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These abbreviations and terms are frequently used within the model horse collecting hobby. If you have a term you'd like to add, or would like to see a more detailed explanation, please contact me.
- ASB - American Saddlebred
- ASHF - Action Stock Horse Foal
- BF - BreyerFest
- BMHR - Breyer Model Horse Registry. See Clubs.
- Body - a model that has been badly scratched or broken and is considered good only for repainting or customizing.
- BreyerFest - annual live show and model horse celebration sponsored by Breyer. One of a kind and special run models are made available to attendees of this large, fun event. 2008 BreyerFest models, 2009 BreyerFest models, 2010 BreyerFest models, 2011 BreyerFest models.
- CAF - Classic Arabian Foal
- CAM - Classic Arabian Mare
- CAS - Classic Arabian Stallion
- CE - Commemorative Edition
- Certificate of Authenticity - a paper included with many Limited Edition and Connoisseur Models that confirms that the model is indeed a limited edition. Models complete with COA generally sell for more than a similar model without.
- Chalky/Chalkie - Breyer model with a painted white base coat or made from an opaque white plastic that does not absorb paint well, leading to a similar look. Chalky models appear very white in unpainted areas and have paint that seems to sit on top of the plastic or base coat, rather than absorbed into it. For more information please see The Virtual Chalky Museum.
- CM - customized model; same as RRH
- COA - Certificate of Authenticity.
- Collector's Choice/Collector's Edition - gives Breyer fans a voice in creating a model for the Traditional line. It consists of a spring and fall edition, each produced for six months (January through June, July through December).
- Commemorative Edition - in Breyer, a model issued for a single year in a limited number (typically 10,000). Each model was serially numbered by hand.
- Conga Line - a collection of models in the same mold. The term refers to how certain molds, when lined up one after another, look like they're dancing in a conga line.
- Connoisseur Model - a Traditional model available only to subscribers of Breyer's Just About Horses magazine. Highly detailed and produced in a very limited run of 350 models, these models are considered highly collectible.
- Copenhagen - Dappled blue. Glossy, with white manes and tails as well as white leg and face markings.
- Cust - customized model; one in which the mold has been modified in some way before being repainted or repainted and haired.
- CWP - Cantering Welsh Pony
- Decorator - Unrealistic colors including Gold Charm, Wedgewood, Copenhagen, Florentine and, more recently, Silver Filigree and Bronze. Made largely but not exclusively in the 1960s, these models are considered highly collectible.
- Disc - discontinued
- FAF - Family Arabian Foal
- FAM - Family Arabian Mare
- FAS - Family Arabian Stallion
- Florentine - Dappled gold. Glossy with white manes and tails, along with white leg and facial markings.
G1 - The first generation (set of molds) in the Stablemates scale. They first appeared in the 1970s and were based on models from Hagen-Renaker. The molds are: Arabian Mare, Arabian Stallion, Citation, Draft Horse, Morgan Mare, Morgan Stallion, Native Dancer, Quarter Horse Mare, Quarter Horse Stallion, Saddlebred, Seabiscuit, Silky Sullivan, Swaps, Thoroughbred Lying Foal, Thoroughbred Mare, Thoroughbred Standing Foal.- G2 - The second generation/set of Stablemates, released in 1998 and 1999 and sculpted by Kathleen Moody. The molds are: American Saddlebred, Andalusian, Appaloosa, Arabian (Rearing), Cantering Foal, Clydesdale, Morgan (Prancing), Mule, Paso Fino, Scrambling Foal, Scratching Foal, Shetland Pony, Thoroughbred, Trotting Foal, Warmblood.
- G3 - The third generation/set of Stablemates, released between 2005 and 2007 and sculpted by Jane Lunger. The molds are: Andalusian, Arabian, Cantering Stock Horse, Cantering Warmblood, Friesian, Highland Pony, Lying Foal, Mustang, Peruvian Paso, Standing Foal, Standing Stock Horse, Standing Thoroughbred, Tennessee Walking Horse, Warmblood Jumper.
- Glossy - model with high-gloss, shiny finish
- Gold Charm - a solid, metallic gold with white manes and tails. Also have socks or stockings and some white facial markings.
- Goldie Oldie - Breyer Decorator models; gold or blue in different patterns
- H-R - Hagen-Renaker, American ceramic horse manufacturer
- LB - Breyer's Little Bits; now known as Paddock Pals
- LE - Limited Edition
- Limited Edition: a model released for a limited period of time, usually one year or six months in the case of the Collector's Edition.
- LP - Lady Phase
- LSASE - long or legal (#10) Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
- LSQ - live show quality; few or no flaws. Will stand up to a close, in-person examination.
- MIB - mint in box
- Mint - perfect in every way, without scuff marks, breaks, or manufacturer's flaws
- M/T - main and tail
- NAMHSA - North American Model Horse Showers Association. See Clubs.
- NAN - North American Nationals, held annually by NAMHSA.
- NAN Qualified - a horse that has won 1st or 2nd in a NAMHSA live show, qualifying it to enter the next NAN.
- NIB - new in box; just as it came from the manufacturer, not necessarily mint
- NL - Northlight, a model horse company
- NSH - National Show Horse
- OF - Original Finish
- Old Mold - sometimes Breyer makes a slight or significant change to an existing mold. Models made under the older mold are sometimes referred to as "old mold." One example of this is the Proud Arabian Mare.
- OOAK - One Of A Kind - a model that is not from a run of similar models. Usually indicates a test run or a single model produced for a specific event. Also sometimes used to refer to customized models when the artist has not made other models using the same mold and color pattern.
- PAF - Proud Arabian Foal
- PAM - Proud Arabian Mare
- PAS - Proud Arabian Stallion
- POA - Pony of the Americas
- PPD - postage prepaid
- PS - Peter Stone model
- PSQ - photo show quality; in good enough condition to do well in photographs, which can hide minor or off-side flaws.
- QH - Quarter Horse
- Rep - repainted over the original color
- RR - repainted and remade, also (more recently) Regular Run, as opposed to Special Run
- RRH - repainted, remade, and haired
- SAE - Self Addressed Envelope (no stamp)
- SASE - Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
- SB - Standardbred
- SBW Saddlebred Weanling
- SCO - Smart Chic Olena
- S/D - sire/dam
- SHF - Stock Horse Foal
- SHM - Stock Horse Mare
- SHS - Stock Horse Stallion
- SSHF - Standing Stock Horse Foal
- SM - Stablemate
- Special Run - a Breyer model available only through limited retail or online stores, usually in limited quantities
- SR - Special Run
- Sunshine Celebration - promotional event held by Breyer. First held in April, 2011.
- THHN - The Hobby Horse News magazine, now defunct
- TB - Thoroughbred
- TR or Test - test run model made before production to determine exact color and markings
- Trad - Traditional; largest Breyer model size
- TSC - Tractor Supply Company, which sometimes sells special run models as well as other Breyer models.
- T/U - touch up, small markings added or rubs/scratches retouched on an otherwise OF model
- TWH - Tennessee Walking Horse
- USET - United States Equestrian Team
- WCHE - see World Champion Horse Equipment
- Wedgewood - Cornflower blue, intended to resemble Wedgewood porcelain. White manes and tails, along with white leg and face markings.
- Woodie - woodgrain
- Woodgrain - Breyer model painted to look like wood. Here is an example.
- World Champion Horse Equipment - former name of a company that sold a series of Midnight Sun special runs. Now known online as eHorseEquipment.com, where a limited selection of those models may still be available and other Breyer models are sold.
