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!