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Breyer Horses
Traditional Series
Sport Horses
Among the most respected atheletes of the equine show world, Sport Horses define grace, power and the will to win. A Sport Horse, purebred or not, is any horse that is suitable for a variety of sports, including dressage, jumping, eventing or endurance riding. From Olympic dressage winners to Grand Prix champions, Breyer Horses recognizes past, present and future equine stars with this beautiful collection.
Milton - Show Jumping Warmblood
The greatest and most beloved horse in show jumping history, Milton took the world by storm by winning almost every major prize in the sport and captivating fans everywhere with his brilliance and charisma.
Foaled in 1977 and sold as a weanling to Caroline Bradley, “the little grey thing” was a high-spirited handful. But his natural ability led him to victory nearly every time out.
Tragically, Caroline died of a heart attack after a 1983 competition, leaving her heartbroken parents the sad task of finding someone else to carry on with her beloved jumper.
After a brief and successful stay with Steve Hadley, Milton was moved to the barn of John Whitaker, forming what may be the greatest horse and rider partnership the sport has ever known.
Milton’s international career took off in 1986, and by 1991 he had won 13 Grands Prix and eight World Cup qualifiers. He became only the second horse to win the World Cup Final in two consecutive years (1990-91), and he dominated the International Masters competition at Wembley’s Horse of the Year Show for three years running (1988-1990). His winning ways continued in 1992 and 1993 with four more Grands Prix victories and a victory in the Mercedes German Masters, and he took his final Grand Prix and his retirement in 1994.
Always a regal sight with his nearly white coat and commanding presence, Milton would respond after victories with his signature salute — a dramatic leap into the air with all four feet off the ground. Milton never lost his natural exuberance. He died in 1999, leaving a legacy of achievement, charisma, and adulation that may never be equaled.
$27.99
Goffert 369 - Freisian
With a history as deep and rich as its coal-black coat, today’s Friesian is greatly reminiscent of the Friesians of yore that nobly carried their knighted mounts to battle. A breed over 2,000 years in the making, Friesians have gone from serving as a knight’s mount in the 13th century, to a carriage horse for nobility in the 17th century, to a prized dressage horse in the 21st century.
Goffert 369, a 16.3H breeding stallion foaled in 1994, is a stunning representation of a modern-day Friesian that with just the right lilt of his noble head, reflects the romantic charm of the breed’s historic past. A natural showman, Goffert excels in the dressage ring and some say, has been creating a bit of Friesian history himself!
Originally from Friesland, a province of the Netherlands, the Friesian’s cultivation was monitored along the way by Friesian monks and even the Friesian government. Over the centuries, the Friesian developed a refined head and neck and a high knee action from the introduction of Arabian blood, by way of the Spanish Andalusian, but strict monitoring kept the breed free of Thoroughbred blood.
Due to its grace and agility, this strong, average-sized breed found use as a school horse during the 15th and 16th centuries. It was its use as a carriage horse that brought the Friesian renewed popularity, and in 1625, the Friesian was brought to the New World where it is said to have influenced such breeds as the Narragansett Pacer and the Morgan.
In January 2002, Goffert was imported to Iron Spring Farm in Coatesville, PA, and has been shown successfully at Grand Prix since then, often scoring over 68%. In 2004, Goffert placed 4th in the Grand Prix Freestyle at Devon and shortly thereafter, was invited back to his homeland of The Netherlands by the prestigious Friese Paardenstamboek to perform at their 125th Anniversary Celebration, an honor befitting this beloved steed!
$43.99
Keltic Salinero - Hanoverian
There is no doubt that the fiery and brilliant Salinero will go down in history as one of the all-time great dressage horses. Teamed up with Dutch rider Anky van Grunsven, they have swept many huge international competitions including the European Championships, three consecutive FEI World Cups, and an individual gold medal in the 2004 Olympics.
At the 2006 World Cup Finals, Anky and Salinero set a world record for their top score of 87.925% in the Grand Prix Musical Freestyle, their specialty. Their freestyle, which was composed especially for Salinero and named Salinero’s Suite, gets high scores for both artistic and technical merit. Whenever they perform, the crowd thickens and a hushed expectancy fills the air. The audience knows they are about to see something extraordinary!
This was also the case for Anky and her Olympic mount Bonfire, whose musical freestyle, called Bonfire’s Symphony, earned them the individual Olympic gold in 2000. Anky’s stellar riding has made her a celebrity in Holland, where equestrian sports are popular for spectators and competitors.
