I still feel like it's the beginning of the year so it feels really weird to be writing a blog post about the first batch of Stablemate Club models of the year!
For those of you who don't know if you are an international member of the Stablemate Club instead of getting each model shipped individually you get them shipped in two batches of three. They also come with a discounted shipping rate which means that as the Breyer clubs go it is actually quite affordable (no $90 shipping for a single PC horse).
The first batch arrived this week so here they all are:
The first two are the stallion and foal set Arroyo and Baja. Arroyo is a roan stallion on the G4 Andalusian Stallion mould. He has been named CRS An Accidental Man and will be shown as an Andalusian x Campolina which is a breed I've used for another model on this mould which isn't in standard Andalusian colours with some success. The foal is a roan on the G5 Frisky Foal mould. This is actually my first OF model on this mould, I didn't realise that all I had was one custom! He has been named CRS Henry and Cato and will be shown as a Welsh B.
Next we have Westley. Now he has been receiving a lot of hate and is definitely not a popular choice from this year's selection. Unfortunately, like many of the G1 moulds (and actually just a lot of the older Breyer moulds) he is losing a lot of detail. This is really obvious on the face where his ears are basically non-existent and he's got a very rounded skull, almost like he's a bloaty. Someone described him as looking like a Scottish Fold and honestly once you see it you cannot unsee it! Despite that I am absolutely in love with the little deformed face horse. OK so he's never going to be a show model but he looks so cute and you can't help but feel sorry for him, like a deformed puppy. He's been named CRS The Good Apprentice and will be shown as a Paint Horse.
Next we have Najwa. Najwa had two variations the black rabicano and the rarer chestnut rabicano. As you can see I got the common black rabicano variation but I'm not too bothered as I think it was actually the nicer colour. Now, I am not a fan of this mould at all, I didn't like it as a Traditional and I don't like it as a Stablemate. This is the second to be added to my collection and both have very much just been o well I have it so I might as well keep it and it's only small type acquisitions, neither are models I would go out and buy. I do like seeing an attempt at rabicano in Stablemate scale though, it is something a little different and would be great to see it on a few more models. Named CRS The Bell he will be shown as an Arabian.
So there we have it, the first batch of Stablemate Club models for 2026. Did you manage to get the chestnut variation Najwa? I know I've seen at least one in the UK which is awesome!
Also can you work out where all the names are from? If you've been reading this Blog for a while you should be able to get the connection and work out why I went for those four! (yes we are doing continuity now)
