Conga Time! G1 Thoroughbred Mare

 It's my birthday! As a celebration, we're taking a closer look at one of my favorite Breyer molds - the G1 Thoroughbred Mare. 

The Thoroughbred Mare mold captured my heart early - I was first exposed to it through a knockoff horse set, probably purchased at a craft store for one of my birthday parties, long before I knew about Breyers.

Like, all G1 molds, I have a tendency to compulsively buy them when I see them - this has lead to this conga having a ton of duplicates!

Despite the compulsive buying, I realized when I made this post that I'm missing more than I thought I was! I guess it's a good thing - it gives me something less outrageously expensive to look for next year! 

I've also been working on my collection catalog off and on for the last few years - I have a huge collection, so it takes a lot of time between recording the models and taking and labeling photos. This conga has stalled the G1 tab of the spreadsheet because with all the duplicates I wasn't sure what I actually had! I took advantage of having the whole conga out to take individual photos. Progress will commence once again! 

A selection of my favorites!

I don't believe this girl is anything special - I just think her leg shading is both weird and cool. I got her from eBay earlier this year. I'm fairly confident she's #5026, so she's grouped with them for the purposes of this post, but she could equally be an early #5141. 

I was SO EXCITED when she was used for the 2017 Stablemates Club. Coco is a lovely bay sabino. I'd love to see Breyer bring her out more often - they've used Native Dancer twice, give this lady time to shine! 

I just love this mold in modern colors - this is the Hidalgo Mustang Set from Blockbuster. Like her sister A Clear Day, she was one of the earliest models I wanted to track down when I seriously re-entered the hobby in college. 

This girl may be familiar to those who follow my Show Reports - this is my NIB copy of #5028. She was a gift from one of my dearest hobby friends Kelly M., who named her for me - Eras Tour! 

You know her, you love her, she's the focus of her own Collection Spotlight - it's the 2004 JCP Holiday Catalog, known in my collection as A Clear Day.

#5028 Variations

#5030 Variations - the mare on the left is a no stamp

#5026 Variations

1990s Regular Runs - #5140 at the top, three variations of #5141 at the bottom

#5183 Variations

90s Special Runs - 1998 Sears Holiday Catalog on the left, 1995 JCP Holiday Catalog on the right

The Modern Era Girls - 2004 JCP Parade of Breeds, Blockbuster Hidalgo Set, Stablemates Club Coco

My two NIB girls - #5183 on the left, #5028 on the right

A shrinky! She's a very proportional one, but set her next to any of her sisters and she's significantly tinier.