2026 Stablemate Club Models - Batch One

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)

New Collection Pieces

 So this post should have been just four horses but as I was cataloguing them I realised that I hadn't catalogued all the models I photographed at the end of last year and put away when we made the new cabinets and move the horses out of the pony room. So I ended up spending several hours cataloguing horses and thought I might as well share all of them with you :)

There were a total of 32 models that needed doing, so enjoy seeing 32 new members of my collection.

CRS Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Buenos Aires) - Breyer Collector's Club Special Run Buenos Aires

CRS Flash Dreams (Christmas in Bloom) - Breyer 2025 Christmas Horse 'Christmas in Bloom'

CRS Perdita (Manaos) - Breyer Manaos

It was this model that made me realise that I hadn't catalogued the models! I was sat there thinking, shouldn't there be another Polo Pony that's not too far off the end of the list?

CRS Arachnophobia (Arachne) - Breyer 2025 Halloween Horse Arachne

CRS Leaps and Bounds (Leopold) - Reaper Medallion, sculpted by Rayvin Maddock and painted by Unknown Artist

CRS Swadloon - Breyer Wild and Free Set Foal

CRS Helios 522 (Helios) - Breyer Stablemate Club Helios

CRS Breakneck Blitz (Blitz) - Breyer Mystery Horse Surprise - Series 7

CRS Rustboro Thriller (Thriller) - Breyer Halloween Surprise 'Thriller'

This was actually my second one, my original one was the Alborozo but it arrived damaged and my replacement was this guy

CRS Cornn Berry (Cornn) - Breyer Mystery Horse Surprise Series 7

CRS Pineco (Pineco) - Breyer Vintage Club Miniature Trading and Collecting Series

CRS Secret Power (Adamante) - Breyer Vintage Club Miniature Trading and Collecting Series

CRS Harbinger of Misfortune (Harbinger) - Breyer Stablemate Club Harbinger

CRS Dendemille (Chickadee) - Breyer Stablemate Club Chickadee

Don't worry I'm continuing my trend of always getting the decorator for the Stablemate Club Gambler's Choice!

CRS Aquav (Javier) - Breyer Stablemate Club Javier

CRS Lily Grace (Madonna) - Breyer Stablemate Club Madonna

CRS Perrserker (Perrserker) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS I Detect You (Detect) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Castelia (Castelia) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Cheri Berry (Cheri) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Mawile (Mawile) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Poison Sting (Poison) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Slateport (Slate) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Golden Strib (Strib) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Three Headed Danger (Dodrio) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Nacrene (Nacrene) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Spotted Frustration (Frustration) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Silver Hondew (Hondew) - Breyer 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

CRS Floraidh (Floraidh) - AA Arabian Foal

This was a wonderful gift from Donna at my baby shower, I am absolutely in love with her, she is just perfect

CRS Alexanders (Alexandra) - CollectA Spanish Walk Lipizzaner Mare

CRS Annual Mercury (Mercutio) - Mojo Rearing Tinker Stallion

CRS Crowberry (Caroline) - CF Micro Pewter Exmoor painted by me to a bay

So there we go! A whole new batch of horses catalogued although some of them have been with me since last November! The four new ones are Buenos Aires, Alexandra, Mercutio and Caroline but it was nice to show off the rest of them.

You can also definitely see which naming theme I was using at which time! I do love the Pokemon names for the little Mini Whinnies (and a few of the others).

My Points System

Every time I share pictures of my collection Instagram and Facebook and talk about their average points I get questions about my points system, so I thought I should do a quick blog post about how I work out the points for each of my horses.

The Points

Let's start off very simply with the points. Each placing that a horse can get is allocated a number of points. The points get higher the better the placing. Below is how many points each placing is allocated.

