Conga! G1 Morgan Stallion

The original ceramic Hagen-Renaker mold, #389 Mini Morgan Stallion⁵, was sculpted by Maureen Love Calvert, and leased from the ceramics company by Breyer for production in plastic. Officially released in 1976, the Morgan Stallion mold was discontinued along with the other Generation One molds in 2005.

During this time, Breyer released ten regular runs and twelve special runs on this mold, putting him in second place for the most used G1 mold, eight runs behind the G1 Draft Horse. The popularity of this mold makes it one of the more difficult and expensive ones to conga; the sheer number of releases (especially with those three "Arabians" during the first part of 1975) doesn't help matters, either.

Regular Run Releases
Models listed below left to right

Top Row

• Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5010 Arabian Stallion 1975
• Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5013 Arabian Stallion 1975
• Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5016 Arabian Stallion 1975

Middle Row

• Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5037 Morgan Stallion 1976
• Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5035 Morgan Stallion 1976-88
• Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5036 Morgan Stallion 1976-88
• Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5150 Morgan Stallion 1989-1994 (New Plastic: 1992-94)

Bottom Row

• Regular Run Gift Set #5650 Saddle Club Collection 1994-95
• Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5184 Morgan Stallion 1995-97
• Regular Run Gift Set #59971 Morgan and Foal 1997-99

Special Run Releases
Models listed below left to right

Top Row

• Sears Special Run #495600 Stablemate Assortment 1989
• Sears Special Run #495601 Stablemate Assortment II 1990
• Sears Special Run #495091 Stablemate Assortment III 1991
• Sears Special Run #495092 Stablemate Assortment IV 1992

Middle Row

• Sears Special Run #495092 Stablemate Assortment IV 1992
• JCPenney Special Run #711094 12-Piece Stablemates Set 1994
• JCPenney Special Run #711094 12-Piece Stablemates Set 1994
• JCPenney Special Run #710695 Set of 12 Miniatures 1995

Bottom Row

• JCPenney Special Run #711096 12-Piece Stablemates Set 1996
• Götz Special Run Doll Boutique Model 1997
• JCPenney Special Run #710897 12-pc. Parade of Breeds 1997
• Sears Special Run #770198 12-pc Stablemates 1998

Along with the Arabian Mare and the Saddlebred, the Regular Run dapple grey "Arabian" Morgan Stallion found his way into the 1975 Sears Christmas Wish Book. 99¢, guys!

Scan from the 1975 Sears Christmas Wish Book provided by Sharon Walbridge
Like the other models, he came packaged in a little white box with a black line-drawing of the model on the side. Though he was given a Sears catalogue number, he was still a regular run release.

Photo and model owned by Deb Walsmith and used here by permission.

Many thanks to Sharon Walbridge and Deb Walsmith for contributing pictures from their collections!