo

Release Year: 2008
Model Number: 711108G
Colour: Grey
Finish: Glossy
Run Number: 30
BreyerFest 2008 Costume Contest Prize

Smutty Palomino

Release Year: 2008
Model Number: NA
Colour: Palomino
Finish: Matte
Run Number: 1
BreyerFest 2008 Live Auction model

Glossy Dapple Bay

Release Year: 2012
Model Number: NA
Colour: Bay
Finish: Glossy
Run Number: 1
BreyerFest 2012 Live Auction model

Alegria

Release Year: 2014
Model Number: 711192
Colour: Grulla
Finish: Matte
Run Number: 3
BreyerFest 2014 Early Bird Raffle model

Buckskin Sabino

Release Year: 2019
Model Number: NA
Colour: Buckskin Sabino
Finish: Glossy
Run Number: 1
BreyerFest 2019 Live Auction model

Blue Roan

Release Year: 2024
Model Number: NA
Colour: Blue Roan
Finish: Matte
Run Number: 1
BreyerFest 2024 Live Auction model

Pegasus

Release Year: 2025
Model Number: NA
Colour: Blue Pinto Decorator (added wings)
Finish: Pearl
Run Number: 1
BreyerFest 2025 Live Auction model


Sale price for the BreyerFest 2025 Live Auction model

In The Show Ring

In the show ring the obvious choice for a breed for Alborozo is Andalusian and as he is a good example of this breed. However, I have also seen some lovely custom Lusitanos on the mould which would also be an excellent choice.

If customised to a colour that isn't suitable for the Andalusian or Lusitano breed you may have to be more creative. Breeds such as the Spanish Mustang or Spanish Jennett may be suitable depending on the level of customisation.

But if you have the bog standard 2008 Celebration Model I'd recommend going for the Andalusian.


An Alborozo in the show ring at BMECS 2014

Shrinkie

In 2014 Breyer shrunk the Alborozo mould for the first time. The first shrinkie was around Paddock Pal scale and was released in crystal. Plateado was released for BreyeFest 2014 and was a run of 350.

In 2018 the Stablemate Shrinkie was first released. He was initially released as a unicorn available both in the Horse Crazy Surprise bags as a lilac unicorn and the blue chase piece and as part of the Paint and Play individual sets. In 2019 he was first released without his horn as part of the Mystery Horse Surprise Series 2 (he was both a standard model in dun and also the chase piece in silver) and then as a BreyerFest Store Special 'Sarge'. Since then he has had 34 releases with 21 unicorns and 13 non-unicorns.


The 2021-2022 regular run release, Mulberry Grey Andalusian.

Like his larger cousin he shows well as an Andalusian or Lusitano but can easily be customised to suit other Spanish style breeds. The numerous unicorn releases also mean he is great for decorator collectors as he has had more decorator releases than realistic colours (several of the non-unicorns are also decorators).


The 2021-2024 regular run release, Peridot

This shrinkie has made a hard to obtain mould obtainable and also means you feel less guilt when customising one as you can use the little version instead!


Monday, 10 August 2026

BreyerFest Second Chance Sale

Friday saw the launch of this year's BreyerFest second chance sale. There is a really good selection of models available this year and, although some are sold out, there are still lots of nice models to get hold of.

Let's have a look at what is available

Special Runs

The following special runs are available to purchase

Thingvellir - $75


Litha - $75 - SOLD OUT


Birka & Ribe - $90


Aquavit  - $75


Hirtir - $70


Scandi Surprise - $90 - SOLD OUT


The Wanderer - $80 - SOLD OUT


Oseberg -
$80 - SOLD OUT


Midnattssol
- $80 - SOLD OUT




Limited Editions

Uff Da - $78


Hygge - $16


Best of BreyerFest Series 7 - $65

Ojvind - $75

Pyxis av Drommarna - $85 - SOLD OUT


Vindur from Dalalif - $75



Dalarna - $38



Blom - $20


Skogafoss - $55


Event Models

Corgi Hill Flinka - $60

Event Stablemate (Random) - $25



Event Stablemates (Set of Four) - $100 - SOLD OUT


Merch

Can Koozie - $5


Fluffy T-Shirt - $30

Rather Be At BreyerFest Tank - $20


Skal T-Shirt - $30


Metallic Tumbler with Straw - $22


Rather Be At BreyerFest Hoodie - $60


Horse Girl Summer Water Bottle - $25


Midsummer Night's Breed Tank - $20


Skal Joggers - $45



Logo Water Bottle - $25


Visor - $25

Breyer Life Journal - $20


Enamel Pin - $5 - SOLD OUT


Skal Sticker - $2

Flower Pot - $5 - SOLD OUT


Wildflower Seed Packets - $15



Black Metal T-Shirt - $30 - SOLD OUT


Wine Tumbler -
$15


Other

VIP Model Package - $1000 - SOLD OUT



What have you managed to get hold of in the sale? I definitely want to add an Aquavit but I am going to hold off until BF next year as I suspect they will be in one of the bundles as there are clearly quite a few left