| Breyer is the most popular and best selling brand of | | | | finer details. |
| miniature horse toys. Breyer model horses are | | | | The middle size is known as Paddock Pals. Paddock |
| available in a range of five different sizes. All five sizes | | | | Pals are 1:24 scale and are approximately six inches |
| are accurately scaled to the average size of the real | | | | long by five inches tall. Single horses and play sets with |
| horse breeds that each one represents. | | | | riders and removable tack are available in this size. |
| The largest size is known as the traditional size. This | | | | Paddock Pals are popular horse toys that promote |
| size is 1:9 scale and is approximately twelve inches | | | | pretend play with attractive, colorful play sets. This is a |
| long by nine inches tall. It is the most popular size of | | | | great place for young horse lovers to start collecting |
| Breyer horse toys by far; in fact, many new releases | | | | their favorite breeds. |
| and special tack accessories are available only in this | | | | The second-smallest size is known as Stablemates. |
| scale. It makes sense that collectors would gravitate | | | | Stablemates are 1:32 scale and are approximately 4 |
| towards this larger size because the closer the models | | | | inches long by 3 inches tall. Horse and rider sets, horse |
| are to actual size the easier it is to see and appreciate | | | | and foal sets, and play sets are available in this size. |
| the beauty of the horses athletic bodies and flowing | | | | The smallest size is known as Mini Whinnies. Mini |
| manes. Hobbyists want their models to be adored and | | | | Whinnies are 1:64 scale and are merely one and a half |
| appreciated and that is much more likely to happen | | | | inches by one and a half inches. A variety of Breyer |
| with larger, more visible models. | | | | model horse sets are sold in this size. These smaller |
| The next largest size is known as the classic size. This | | | | sized horses are mostly used as kids horse toys and |
| size 1:12 scale, also known as the dollhouse scale, and | | | | are not usually sought after by collectors. The main |
| is approximately nine inches by six inches. Accessories | | | | benefit of this small size is they are very affordable. In |
| and tack are available for this size, but not as much as | | | | fact, you can purchase these horses in sets of 4 or |
| the traditional size. Like the Traditional size, there is a | | | | more horses for even bigger savings. |
| great selection Breyer model horses in the Classic size. | | | | Regardless of what size Breyer model horse you |
| While more hobbyists collect the Traditional size, | | | | prefer, hobbyists enjoy owning, trading, buying, selling, |
| Classic is also very popular. The slightly smaller size | | | | collecting, exhibiting, photographing, re-making and |
| has the advantage of being able to display these | | | | repainting their model horses and horse toys. Once |
| models in smaller spaces. It also helps when it comes | | | | you have chosen the size, series, and year of model |
| to storing them away or transporting them. The | | | | horses that you wish to collect, you are ready to go |
| trade-off is the smaller the horse the less visible the | | | | find your first horse and start enjoying the hobby. |