Kid Kore tiny horses

Here is your appy foal. I thought I had 1 or 2 more of these horses somewhere but I can't find them... might have even imagined them...?
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Yay!! Thank you so much for sharing! I believe that's Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] foal from the back card. :) Another set from the back card confirmed within a reasonable certainty!

I also got these today! They are confirmed from the photo to be the Westphalion mare and foal.
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Wonderful finds to add to your growing series! I love the smooth sleek feel about them that they have, and the foal's rearing pose!

The rearing pose is one of the loveliest of the series! It's almost almost impossible to keep standing, haha. Actually this whole series has a Domino problem.

I haven't done the Westphalion set justice with my camera, they are in fact a really nice seal brown, almost black but with just a little brown in the highlights. I think the nice paint jobs that a lot of these has is part of the reason I like them so much.

I renamed all these mini horses on TAW. What are the Westphalian, Stable Champions Minis too and what about Paige's model? I see the only way to help me finding where to put these on TAW is that you talk with me as I was a baby.

No problem, I am not always very good at explaining. Both the Westphalion set and Paige's foal match horses on the backcard, so they are part of the same Stable Champions Minis set. The Westphalions are confirmed by an in-package photo. Paige's looks like it matches the horse labeled Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], so I assume that's the one it goes with. It's the foal of that set. Thank you!

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No problem, I am not always very good at explaining. Both the Westphalion set and Paige's foal match horses on the backcard, so they are part of the same Stable Champions Minis set. The Westphalions are confirmed by an in-package photo. Paige's looks like it matches the horse labeled Appaloosa [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], so I assume that's the one it goes with. It's the foal of that set. Thank you!

Perfectly explained! I added the pair of Westphalians and the Appaloosa 2 foal on TAW. Please, keep explaining me these things like I was a crocodile hatchling or I'll never know what to do with these mini horses.

Great, thank you! I will do my best.

I am still working on this, and I wanted to put this here so I don't lose it. Someone shared this information with me:

"I'm somewhat familiar with them. They originally sold at Wal-Mart and Kmart both. Walmart even sold two different 8 piece gift sets of the larger horses. One of which did have some minis but i couldn't tell you which ones. That was in 1999 if i remember correctly. Several years later they ended up in close out stores like Big Lots. That was in 2004. Sorry i don't still have my hang cards from the set i did buy."

This does not add anything to TAW, it's just compiling what little scraps I find. I have actually gotten more of these, including some in-package, giving me an in-person backcard which has helped. But still not ready to add any further organization to TAW . . .

Well, I have found the second back card, but the only copy on the internet I have unearthed is absolutely illegible. The horses, however, match many of the figures I have found that don't belong to the other set. I found good pictures of several of the large models which confirmed this. This second (or first?) series of Stable Champions features an adult horse and a foal, which makes sense that the minis were also an adult horse and foal. I have not confirmed the minis were packaged with these, but I am leaning toward that assumption. Even if they were packaged differently, their colors match, so I imagine their breeds also match.

So here's me spending my Wednesday night trying to read painfully blurred lettering on a tiny picture.  [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]  [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] At least I know what I'm looking for now, and that two sets are pretty much confirmed. It looks like some are repeats of the other set, which might explain why there are more of some colors out there, making them easier to find.

There are still a few colors out there, though, that aren't explained by either back card . . . meaning there is at least a third series . . . maybe . . .

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It is impossible to read but great work finding it. They have other sets with horses and other horse related elements and it may explain a few different colors. Though, it is a subject I'm not confortable at all.

Through context clues and a few other resources to match colors, I think I have a reasonable estimation of the list. Only the top right is entirely beyond a guess.  However, the pieces are still scattered far and wide. It would be great to know if the minis were released with any sets other than Stable Champions, but given that none of he marketing or packaging ever even mentions the minis, much less has pictures of them, the only confirmation I can ever get is finding them in package. Perhaps the minis were released individually at one point as well.  

Anyway, that's neither here not there . . . nothing for TAW yet. My obscure hunt continues.

Alright, well, I finally have an actual update for TAW. I found an image of a mare and foal set in package with good shots of the back card, as well as a few other in-package photos to help me organize a little better, and so I have been able to establish two confirmed sets. There are still several horses that are unaccounted for in either set, so still waiting on those to appear, but for now I at least know how 48 of them can be listed. :)

No rush on any editors or anything from me of course, I just want to put it out there for whenever! I know this is not a critical piece of knowledge the world is clamoring for or anything. This information can be organized however those who know best see fit. I have noted if the photos already appear on TAW.

