Bonnie's Collection- Final Update Wolves!

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A lot of your horses are early Britains versions, Lillias. The brown horses at the back of the first photo (except the leftmost one), the white horses (except the left one) and the brown foal with shorter stretched out leg. I like the fact that despite your artistic skills, you haven't been tempted to repaint them and left them in their original state.

That's so interesting, thank you so much! It's very helpful to have a Britains expert like you to tell me more about them, because I've loved each of these horses for so long! And I will definitely always keep them like this, they wouldn't be the Britains horses I always knew and loved with a layer of extra paint over them!

And now for the final group of horses: Schleich, Papo and Breyer! And thank you very much to my sister for letting me show her horses here too!
I love the Scheich Paint Horse mare and foal, I just think that the colouring is so pretty (Even if it's simplistic) and it makes them both seem so elegant! And I have always loved the little Schleich Shetland! But these days there are an overwhelming number of Schleich horses- and the quality seems to have gone down, some seem to be made of a different, more rubbery material, and lots have ribbons/bows and much more simple painting- but older Schleich horses were absolute beauties!
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I generally prefer Schleich to Papo horses, but there are still some wonderful models by Papo, I especially love the Papo Appaloosa !
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But among my favourites have to be the Breyer horses (Including one unbranded one that is beautiful, and seems to be made of some sort of heavier material than plastic ) The Palomino is probably my favourite of all the models I have, that beautiful golden, the detail of the muscle and proud head! And the gorgeous prancing foals, I love how delicate and full of life they are!
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Nice horses :)

Ohhh! My dear Bonnie, - you also have a great collection of newer horses

I love your taste , they are all wonderful, - but the last one almost made me drop my jaw on the floor

Wonderful herd of horses!

Thank you so much Andreas, Susanne and Paige!

Great horses! I agree that the Schleichs are very good, especially the paint mare and foal. It shows that figures don't always have to be fully realistic to be good. Do you like the colour of the Breyer golden stock horse? I have been wondering about it, is it too gold or not? The sculpt is certainly very good, you can even see the veins in his cheeks.

Thank you Roger!
I actually love the golden stock horse- I would probably say it is a little too gold and shiny, but I think that's what I love about it- and of course that is Breyer's unique style! I'm not much of a horse expert, but looking at photos of Palominos there are certainly some who have that more glossy golden look, and whenever I look at my horses this model is always the first to catch my eye- there is something special about it that I can't put my finger on, but I would definitely recommend it! The more rich gold actually suites it very well, although I'm sure it is a matter of taste! The sculpt is wonderful, as you say the veins on the face and each muscle is perfect, here are a couple more photos:
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It's actually one of my favourite animal figures other than the dogs in my collection- probably a combination of being so beautiful and also being a figure I have had for a long time!

Great selection of horses!

Thank you Taylor!

An interesting lot of horses. The palomino is my favorite too..

Thank you Fernando! Yes, the Palomino is stunning!

Wonderful array of horses Lilias, I can see many that are on my wishlist, you have chosen some very nice figures for your collection indeed!

Thank you Adam!

It is great your sister allowed you to share her horses too. About the Palomino, it is a very beautiful piece, these figures have a plastic that looks like glass so they are glossier than any real horse. It is particularly evident with the Palomino but I think it is intentional. However, Akhal-Teke horses, can show an evident metallic sheen in some of his colors. Not as evident as in that figure but probably more than what we expect.
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It is great your sister allowed you to share her horses too. About the Palomino, it is a very beautiful piece, these figures have a plastic that looks like glass so they are glossier than any real horse. It is particularly evident with the Palomino but I think it is intentional. However, Akhal-Teke horses, can show an evident metallic sheen in some of his colors. Not as evident as in that figure but probably more than what we expect.
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Thank you Roger, yes she was very kind to let me share her Papo and Schleich!
And that is so interesting, this Akhal-Teke horse definitely has that more metallic sheen! So even if Breyer did exaggerate it, I think as you say it suites their style and adds that extra beauty to the figure!

Nice herd

Thank you Christophe!

Thanks for the photos of the golden horse. Very shiny, but he is beautiful!

rogerpgvg wrote:

Thanks for the photos of the golden horse. Very shiny, but he is beautiful!

You're welcome!

Wonderful horse model

Thank you Megaptera!

Chris Sweetman wrote:

Bonnie, I have just been through your posts and you have
a truly stunning collection.


           

Thank you so much Chris! I'm so glad that you enjoyed looking through my collection!