B-567 Belgian, Sespe Violette
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 6”
Production Dates:
F1954-S1955, as “Belgian Mare ‘Sespe Violette’” (gloss chestnut)
F1967-S1968, as “Belgian Mare” F1967-S1968 (gloss liver chestnut)
2006-2021, as “Sespe Violette” (Original 2006 colorways were white, chestnut with white mane/tail, dark chestnut with white mane/tail, charcoal, and dapple grey. Later additions to colorways were black, bay, gray, rose gray, buckskin, palomino, black and white pinto, and calico pinto. Retail price in 2021 was $450, $475 for dapple grey. A total of 57 were made.)
Mold Book Name: Horse, Belgian
Notes: Matte pieces exist, but matte was probably not a production finish.
B-50 Clydesdale, Benny
Height: 7 ½”
Designer: Maureen Love
Production Dates:
S1983-S1986 (gloss or matte bay)
Notes: This piece was designed after a real horse named Benny or Bennie, and is known to collectors by that name, but “Benny” was not a name used by the factory.
B-706 Percheron, Crusader
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 6 ¼”
Production Dates:
S1959-S1960; S1966-S1967, as Percheron “Crusader” (matte white)
2018, as “Coal” (shaded black with Nostalgia finish, Special Run by HR TN for the Hagen-Renaker Collector’s Club. 10 made; retail price $800.)
2019, as “Frosty” (bay roan, Special Run by HR TN for the Hagen-Renaker Collector’s Club. 80 made: 19 with glossy Contempo finish, 61 with milky satin Nostalgia finish; retail price $650.)
Mold Book Name: Percheron
B-679 American Saddlebred, Honora, large
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 8”
Production Dates:
S1958-F1958, as “American Saddlebred white/brown”
S1959-F1961, as “American Saddlebred ‘Honora’ white/brown” (matte brown; matte white)
2008-2021, as “Large Honora” (Limited Edition. Retail price was $300, $325 for dapple grey. Ribbon choices were red, blue, green, and dark yellow. A total of 36 were made: 1 charcoal/red, 1 bay/blue ribbon, 2 bay/green, 1 bay/red, 1 bay/ribbon color unspecified, 5 dapple/blue, 2 dapple/red, 1 chestnut/blue, 1 chestnut/green, 1 chestnut/silver [?], 5 dark chestnut/green, 1 dark chestnut/red, 1 black pinto/red, 1 rose grey/ribbon color unspecified, 1 palomino/green, 1 palomino/blue, 1 palomino/red, 1 buckskin/yellow, 2 buckskin/blue, 1 buckskin/green, 1 grey/red, 1 grey/blue, 1 grey/green, 1 white/red, 1 black/red.)
Mold Book Name: Horse – American Saddlebred
Notes: This mold was reworked as B-759, small Honora. Apart from size, the most noticeable difference is that the Large Honora has the tail attached to the hind leg, while Small Honora has the tail detached.
B-759 American Saddlebred, Honora, small
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 6 ¾”
Production Dates:
S1962-S1963, as “American Saddlebred”
F1963-F1964, as “American Saddlebred ‘Honora’”
S1965-F1967, as “American Saddlebred ‘Honora’ brown/white”
F1968-F1970, as “American Saddlebred” (Matte brown; matte white)
S1982-F1984, as “Saddlebred” (Bay, palomino, brown or white, gloss or matte)
F1985, as a Special Run of 100 for Black Horse Ranch. (50 each of palomino matte and palomino gloss)
Mold Book Name: American Saddlebred
Notes: This mold is a reworked, smaller version of B-679, large Honora. Apart from size, the most noticeable difference is that Large Honora has the tail attached to the hind leg, while Small Honora has the tail detached.
B-644 Hackney Pony, Brookside Stella
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 5 ½”
Production Dates:
F1956-S1958, as “Hackney Pony” (gloss bay; rectangular wooden base)
S1983-S1985, as “Hackney Mare (w/base)” (bay, gloss or matte; ceramic base)
2008, Special Run for Breyerfest (50 each in gloss grey or charcoal, on thin beige ceramic base)
Mold Book Name: Hackney
Notes: Although the name “Brookside Stella” does not appear on order forms, stickers, or in the Mold Book, some Hackney Ponies had a sticker applied under the base which explained that it was a portrait model of the real Brookside Stella.
