Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin

Akhal-Teke (Traditional 1:9 by Breyer)

Name(s): Akhal-Teke, Domestic horse, Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus Brand: Breyer Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Asia

5 (5 votes)

Review and images by Harecraft Horses; edited by bmathison1972

Today we’ll be looking at one of 2022’s regular runs by Breyer, the one I was most excited to see and own – Adamek the Akhal-Teke stallion.

He is absolutely stunning!

I loved this sculpt right from when it was first revealed, it really nails the conformation and character of the breed, and although I was sad the two best Akhal-Teke colours got used up on unattainably rare and expensive exclusives (a sooty buckskin to the Premier Club, then metallic cremello for a limited Breyerfest SR), I do think this colour looks good on him.

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Cob, Black Tobiano, rearing (Horses by Mojö Fun)

Name(s): Cob, Domestic horse, Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus Brand: Mojo Fun Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Europe, North America

4.3 (3 votes)

Review and images by Harecraft Horses; edited by bmathison1972

My first must-buy of Mojö’s horses this year was the rearing cob, a really good addition to the range to complete the family – even though they already had a mare and youngster, the new rearing pose for the stallion means he’s plenty different to the others, and that he’s fun for photography as well as play.

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Oryol Mare, Dark Grey (Horse Country by CollectA)

Name(s): Domestic horse, Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus, Oryol/Orlov Trotter Brand: CollectA Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Asia

5 (5 votes)

Review and images by Harecraft Horses; edited by bmathison1972

Much better known as the Orlov Trotter, named after their developer Count Alexei Orlov, this is a famous breed but not a common one outside its native homeland, and it’s fairly rare to see in model form, too. With nothing yet from Breyer, the market leader in the model horse world, we have to turn to the more toy-type brands : Mojo Fun have released their Orlov Trotter sculpt in two different shades of grey, and now CollectA bring us a brand new one.

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Arabian Mare, Liver Chestnut (Horse Country by CollectA)

Name(s): Arabian horse, Domestic horse, Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus Brand: CollectA Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Asia

5 (5 votes)

Review and images by Harecraft Horses; edited by bmathison1972

When the promotional pictures of this stunning mare from CollectA came out, I was really concerned they might be a ‘too good to be true’ thing, showing a one-off custom artist’s proof paintjob, and then the factory models would be plain and lacking in comparison.

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Hanoverian Stallion, Dappled Grey (Horse Country by CollectA)

Name(s): Domestic horse, Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus, Hanoverian horse Brand: CollectA Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Europe

4.8 (4 votes)

Review and images by Harecraft Horses; edited by bmathison1972

This year CollectA have treated horse collectors to several re-releases in a new paintjob. Unlike wildlife collectors, model horse enthusiasts tend not to mind this at all – so many breeds come in more than one colour, and the variation is great for building an extensive herd.

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Appaloosa Stallion, Blue Roan (Horse Country by CollectA)

Name(s): Appaloosa horse, Domestic horse, Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus Brand: CollectA Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: North America

5 (5 votes)

Review and images by Harecraft Horses; edited by bmathison1972

This is, as I’m sure all CollectA horse fans will recognise, an older mould re-released in a brand new colour for 2022.

Here he is alongside two of the older releases on the mould; the original Black Appaloosa Stallion from 2010, and the Buckskin Appaloosa (sometimes listed as Light Brown Appaloosa Stallion) from 2021.

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Yakutian Stallion, Grey (Horse Country by CollectA)

Name(s): Domestic horse, Equus ferus, Equus ferus caballus, Yakutian horse Brand: CollectA Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Asia

5 (3 votes)

Review and images by Harecraft Horses; edited by bmathison1972

CollectA’s new horses for 2022 are being sent out to stockists in two batches, some breeds now and the rest due in December (although of course these timings will vary by country – there’s always a delay while British collectors wait for the new figures to be shipped over, while the US and mainland Europe are buying them already).

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Zebra, 2018 Mare (Wild Life Africa by Schleich)

Name(s): Equus, Equus quagga, Plains Zebra Brand: Schleich Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Africa

4.1 (7 votes)

Review and images by Suspsy; edited by bmathison1972

One of the most famous and most recognizable of all equids is the zebra of Africa, of which there are three recognized species: the plains zebra (Equus quagga), the mountain zebra (E. zebra), and the Grevy’s zebra (E.

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Zebra, Stallion Laughing (AAA)

Name(s): Equus, Equus quagga, Plains Zebra Brand: AAA Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine

2.5 (2 votes)

The days are long, it’s getting warm, there is colour in the trees. It must be summer. And as that’s the case, we see the return of my theme seasons. Welcome, once again, to my “Savanah Summer”!!! Once again. I will travel across Africa, from the Serengeti to the Congo, from plains to coasts, showing figures representing the best this amazing and diverse continent has to offer.

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African Wild Ass (Wildlife by CollectA)

Name(s): African wild ass, Equus, Equus africanus, Equus africanus somaliensis Brand: CollectA Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Africa

4.9 (10 votes)

The African wild ass (Equus africanus) is a species of Equid native to the arid regions of North Africa. It is also critically endangered with only about 570 individuals living in the wild. Two sub-species have been described, the Nubian wild ass (E. a. africanus) and the Somali wild ass (E.

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Przewalski’s Horse (Horse Country by CollectA)

Name(s): Equus, Equus ferus, Equus ferus przewalskii, Przewalski's Horse Brand: CollectA Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine Range: Asia, Europe

4.8 (5 votes)

Since its release in 2013 I’ve been eyeballing the CollectA Przewalski’s horse (pronounced shuh-VAL-skee and also known as the takhi) for my collection, even though I didn’t really collect extant animals at the time. What I was collecting were dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, and recently extinct animals too. So why the interest in this horse?

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Zebra, Pair (Noah’s Pals by Caboodle! Toys LLC)

Name(s): Equus, Equus quagga, Plains Zebra Brand: Noah's Pals Classification: Horses, Zebras & Kin, Mammals Type: Figurine

5 (3 votes)

Well, we are in June, the temperature is rising and the weather is becoming sunnier. To celebrate the season, I will be looking into the animals that live on one of the hottest continents on earth, Africa. From the Sahara to the Serengeti, from the Congo to Botswana, I will be reviewing animals from across this amazing place.

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