Today I will present my family of seven to you
Meet: the Arabians
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]I am still not entirely sure on the amount of members this family should have. I need at least two more but there is still plenty of room to get wild. So we shall see...
But now to the family itself
13907 Arabian stallion[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Here we have the Arabian stallion moulded in 2015 and released in 2020. Mine was made in China. This is the third colour variant on this mould released as a replacement of the former darker version. I am not too sure on his coat colour. Some suggest that he is a grulla or a smokey black. To me he doesn't look like a grulla at all and for a smokey black he is a little bit too light for my taste. I decided to have him as a bay-going-grey in my collection as this seems as the closest coat colour to me.
He is a nice and handsome little boy. I didn't expect to like him that much as I do now. Before I got him I didn't care for this mould but when I got him I just started to like him quite a bit. He has just this certain type of charm to him. Unlike many I am not bothered by the tail net they gave him. It just adds a little bit of character to him and red suits him quite well. I especially like his thin blaze. On the other hand he is again one of the models that has wrong hoof colouring on the hooves under leg markings. The former version had the same problem just the other way around. Those Schleich designers will never learn
Otherwise he is a rather nice model and just gives me that Aramis vibe. He looks a little bit too kind for him though.
I decided to name mine Arthur because of his noble and elegant look.
Now a little bit more about him:
Arthur is an intelligent and calm young stallion. He has a high status is the equine kingdom as he is a descendant from a high ranked family. Moreover he is known for being one of the current equine king's best friends. From time to time Arthur competes in endurance and dressage. He loves to spend time with his little filly and wife who is nearly the complete opposite of him. Arthur has a rather balanced character and is kind and polite to all of the kingdoms creatures.
13761 Arabian mare
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Here is the grey (on bay) Arabian mare moulded in 2013 and released in 2014. Mine was made in Portugal. She is probably one of Schleich's most famous horse models of all time. Evenly hated and loved she was the topic of many debates among collectors. I am more on her lover side than hater one. She has just a sentimental value to me being one of the very first Schleich horses I knew. And as I am not an expert in anatomy her flaws don't bother me. I like her colouring. She is rather good shaded being a light grey horse. Unlike her husband she does actually have correct hoof colouring under her leg markings
. I will never understand the logic of Schleich's designers...
I decided to call her Aurora probably because of her pink ribbons. She has this fairy tail horse vibe in general so I think that this name suits her quite well.
Now a little bit more about Aurora:
Aurora is a self confident young mare. She doesn't fear anyone and will attack verbally anyone who dared bothering her and her family. That's why she gets constantly in fights with Grace. But otherwise Aurora is very friendly and always eager to help. She is known for being one of the current equine queens best friends. The young mare is not too keen on humans and won't let anyone on her back. She has a close bond to her younger sister and cousine and is still rather protective of them just as of her little filly. Aurora loves to spend time with her family and is very proud of her husband's achievements.
13762 Arabian foal[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Here we have the mahogany bay Arabian foal moulded in 2013 and released in 2014. The mould is gender less and unlike many I have it as a filly in my collection. Mine was made in Portugal. A very cute little foal. I quite like her pose and her super dark mahogany bay colouring. And of course her wonderful leg markings with the correct hoof colouring.
I decided to name her Ariana for no reason at all. It just seemed to suit her.
Now a little bit more about her character:
Ariana is a playful and energetic little filly. Character wise she resembles more her mother than her father as she is also rather self confident. Her best friends are the Trakehner fillies and together they love to gallop around the territories. Ariana even convinces grumpy Tundra to join them from time to time. The little filly looks up to her parents and wants to become a good show horse just as her father. Ariana is friendly to every creature of every kingdom.
I got them all together as a Christmas gift from my parents a few years ago which I am really happy about as it takes me sometimes ages to complete at least a trio.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]72154 Grey Arabian mare[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Here is the exclusive Arabian mare moulded in 2013 and released in 2020. Mine was made in China. This model was formerly released in the 2019 Advent calendar just like the exclusive black Arabian stallion that was part of the 2017 advent calendar. I didn't expect to receive her at all. She was just like the Showjumping set a surprise Christmas gift last year. I do really like her in this colouring even though I am not too sure what they tried to represent here. Schleich describes her as a grey and that's what I am going for in my collection. The berry coloured ribbons in her mane really suit her and she stands so much better than my original one! Her eyes are also painted differently so that she has smaller eyes than the original. It took me quite some time to get used to it.
I decided to call her Aria because I thought that it would suit her.
Now a little bit more about her:
Aria is Aurora's little sister and is quite different from her. She is rather calm and doesn't like getting into fights. Aria is currently in foal and is quite excited to become mother. Just like Aurora she is not too keen on humans and doesn't let anyone on her back. She has a strong bond to both her sister and cousin and likes to play with her nieces from time to time. Aria is friendly and polite to every creature and is looking forward to be reunited with her husband again.
Two sisters. I can't say who I like more.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]13840 Pintabian stallion[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Here we have the black tobiano pinto Pintabian stallion moulded in 2016 and released in 2017. Mine was made in China. I did not expect to like him that much but I do like him quite a bit. He has a nice colouring and I really like his blaze. He is the only one of this family whose blaze ends in a pink muzzle. I also like his pose and that he has horseshoes.
I decided to name mine Antimony because I thought that it just sounds similar to his character. His show name is Peter Blood (to match his wife's name) and sometimes he is simply announced as Pirate.
Now a little bit more about his character:
Antimony, mostly called Tim by his wife and friends, is not the most friendliest stallion. He likes to show off and thinks himself above many other horses. Therefore he hasn't too many friends. Even though his wife is quite different from him he loves her to death and loves to spend time with her and their little filly. From time to time he competes in endurance and dressage. Antimony is mostly polite to everyone in every kingdom.
13838 Pintabian mare[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Here is the flaxen chestnut tobiano pinto Pintabian mare moulded in 2016 and released in 2017. Mine was made in China. I just adore her
She looks so sweet and the green really suits her. I like her simple standing pose. She is a very nice counterpart to her stallion.
I decided to name her Arabella as she reminded me of this character in "The Chronicles of Peter Blood" from Rafael Sabatini.
Now a little bit more about her:
Arabella is quite different from her husband. She is always kind and polite to everyone and likes to help others. Arabella loves to spend time with her husband and their little filly. She has a strong bond with her older cousins and likes to watch their fillies play together. From time to time she competed in dressage.
13839 Pintabian foal[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Here is the chestnut tobiano Pintabian foal moulded in 2016 and released in 2017. The mould is gender less and I have it as a filly in my collection. I love this little foal, she is just so cute
She looks very curious, I really like her pose and colouring.
I decided to call her Ahsoka like Ahsoka Tano from Star Wars because her chestnut patches reminded me of Ahsoka's skin colour.
Now a little bit more about her character:
Ahsoka is a very curious little filly. Her character is a mix of her father's and mother's character. She is not as shy as her mother but always friendly and polite to everyone. She looks up to her parents and wants to become such a good show horse as them. Ahsoka loves to gallop around the territories with her cousin and friends.
Here we have them together. Such an adorable little family
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]And another family pic of all seven members together
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Next up is my family of eight.