The San Marcos (1980s) version had a metal rod added between the base and the horse’s belly for stability.
B-705 Tennessee Walking Horse, Roan Lady
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 7 ¼”
Production Dates:
S1959-F1960, as “Tennessee Walking Horse Roan Lady’” (matte doeskin grey or white; blue and black ribbons)
S1966, as “Tennessee Walker” ;
F1966-F1967, as “Tennessee Walker grey/white” ;
S1970-S1971, as “Tennessee Walker”(matte doeskin grey or white, turquoise or green ribbons)
2006-2021, as “Roan Lady” (Colorways available in 2006 were black, bay, charcoal, and palomino with choice of red, blue, or green ribbons. Later additions to the colorways were dark chestnut, chestnut, gray, white, rose gray, buckskin, black and white pinto, calico pinto, and dapple grey, with ribbon choice of red, blue, green, or dark yellow. Retail price $230, $255 for dapple grey. A total of 223 were made).
2016, as “Roan ‘Roan Lady’"(roan on black. Special Run by HR TN for the Hagen-Renaker Collector’s Club. 82 were made: 12 with blue ribbons, 14 with red ribbons, 13 with green ribbons, 43 with purple ribbons)
Mold Book Name: Tennessee Walker
B-17 Pony, head down
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 5 1/2"
Production Dates:
S1981-F1984, as Pony (Head Down) [white or brown, gloss or matte]
Mold Book Name: Pony (head down)
Notes: This mold was apparently sculpted as a larger version of Miniature A-315, Pony, head down.
B-16 Pony, Head Up
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 7”
Production Dates:
S1981-F1984, as Pony (Head Up) [white or brown, gloss or matte]
Mold Book Name: Pony (head up)
Notes: This mold was apparently sculpted as a larger version of Miniature A-314, Pony, head up.
B-564 Shetland Pony Colt, Rascal
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 2 3/4”
Production Dates:
S1954-F1955, as “Shetland Colt ‘Rascal’” (dark chocolate pinto (earlier), red-brown pinto (later))
F1956-S1957, as “Shetland Colt ‘Rascal’” (soft brown chestnut)
S1967-F1967, as “Shetland Colt” (matte red dun)
2011 (Special Run by Little-Shoppe for Breyerfest. 50 each made in gloss rose grey and gloss chestnut with flaxen mane/tail)
Mold Book Name: Colt, Shetland
Notes: B-564 was also sold as “Pinto Pony Colt” in the Specialties line.
B-565 Shetland Pony Mare, Maydee
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 3 ½”
Production Dates:
S1954-F1955, as “Shetland Mare ‘Maydee’” (dark chocolate pinto (earlier), red-brown pinto (later))
F1956-S1957, as “Shetland Mare ‘Maydee’” (soft brown chestnut)
S1967-F1967, as “Shetland Mare” (matte doeskin grey)
2011 (Special Run from Little-Shoppe. 50 each made in gloss rose grey and gloss chestnut with flaxen mane/tail)
Mold Book Name: Mare, Shetland
Notes: At least one Maydee has been found with a 1953 sticker reading “Windy.” Hagen-Renaker never produced a mold officially named Windy.
B-565 was revised and sold as “Pinto Pony” and “Pinto Pony Mare” in the Specialties line.
B-566 Shetland Pony Stallion, Wrangler
Designer: Maureen Love
Height: 4”
Production Dates:
S1954-F1955, as “Shetland Stallion ‘Wrangler’” (grey pinto (earlier [rare]), brown pinto (later))
F1956-S1957, as “Shetland Stallion ‘Wrangler’” (soft brown chestnut)
S1967-F1967, as “Shetland Stallion” (red dun, matte)
2011 (Special Run for Breyerfest. 50 each made in gloss rose grey and gloss chestnut with flaxen mane/tail)
Mold Book Name: Stallion, Shetland
Notes: Mold B-566 was later sold in black pinto as 566, Specialties “Pinto Pony Stallion.” The mold was also reduced in size and released as 3345 Specialties “Pony ‘Wrangler'”.