Kid Kore Stable Champions - 1 large, rooted hair horse sold with tack, mailbox accessory, and 2 miniature horses in solid plastic, a mare and foal (other Stable Champions series exist, but those do not have minis).

I own the photos of this packaging, so they can be used on TAW if they are helpful.

The back card (minis are excluded from all packaging photos):
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How they are packaged:
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The minis:

1. Appaloosa 1
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2. Appaloosa 2
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3. Arabian
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4. French Trotter 1
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5. French Trotter 2 (these are mislabeled as French Trotter 1 on TAW)
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6. Hackney
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7. Hanoverian
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8. Palomino
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9. Pinto
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10. Saddlebred
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11. Thoroughbred
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12. Westphalian
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SRC Riding Club - 2 large, rooted hair horses (adult and foal) sold with tack and 2 miniature horses in solid plastic, mare and foal (other SRC series exist, but they were not sold with minis). Some breeds and colors were repeated, but they appear to be released in different molds than the Stable Champions.

(I do not yet own any images of the packaging)

The minis:

1. Appaloosa (these were not distinguished by numbers on the back card. This set is a blanket appaloosa)
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2. Appaloosa (this set is a leopard appaloosa)
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3. Arabian (this set is gray)
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4. Arabian (this set is black)
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5. French Trotter
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6. Hanoverian
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7. Mustang
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8. Palomino
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9. Pinto
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10. Saddlebred
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11. Thoroughbred
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12. Westphalian
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I'm posting to let you know that I am following this topic and trying to find a way to list thhis 2nd series.
It is not easy because I can't call them 1 and 2 since it already happens with figures of the same series. Appies are easy once they all have different names but I still don't know what to do with Palominos and a few others. I mean, two different pages can't have the same exact name and I want to do it coerently. I am also too bored to rename all those horses of the first series.
Meanwhile, I updated the first series, moving the French Trotters from 1 to 2 and adding the new models.
You're doing a great job with it and now it is the perfect time considering you've finished your Funrise collection. Talking as an editor, it is much easier to find motivation to list Funrise horses than it is with KidKore.

I understand, these are not as interesting from a breed perspective as Funrise for sure and they are not nearly as well organized by the company! I will not take it personally if they are not readily added to TAW, I will just keep compiling what I learn here as a resource - mainly for myself, so I don't forget.

We can worry about how to classify them later, when I have more of them, maybe. That might make it easier. Thank you for being willing to sift through my obsessive info collecting.

I am not depreciating your Kid Kore horses. Actually, I think they were far more popular among collectors than the Funrise. I have the impression the first series of Funrise sold very well but they're not often regarded as a collecting subject. I wished my English was better to explain these things. I mean, whilst Funrise horses sold very well among children, Kid Kore also were good sellers but they activated a stronger nostalgic feeling among adult collectors what helped to turn them into popular collectibles.
My post was just a personal observation as an editor because all Funrise horses have different identifications what turns them easy to list on TAW. As a collector I also like best the Funrise concept because they feature many unusual breeds. If I had more space and a fuller wallet, I would collect all different horse breeds as I do with wild animals. Especially figures around 1:18 scale like CollectA and similar brands.
Your obsessive info collecting is a huge bonus to the collecting community. You're not just doing it for yourself but sharing with other collectors who could be interested in finding information about these models even if they do it silently. This is also the reason why I list on TAW figures that are completely out of my collecting subject. So, I hope you continue with your obsession and more people like you are absolutely welcomed.

Oh no worries, I understand! :) I will certainly keep looking for information and sharing it, haha - always with the hope that someone else will come along who knows more as well!

Okay so, what I have learned with these is that it's just going to be impossible to ever sort them correctly for TAW because I'd have to find every one of them in package at some point to confirm what set they belong to and what they are called. So, to make my life easier and to have all the information in one place, I just made them their own website.

It's just a very simple little free one without any frills that delineates all the information I have currently found, since as far as I can tell, that hasn't been done for these guys anywhere. I included everything I know and pictures both of the ones I have and the ones I have found online that I don't have. If anyone ever finds anything that isn't on this site, I would be thrilled to add it!!

As always, please excuse my bad photography. I still have terrible lighting and also terrible skills.

Kid Kore Mini Horses

Great job Jill! I like websites dedicated to small companies or series. I added a link to your website on TAW's Kid Kore page.

Oh nice, thank you!

Great website, nicely made, well researched. I hadn't paid much attention to these horses, but now I see them on your website, I have to say they are very attractive.

Thanks so much! They are not terribly realistic but I think they are really charming, and some of their colors are pretty nice, considering their make.

Yes, they don't need to be realistic to be good. I like their rounded shapes.