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The Mini Horses - not to be confused with Micro Mini - were originally cute little sets of two horses, usually a mare and a stallion, both in very fine detail with miniature tack. Later, the mini sets became action sets, a mare or stallion with moving parts in a tiny vignette. Another interesting note is that the Fantasy Filly and Horse Country lines also came with mini horses, too!
*G* The picture on the right is my little Ladybird :) She's from the Rodeo Set, but as she was so poorly mislabled in her biocard, I had to do something about it. She *looks* like a Ladybird! |
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They are: (top two on left) Gray Thoroughbred mare "By A Nose" & Akhal-Teke Stallion "Casanova"; Arabian Stallion "Quicksilver" and Thoroughbred mare "Easy Street"; bay Sardinian Stallion "Capricorn" & grey Lipizzaner Stallion "Proud Captain".
Bottom left across: Quarter Horse Stallion "Black Jack" & Blanket Appaloosa Mare "Gingersnap"; Hackney Stallion "Steppin Out" & Pinto Stallion "Patchwork"; Palomino Stallion "Firefly" and Shagya Arab Stallion "Hurricane".
Mini Sets 1997
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Minis Horses '98
To be completely honest, I don't know where these wonderful mini sets fit in, but I'm going to assume they were the set for 1998, which probably never made it beyond the United States. If you have any information on any of these hores, such as breed/names, please give me a shout!
These minis feature a golden "GC" emblem on their rump
Minis Horses '99
These are the eluzive Mini Horses of '99. Thanks so much to Cindy for sharing thier backcard pictures! Like most horses in '99, they weren't widly released, and lack some of the finer detialing of the other years. However, they are still lovely mini horses and are on my
The Grey Irish Draft stallion is"Gentleman George" and the Cream Galiceno is "Domingo". Thanks to Rondel for that info. If you have any more info or names for these horses, please give me a shout!
The Lost Minis of 2000-01
Mini Action Sets
Soon Minis evolved in to the popular interactive Action Sets, which included a pair of horses with motion, such as the ability to kick a bucket, "nuzzle" food, or flicking its tail.
First Row: Palomino mare "Show Girl", Welsh Cob Mare "Flying Duchess", Brumby stallion "Australian Knight", Quarter Horse Mare "Stardust".
The Mini Activity Sets
There were also three activity sets, featuring the "Equestrian Finals", "Mountain Adventure", and the "Rodeo Adventure". Each came with an action mini horse with tack and lots of accesories!
Mountain Camping
Adventure - Rocky Mountain Pony - "Fire Dancer"
While set to be out in 2002, these horses didn't make an apperence untill late 2003. This is farily typical of Grand Champions' release dates for the past few years, seeing sets appear *years* after they were first advertised! Why? One can't really say, but hopefully this kind of porblem will be fixed in the near future, putting horses quickly into the hands of those who want them!
Equestrian Horse (chestnut)
Mountain Stock Horse (paint)
Rodeo Quarter Horse (appaloosa)
These new sets seem to come with three horses - all adults - so you can plan your out hunter/jumper trials or practice your team penning. How cute!
Rodeo Adventure
Equestrian Final
Mini Families
Below are the newest members of the mini line, the great "Mini Family sets" - new for 2000! Each comes with a mare, stallion, and a foal. The adults are regular mini and action minis; the foal is made from molded plastic and does not have a brushable tail; in fact, he dosen't seem to look like a foal at all, ad for good reason - he's actually the origonal micro mini - as first released with the Pocket Horses Playsets in the early 90's.
The Blanket Appaloosa Family
The Grey Oldenburg
Mini Sets 2003
So far they have appeared only in Canada, and don't Their breeds are:
Dun Family
Grey Trakehner Family
Chestnut Rocky Mountain Family
New Horse & Rider Sets
If you ever wanted for skilled riders to display with your collection of minis, or dreamed of that extra edge in the photo shows, your wish has been granted - the mini riders have arrived!
And a big thanks to Elizabeth and Rachaelle, mini name gurus, for most of the names on this page! *G*
Second Row: Thoroughbred Stallion "Eclipse", Mustang stallion "Firefox", Tersky mare "Silverstreak", Selle Francais stallion "Creole King" .
Third Row: Arabian mare "Auburn
Star", Anglo Arab "Olympic Silver",
Paint stallion "High 'N Mighty", and Oldenburger Stallion "Royal
Charger".
Rodeo Adventure - Painted Pinto "Stallion" - "Pecos Pete" (who's really a MARE and NOT PINTO)
Equestrian Adventure - Arabian Stallion - "Fandango"
Mini Action Sets 2002
"South Wind"
"Matchless Grace"
"Sugar-N-Spice"
New Horse Sets for 2003
Features some lovely palominos.
Comes complete with those handsome looking bays.
Chestnut Selle Francias: Le Baron,Countessa, and Baroness
Black Quarter Horse: Midnight blue, Ebony Starlight, and Darkstar
Grey Thoroughbred: Moonshine, Misty's Morn, and Morning Glory
Mini Families 2002
Stallion - "Tattoo"
Mare - "Ticker-Tape Parade"
Foal - "Confetti"
Stallion - "Max"
Mare - "Hayden"
Foal - "Owen"
The Bay Morgan Family
Stallion - "Rythm & Blues"
Mare - "Grass Roots"
Foal - "Blue Grass".
Rachelle, the Mini Name Guru points out, that yes, the Stallion's name is misspelled on the bio card, and
really should be "Rhythm & Blues".
Bay Appendix Family: ......
Stallion - "Samurai"
Mare - "Java"
Foal -"Brawler"
The Paint Family
Stallion - "Sandman"
Mare - "Honey"
Foal - "Sweet Dreams" ......
Chestnut Hunter Family
Stallion - "Sky Fire"
Mare - "Fire 'N' Ice"
Foal is "Blaze"
Mini Sets 2004
seem to come with a bio cards - what a shame!
They are wonderfull little
families with great shading.
