Friday, September 26, 2014

Conga! G1 Saddlebred

The original ceramic Hagen-Renaker mold, #458 Mini American Saddlebred34, was sculpted by Maureen Love Calvert, and leased from the company by Breyer for production in plastic. The Saddlebred mold was released in 1975 and was discontinued along with the other Generation One molds at the end of 2005.

During this time, Breyer released six regular runs and thirteen special runs on this mold, making him the fourth most used G1 mold. Only one old plastic special run was produced, the regular run #5110 included in the 1989 Sears set..



Regular Run Releases
Models listed below left to right

Top Row
  • Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5001 Saddlebred 1975-77
  • Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5002 Saddlebred 1975-88
  • Missing Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5110 Saddlebred 1989-90 (See Picture Below)
Bottom Row
  • Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5002 Pinto Saddlebred 1998
  • Regular Run Stablemate Assortment #5904 Black and White Pinto Saddlebred 2003-05
  • Regular Run Play Set #5913 Pocket Barn with Horse and Veterinarian 2005


Special Run Releases
Models listed below left to right

Top Row
  • Missing Breyer Silver Anniversary Give-Away Saddlebred 1975 (See Picture Below)
  • Missing Sears Special Run #495600 Stablemate Assortment 1989 (See Picture Below)
  • JCPenney Special Run #711096 12-Piece Stablemates Set 1996
  • BreyerFest Special Run #410997 Stablemate Keychain 1997
Middle Row
  • JCPenney Special Run #710897 12-pc. Parade of Breeds 1997
  • BreyerFest Special Run #711198 Stablemate Keychain 1998
  • Sears Special Run #770198 12-pc Stablemates 1998
Bottom Row
  • BreyerFest Special Run #711103 Mod Squad Keychain Set 2003
  • JCPenney Special Run #410174 Stablemates Parade of Breeds - American Saddlebred, Red Roan 2004
  • Missing Just About Horses Special Run #701705 Mini Fanfare Set 2004 (See Picture Below)



The Regular Run #5002 Saddlebred also made an appearance in the 1975 Sears Wish Book.


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.

Missing from above:

#5110 Saddlebred & Sears SR Stablemate Assortment
Model and picture owned by Sharon Walbridge and used here by permission.

Breyer Silver Anniversary Give-Away Model
Model and picture owned by PolarVrtX and used here by permission.

Just About Horses SR Mini Fanfare Set
Models and picture owned by Deb Walsmith and used here by permission.


Next in the Conga! line: the G1 Seabiscuit in November.



Many thanks to Deb Walsmith, PolarVrtX, and Sharon Walbridge for generously contributing pictures from their collections to help complete our line-up!

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