Anky began riding at the age of six, got her first horse when she was 12, and qualified for her first Olympics when she was 20. She has since ridden in four more Olympic Games, winning individual gold medals in 2000 and 2004. Today she is ranked number one on the FEI/BCM Dressage Riders' World Ranking List and credits her father and her trainer and husband, Sjef Janssen for her success.
Dressage, a French term meaning "to train," encourages a horse to be forward, supple, and attentive. In her first sculpture for Breyer®, artist Brigitte Eberl portrays Salinero performing the passage, a highly collected, elevated form of the trot. Paired with Anky, Salinero performs the passage with elegance and grace, just as he is depicted in this Breyer® model.
$45.99
Theodore O'Connor
Theodore O’Connor, a 14.1-hand Thoroughbred Sportpony gelding, made history at the 2007 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event CCI**** in Lexington, Kentucky as he became the first pony – horses are 14.2 hands or taller – to compete in the prestigious four-star event. “The Pony,” as he was referred to throughout the weekend, was piloted to third place by two-time Olympic medalist Karen O’Connor and was one of only two horses to finish the stadium jumping round with no jumping or time penalties. In the end, he was awarded the Best Conditioned Horse Trophy. Then, to further that spectacular start to the competitive year, he carried O’Connor to a double gold medal victory in the 2007 Pan American Games!
Bred and owned by Sportponies Unlimited, Theodore O’Connor, better known as “Teddy” around the barn, was foaled in 1995 by the Thoroughbred stallion, Theodore, out of a Thoroughbred/Arabian/Shetland-cross mare, Chelsea’s Melody.
$38.99
Stock Horses
American Quarter Horses are known as "America's Horse" due to their all-around versatility, athleticism, disposition and intellegence. A quality show horse and a reliable ranch and family horse, the American Quarter Horse Association is the largest breed registry in the world with a national membership of over 342,000, and more than two million resitered horses.
Smart Chic Olena
Champion Performance American Quarter Horse
A world champion and a top sire, this flashy sorrel American Quarter Horse named Smart Chic Olena is all that - and more! An equine "Michael Jordon", he's the only horse in history to earn AQHA world championships in both cutting and reining. With career earnings totaling $167,471, Chic was retired to stud in 1993. Siring look-alike world champions and futurity winners that have earned millions in reining, cutting and reined horse events, Smart Chic Olena remains one of the breeds top all-around performance sires. Standing at Babcock Ranch, Valley View Texas.
$44.50
American Quarter Horse Mare
The all-American Quarter Horse derives its name from the fact that it is the fastest horse in a quarter-mile or less. More commonly, however, the American Quarter Horse is famous for its ranch-horse "cow sense" and is a most sought-after family pleasure horse. Compact and powerfully built, the American Quarter Horse played an important role during the colonial era America and was indispensable in the ranch life of the West.
The American Quarter Horse is truly "Made in the USA!"
$39.99
Scamper - Barrel Racer
In 1984 at age 14, Charmayne James climbed aboard Scamper, her American Quarter Horse gelding, and won the title of World Champion Barrel Racer as well as the Rookie of the Year honors from the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. So what did she do next? Unbelievably, she and Scamper claimed the World Barrel Racing Championship for the next 10 straight years (1984 to 1993)! Born in 1977, Scamper’s registered name is Gills Bay Boy. When this “wild little bay” sent his first trainer to the hospital, Scamper was put up for sale. Charmayne’s father purchased him for $1,100, thinking that was too much to pay for a horse that had to be ridden for a half hour so he didn’t buck. In 1984, a veterinarian advised Charmayne that Scamper “just wouldn’t hold up” to barrel racing’s stresses - that same year the pair won their first championship - their first of ten in a row! In 1995, Scamper was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame (timed-event horse category) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Besides his 10 World Championships, Scamper won 5 National Finals Rodeo (NFR) average titles and 10 Houston Rodeo Championships. He was named American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) "Horse of the Year" five times, and was the second horse to win the "Silver Spur Award". Scamper retired in 1997, and now grazes his days away at Charmayne’s ranch in Athens, Texas.
$29.99
Hot Shot - World Champion Barrel Racing
Two young sisters and a buckskin gelding have taken the world of barrel racing for an unforgettable whirlwind ride. Together, sisters Tanya and Tyrney Steinhoff and their Quarter Horse, Nate Shilabar, known as Hot Shot, have made barrel racing history. Hot Shot’s earnings of more than $230,000 have made him the number one money-earning barrel racing horse of the last decade.
