I did a scale comparison photo many years ago on a different platform - mostly stablemates. Now that we have a burgeoning 1:20-1:18 market, I’ve done a new series with those in mind.

Line of nine model horses viewed from the front and arranged left to right, tallest to shortest: black pebble loping stock horse, palomino standing stock horse by breyer, chestnut Collecta warmblood, brown little bits morgan, yellow-ish unpainted resin stock horse, white unpainted stock horse significantly smaller than previous models, much smaller black stock horse, cream colored stone chip, bay breyer G1 quarter horse. Six inch silver metal ruler for scale

L to R: Pebbles, Breeds of the World Quarter Horse, Collecta warmblood, Little Bits Morgan, Miss Mattie, Chino, Lola, Stone Chips Stock Horse, G1 Quarter Horse Stallion.

Line of nine model horses viewed from the front and arranged left to right, largest to smallest: black blanket appaloosa pebble loping stock horse, palomino standing stock horse by breyer, chestnut Collecta warmblood, brown little bits morgan, yellow-ish unpainted resin stock horse, white unpainted stock horse significantly smaller than previous models, much smaller black stock horse, cream colored stone chip, bay breyer G1 quarter horse. Six inch silver metal ruler for scale

L to R: Pebbles, Breeds of the World Quarter Horse, Collecta warmblood, Little Bits Morgan, Miss Mattie, Chino, Lola, Stone Chips Stock Horse, G1 Quarter Horse Stallion.

Four model horses viewed from left side, smallest in front to largest in back: bay breyer G1 quarter horse, black curio stock horse, white resin Chino, white resin miss mattie. Six inch metal ruler for scale

Front to back: Breyer G1 QHS, Lola, Chino, Miss Mattie.

Line of five model horses viewed from the front and arranged left to right, largest to smallest: black blanket appaloosa pebble loping stock horse, chestnut Collecta warmblood, brown little bits morgan, yellow-ish unpainted resin stock horse Miss Mattie, white unpainted stock horse Chino who is significantly smaller than previous models. Six inch silver metal ruler for scale

L to R: Stone Pebble, Collecta Warmblood, Little Bits Morgan, Miss Matti, Chino

Line of five model horses viewed from the top and arranged left to right, largest to smallest: black blanket appaloosa pebble loping stock horse, chestnut Collecta warmblood, brown little bits morgan, yellow-ish unpainted resin stock horse Miss Mattie, white unpainted stock horse Chino who is significantly smaller than previous models. Six inch silver metal ruler for scale

L to R: Stone Pebble, Collecta Warmblood, Little Bits Morgan, Miss Matti, Chino

  • elaineMAEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    Tossing in a few of my bodies, not quite so methodically arranged…

    An arrangement of different sized model horse bodies described in the text with a ruler in front and a corkboard behind

    Back row, left to right: Rachel Alexandra, Dafydd, Safari Morgan

    Front row, left to right: Breyer “Phineas” (Prince Charming), SM Dafydd, Venti Merry

  • DreamfliteOPEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Venti is the name coined by Maggie Bennet to very specifically refer to 1:20 but it’s becoming a catch-all for things that are Pebbles/Collecta/Little Bits/around that size. It’s important to note that Maggie scales her horses very carefully, other people may not.

    It’s mostly academic, but for the curious here are some scale conversions:

    If you assume they’re 15hh, Miss Mattie (resized Carol Williams Matriarch) and the BotW are 1:17. If the Collecta is 16hh, he’s 1:18. If the Little Bits Morgan is 15hh, he’s 1:19. If Chino is 15hh, he’s 1:20. I have no idea on the Pebble except to say “bigger”; action horses are too hard to stick.

    Scale is weird, though, and horses aren’t always proportionate. Here’s who can share what:

    Pebbles, Collectas, Miss Mattie, and the Breeds of the World Quarter Horse can share saddles. Miss Mattie is a little smaller overall since her back is most in scale relative to her overall size, so saddles made on the other models might look a little big on her.

    Pebbles and Collectas can share almost anything; it’s best if there’s some adjustability. They can’t share headgear or boots with the others.

    Miss Mattie and most Little Bits can probably share headgear as long as it has some adjustability.

    Chino can’t share anything with anyone else. He’s just too small.

    Hope that helps!

    • elaineMAEnglish
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      20 hours ago

      Thanks for posting these, Anna! It’s so great to see the sizes next to each other, and of course for any kind of tack or accessories it makes an enormous difference in this size range if they are not exactly the scale you expect. For just halter/liberty, it doesn’t matter so much.

    • elaineMAEnglish
      1·
      20 hours ago

      Another batch of bodies

      Three mini bodies of different scales, all cantering, next to a ruler. Details in text.

      Left to right: Rachel Alexandra, SM loping stock horse, Morgen Kllbourn Ranch Mare