Empire Large Champion Horses

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Hi! It's me, Bowhead Whale.

Last Monday, I went to a second hand store and I found this magnificient Percheron Horse. I made some research about it and found out it is made by the company "Empire" and is from a line called "Grand Champions". And I know one of my friends has the Arabian from that very same line. I just added this Percheron in Toy Animal Wiki.

Lovely looking Percheron!

Isn't it? I just could not resist acquiring it.

Interesting find, is it marked with the breed? Those snowy colors were common on Percheron figures as you can see on Toy Major model but that's a heavy feathered one to be a Percheron. Actually I like the effect like they complement the snow.

Roger wrote:

Interesting find, is it marked with the breed? Those snowy colors were common on Percheron figures as you can see on Toy Major model but that's a heavy feathered one to be a Percheron. Actually I like the effect like they complement the snow.

I made researches, of course. And it seems this particular brand used the same molds to represent more than one breed. For example, the molds for the Quarter Horses were also used for the Appaloosa horses as well as the Arabian Thoroughbreds. OK, the horse itself is not marked "Percheron"; but it came from a box that did mention the breed and the name of the horse (because each horse had a name, like live individuals; and this male Percheron is called "Snowy Knight"). This particular mold was also used for the Clydesdale stallion; the color was different (it is bay) and it has a mane with fake hair. And the Gypsy Vanner horses by this brand also used the Clydesdale molds. This is what Empire did. I know this may create confusion, but this is the way it is.

Bowhead Whale wrote:

Roger wrote:

Interesting find, is it marked with the breed? Those snowy colors were common on Percheron figures as you can see on Toy Major model but that's a heavy feathered one to be a Percheron. Actually I like the effect like they complement the snow.

I made researches, of course. And it seems this particular brand used the same molds to represent more than one breed. For example, the molds for the Quarter Horses were also used for the Appaloosa horses as well as the Arabian Thoroughbreds. OK, the horse itself is not marked "Percheron"; but it came from a box that did mention the breed and the name of the horse (because each horse had a name, like live individuals; and this male Percheron is called "Snowy Knight"). This particular mold was also used for the Clydesdale stallion; the color was different (it is bay) and it has a mane with fake hair. And the Gypsy Vanner horses by this brand also used the Clydesdale molds. This is what Empire did. I know this may create confusion, but this is the way it is.

Sounds quite plausible. Since they use molds to represent different breeds, it is natural that the mold for draft horses is a feathered one. Thanks for detailing your research. :)

When I saw it for the first time, I also thought it looked a lot like a Clydesdale. But I saw how many horses they made using the same mold and said to myself they could not be all Clydesdales, especially when they used the Arabian molds to make Appaloosas and Quarter Horses. This is how I concluded this one must have been meant to represent a Percheron.