$30.50
Breyer Horses Series for Young Readers
So much inspiration for our model horses comes from literature, particularly endearing classics that are sometimes the first introduction a young reader has to a horse. These delightful model horse and book sets give any child an excuse to start reading...and collecting Breyer models!
Walter Farley's The Black Stallion
An untamed stallion, a young boy – an ill-fated ship’s voyage … Shipwrecked on a deserted island, Alec Ramsay and the horse he calls The Black help each other survive, gradually earning each other’s trust and devotion. First published in 1941, Walter Farley's best-selling novel The Black Stallion has become a childhood classic. Alec and The Black’s desperate situation brings them together and eventually, they form a bond stronger than the stallion’s instincts. When rescued, the Black travels back to New York with Alec, and there, a wise old horses trainer, Henry Daily, helps Alec train The Black. When a colorful reporter gets the two greatest Thoroughbreds of the time into a match race together to determine the best of the best, Alec knows that The Black can beat both of them. The Black and Alec get their chance and the three horses race for the title of fastest in America. Their bonds of trust and love carry them through their first adventures together, and through book after book afterwards. From Alec Ramsay’s and The Black's first meeting on an ill-fated ship to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story will hold the rapt attention of readers new and old. Let your imagination race with the Black, too!
$37.99
Misty & Stormy Model and Book Set
Misty and Stormy are united in this boxed set along with the book that gave them their claim to fame. Since the publication of Misty of Chincoteague in 1947, Misty has become one of the most beloved equines in children’s literature. Henry’s novel weaves historical fact and creative imagination into a story about the origin of the breed and an exciting tale about children’s love for horses.
$47.50
Blackjack
Ellen Feld’s Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse embarks on a journey about the special bond between a black Morgan horse and a 15-year-old girl, Heather Richardson. Heather discovers that Blackjack, the black Morgan stallion she dreams of each night is actually a real horse. Heather meets him, and with the help of his owner, learns to care for him while gaining riding and showing experience. When trouble arises and Blackjack ends up in the hands of a cruel trainer, Heather proves that she is willing to do whatever it takes to rescue her beloved friend and get him back.
Inspired by her own horses, Feld weaves life’s lessons on taking care of horses into her novels by drawing from her knowledge and experience of owning Morgans and showing in Saddleseat, Reining, Hunter Pleasure, Driving, Barrel Racing, and Western Pleasure. Ms. Feld’s first novel, Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse is a Children’s Choices Award recipient that has caught the attention of more than just a few young readers. Other books in the “Morgan Horse Series” include Rusty: The High-Flying Morgan Horse, and Frosty: The Adventures of a Morgan Horse, also a winner of the Children’s Choices Award.
This boxed set includes a model of Blackjack, the horse of Heather™s dreams, and a paper-back copy of the award-winning novel.
$48.50
Black Beauty
In Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty, a wise old horse recounts the joys and adversities of his life as a riding and carriage horse in London. A model of the popular equine character has been in Breyer®’s Traditional™ line since 1979. Released on a new mold for 2008, Black Beauty is now part of the Young Readers Series and is packaged with a paperback version of Anna Sewell’s novel.
$47.50
San Domingo Model & Book Set
For centuries, the Medicine Hat horses have been revered by Native Americans as a legendary animal with the power to protect their riders from harm. Brandishing the fabled bonnet-like coloration on his head and the shield on his chest, San Domingo of Marguerite Henry’s novel San Domingo the Medicine Hat Stallion, is no exception to the lore.
Left to tend to the family trading post in his father’s absence, Peter Lundy acquires an Indian pony and after forming a fast bond with the colt he calls San Domingo, Peter is certain that the two of them will never part. However, a ruthless trader at heart, Peter’s father Jethro Lundy trades San Domingo for a more experienced thoroughbred. Devastated by his father’s actions, Peter leaves home in search of a way to fill the void and earn his father’s respect, but will he ever see San Domingo again? Can he learn to forgive his father?
Published in 1972, San Domingo the Medicine Hat Stallion is fourteenth of the 59 books written by Marguerite Henry. After receiving a writing desk from her father as a child, Henry wrote her first short story which sold for twelve dollars. Since then Henry’s writing has been influenced by her love of horses and other animals. With this inspiration, Henry has created award-winning books that have kindled a love of animals, especially horses, in the hearts of children of all ages.
As part of the Breyer® back-to-school series, this box set includes a model of San Domingo and a copy of the book written by award-winning author, Marguerite Henry. Look for more of Henry’s books in other Breyer® boxed sets like Brighty of the Grand Canyon, and Misty of Chincoteague.
$47.50
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