Funrise : an overview of sorts

First, the what.

Next post will have the why, how, who, etc, but for now we have the bare bones of the Funrise line of model horses. 

These models, the International Show Horse Collection, were sold in 4 series of 12 models, beginning in 1988 and concluding in 1994. 

The company may have made other horses - while searching for Funrise on ebay I keep coming across other, bigger horses - but I don't know anything about these. 

The collection very much lives up to its name, featuring most of the breeds you see in your standard 80s horse encyclopedia - most of them of European/American origin, but a few token "exotics" like the Brumby, Barb, and a smattering of Asian and ex-Soviet breeds. 

The models were sold in blisterpacks singly or doubly, and the singles all included a "cut 'n' keep" collectors' card with information about the breed, as well as pictures of all the models in the current series. 

The thing about the packaging is... I haven't actually got any, not yet. As such, I don't feel comfortable sharing other people's photos before getting permission. So homemade lineart is what you're getting, at least until my ebay stuff gets here!

Series 1 (1988)

Series 2 (1988)

Series 3 (1991?)

Series 4, incomplete (1994)