Spotted Dreams Studio: May 2022

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Mangalarga Marchador

Screenshot of the Mangalarga Marchador's IDYB page as of 5-28-22 (missing is Lamington)

Ahh. The Mangalarga Marchador. Ever controversial, ever noodle legged, ever small in stature. The Mangalarga Marchador is kind of like an olive. Some people love him, others hate him. Some tolerate him in other people's collections. I tolerate him, but there are too many "quirks" about him for me to collect him or even own one. I understand he fits the breed, but I don't even like the breed.

Anyway, enough opinion, I'm writing a factual post.

The Mangalarga Marchador was first released as Imperador das Aguas JM, the BreyerFest Celebration Horse in 2016.

Imperador das Aguas JM

He was also glossed and given away as a prize for the costume contest in BF 2016. 1 piece was saved and sold at the Chasing the Chesapeake Silent Auction in October of that year. There is no information on how much he sold for (if you know please contact me!).

Glossy Imperador das Aguas JM

The mold appeared as a set of three metallic charms in the Silent Auction of the same year. There is no information on how much they sold for (if you know please contact me!).

2016 BF SA Mangalarga Marchador Set

The mold was then given a 3 year break, appearing only once during that time, as a 2017 BF LA piece. He sold for $1,100, giving Breyer the first hint that this was not to be a crazy popular mold.

2017 BF LA Piece

The next release was a regular run in 2019-2020. Named "Enzo", he was priced at the standard $49 (give or take a few bucks).

2019-2020 RR Enzo

Enzo was glossed for the 2019 Collector Club Appreciation Event. Only 157 pieces were produced, yet he still sells quite low. I saw one this morning listed for $150 obo. No takers at the time of this writing.

2019 CCA Glossy Enzo

His most current release occurred in 2021 as "Lamington", a 40pc run for the Collector Club virtual event True Blue. Sadly, this event took place after Janice Cox passed away, so Lamington never made it to the IDYB website. His photo is the only one in this post that does not belong to IDYB. It is from the new IDYB, identifyyourbreyer.weebly.com. I do not know why "Lami" is orange. I made an oopsie apparently.