Breyer Horse Traditional models are the leading-selling, most collected line of model horses in the world, and obviously are the company’s signature line. As they are typically made to the 1:9 scale in size, they harken back to the very first Breyer model horse that was produced in 1950. The Traditional models measure approximately twelve inches long and nine inches high.

Breyer Horse Traditional Models appeal to young and old, horse riders and non riders alike. Breyer models that are rare and in good condition can be quite valuable and actually sell for thousands of dollars.

Since it’s inception, the Breyer company has produced the most adored and requested model horses on the planet. Every one of these Breyer Horses is hand-painted and designed to be as realistic and lifelike as possible, the originality going so far as to assure that no two models, even of the same make and model number, are quite exactly same.

The explosion of children in the 1950′s saw an enormous expansion in the toy industry. Toy horses were always popular. Among the most collectible of all the Traditional horse models from Breyer are the Misty and Stormy horses, which were based upon horse characters in the semi-historical, semi-fictional children’s book ‘Misty of Chincoteague’ published in 1947. Breyer Traditional horses are often made to resemble famous real-world horses such as Newsworthy, the big gray Welsh/Thoroughbred cross pony hunter whom several young riders have ridden to championships in some of the United States’ most prestigious horse shows.

To the uninitiated, Breyer horses may just look like a simply toy. In fact, they tend to brush them off after a mere glance with thoughts that they are just plastic children’s horse toys. While the Breyer horses are toys and are very fun to play with, they are much more than toys. They are works of artistry.

Breyer only makes limited runs of most of its model numbers. Retired Breyer Horses are a category all their own. Partly this is to keep each individual horse model unique, partly it’s to keep the artisans from the drudgery of making the same thing over and over, and partly it’s to increase the value of each collectible from both the personal perspective and the monetary one (some Breyer Traditionals will sell for a few thousand dollars at auctions).