All the pretty horses

[Miniature Sheep]

So I finally got round to getting some photos of my little herd, albeit that the lighting in my room didn't want to co-operate, nor did my belligerent camera, despite copious amounts of fiddling with settings, adjusting exposure, trying different focal points and the like. Might've duffered editing the photos as well, as I haven't done it for a while, but here they are!

Starting with my personal favourite of the lot, I'd been playing Shadow of the Colossus and of course I wanted a little Agro of my own - she is a very good horse. I was very excited to find this one, not quite bang-on accurate but close enough for me (she doesn't have white markings anywhere on her legs but it was astoundingly difficult for me to just to find a black horse with a star on its head!) The little red one is Patrick, the lucky horse - he's been there for quite a while before I got a shine on for collecting models.

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Aurelia, guardian of the music at the moment. I didn't intend to have quite so many black horses about but Friesians really are beautiful.

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And now for some rather more exotic horses - who's that hiding behind the ponies?

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It's Posada! He's up on a high shelf at the moment, so he looks as if he's proudly surveying his domain a lot of the time.

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And Carnacki, probably the single most right-up-my-alley model of anything ever, also probably my last Traditional size Breyer because yikes! I didn't realise they were that big! I do think they make nice statement pieces, though - especially as my room already has quite a few year-round Halloweeny decorations - but given the sheer size of these horses, I don't think there's anywhere that I could feasibly display any more big models without the room feeling overwhelmed. (Alas, I will have to pass on the Fell pony...)

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And some considerably smaller Breyers, Ivor the Highland pony and Dauðalogn, the Icelandic horse. These two are looking after the more folky part of my room, where the fiddle and the acoustic guitars live.

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And a nice family photo of everyone altogether... bit of an odd family but that's why I like 'em.

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So there's my somewhat scattershot herd, I like to choose horses (and ponies) based on what gets me fired up, even if they are a little mismatched. Now it's your turn! What are your preferences for model horses? Do you focus on particular breeds, brands or themes? (Feel free to show off some photos, too - I'd love to see some more pretty horses!)

[BubbleTea]

Nice herd! I'm glad to see a model/toy horse thread. I collect many brands of horses: Breyers (what I mainly collect), Grand Champions, Schleich, Hartland, BHR, Peter Stone, JustPlay, and many many many more. Right now my collection is at ~150 or more. You can find my Breyers (only breyers) here: http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,392465.15.html (Warning: Horrendous pictures). Maybe I'll get around to posting pictures of my non-breyers but for now you can go to my blog which is in my sig which has pictures of some of my horses.

[Leave a Whisper]

Your horses are lovely. I love the highland pony pose. ^^

[BlackCurtains]

I collect Frisians too I think I have all the ones made by Schleich plus a few from other brands. Most of my collections are packed away right now.

We seem to be into the same kind of decor; gemstones, bones, mystical things and books

[Marlin]

Oh, gosh!!! Your Patrick!! I have a little resin from the same line who sits right here at my computer!

I remember there were several of them in this funny little shop in the city years and years ago (like, nearly twenty... yikes)... and this little guy was the one that struck a chord with me.

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[Miniature Sheep]

Nice herd! I'm glad to see a model/toy horse thread. I collect many brands of horses: Breyers (what I mainly collect), Grand Champions, Schleich, Hartland, BHR, Peter Stone, JustPlay, and many many many more. Right now my collection is at ~150 or more. You can find my Breyers (only breyers) here: http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,392465.15.html (Warning: Horrendous pictures). Maybe I'll get around to posting pictures of my non-breyers but for now you can go to my blog which is in my sig which has pictures of some of my horses.

Thank you, and wow, I didn't realise there were that many different brands of model horse about! Your Breyers are really lovely, so many different colours and poses! Thanks for sharing!

I collect Frisians too I think I have all the ones made by Schleich plus a few from other brands. Most of my collections are packed away right now.

We seem to be into the same kind of decor; gemstones, bones, mystical things and books

Ooh, Schleich models are so nice - the level of detail on them is fantastic. Glad to see there's someone else out there who likes mystical decor too, it brings such a cozy and dreamy vibe to a room!

Oh, gosh!!! Your Patrick!! I have a little resin from the same line who sits right here at my computer!

I remember there were several of them in this funny little shop in the city years and years ago (like, nearly twenty... yikes)... and this little guy was the one that struck a chord with me.

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It's a small world! These little resin models are really lovely, I'm glad they're still about.

Your horses are lovely. I love the highland pony pose. ^^

Thank you!

[CherryTreats]

Ooh, beautiful horses!  I love Friesians too! I fell completely in love with them the first time I saw them in real life! I have lots of Breyer horses, but don't have many other brands. I guess I do have some Peter Stones, Barbie horses, a couple Grand Champions, a Blue Ribbon, & She Ra horses. I'll try to take a few pics.

[Mkia]

Such pretty horses!