Overall Champion = 100

Overall Reserve Champion = 85

Overall Reserve to Reserve Champion = 70

Section Champion = 50

Section Reserve Champion = 40

Section Reserve to Reserve Champion = 30

Champion = 25

Reserve Champion = 15

Reserve to Reserve Champion = 10

Top 10 = 25

Best of Breed/Group Winner = 8

1st Place = 6

2nd Place = 5

3rd Place = 4

4th Place = 3

5th Place = 2

6th Place = 1

Points are doubled for shows which the horse had to qualify for (BMECS/BILS/MECS/LEMS/Southern Champs/Northern Champs/NAN)

Here is a handy image that you can save/pin/print off for quick reference!

Keeping Records

So how do I keep the records?

All placings are written into a PowerPoint presentation. There is a slide with basic information about the horse and then a slide for all of their placings. Here is the one for CRS Fiery Rose:

In terms of keeping a record of points I have this recorded on my massive horse spreadsheet.

You can see the points in the end three columns:

First Column = Total Points

Second Column = Number of shows attended

Third Column = Average Points (Points/Shows Attended = Average)

The formula you will need for column three is very simple it is just: =AF30/AG30 (enter the columns you are actually using)

I use filters on the top of each column for sorting which allows me to sort the average column from highest to lowest. This lets me know who my best horses are.

It's worth noting that my records have been developed over 20 years, if I was starting from scratch now I probably wouldn't have the PowerPoints and would instead record individual show records on Excel and have it work out total points for me, but I'm not re-doing the whole thing! I already don't have every horse in the massive horse spreadsheet because I only started this about 10 years ago!

Average or Total?

The next point is whether you work out your best horses by average or total. I used to use total points but increasingly it meant that horses that had been to more shows were obviously always classed as the best. This works fine for your first few shows as a new hobbyist but I recommend going for average long term.

If you look at the list above you can clearly see this, the second horse down has over 1000 points total but I've owned him for quite some time! The one above only has 128 points but I only got him 2 years ago. That's why average works out as a fairer and more accurate record of how well horses have done.

If you want a template for the massive horse spreadsheet please just shout. Free downloads don't work on the new website but I'm working on a category of free downloads that you can 'order' the same way as a paid for digital product but obviously it is free!

New Arrivals

 The herd is ever growing and never shrinking. It grows and grows and I wonder, where will I put all these horses? The answer is I do not know. I have no solutions. Only horses.

This week it has expanded further as I have added 10 new models to my collection. Many of these were prizes at Celebration of Breyer Live 2025 but there is also a gorgeous new OF that came as part of a job lot for resale and I decided to buy for myself.

First up we have CRS Xing Fengsu. This model is Tiger's Eye and was the chase model from the Breyer Mini Whinnie Unicorn Surprise - Series 2

Second we have CRS Shivaji. Shivaji is Breyer Stablemates Blind Bags Peruvian Paso in grey.

Third we have CRS Smash and Grab. This is Moonstone who is also from the Breyer Mini Whinnies Unicorn Surprise Series 2 blind bags

Fourth is CRS Sneaking Suspicion which is Pyrite from that same Breyer Mini Whinnie surprise bag.

And finally CRS Snorri the Seal - the final model from the MW Surprise Bags

Next we have CRS Soft Target. This model is 'Snowdrift' from the Breyer Fire and Ice Unicorn Surprise bags released this year.

This is CRS Sophie's Choice, he is from an older set of Breyer Unicorn Surprise bags, he is the model 'Sky'

I was doing well for Peruvian Pasos! This is CRS A Spoon Full of Earth (Spoon). Spoon is another Breyer Stablemate Surprise Bag model.

And now we have my favourite from the batch. This is CRS Spycatcher. This is the Breyer Wapiti model, I love the modified tail on this model, it is so gorgeous and the main reason I kept him.

Finally we have CRS Look Up Child (Lawrence). Lawrence was one of six custom Breyer Stablemates that I painted as champion prizes for Celebration of Breyer Live 2025. I was lucky enough to win a champion and take Lawrence home. He is a custom Breyer G2 Standardbred to a max white, painted by myself.

So which is your favourite out of the new additions? Can you work out the naming theme I was using for the OFs?