Pairs o' Ponies

The chestnut Designer's Workshop Head Up and Head Down Ponies came in one other color.

Matte or gloss white.

My Head Down Pony is the matte version and he has bi-eyes.

Both the chestnut and the white versions were produced 1981 - 1984.

This pony has some very light grey shading that is difficult to photograph but you can see a bit of it here.

This pair has been in my collection since the 1990s.

The Head Up Pony in my collection is the gloss white version.

No bi-eyes for this boy. 

His eyes are a simple but very luminous shade of black.

I like glossies, both in Breyer and Hagen Renaker pieces, but in the case of these two ponies, I much prefer the matte.

Both colors of the Head Down Ponies have bi-eyes. 

The Head Up Ponies' eyes differ. I'd love to see a picture of the white version with bi-eyes and in matte. And I'd love to see its Head Down counterpart with the luminous eye and gloss. (This is how variation collecting gets started.)

I may do some searching for those variations but I am in no rush.

I'm happy with what I have. Although I am still looking for the Stablemate sized mini ponies in the chestnut color (1956 - 1957) and the Head Up mini in calico. (2010 - 2021)

Oh, and the Head Up Circus Pony in blue and yellow harnesses and the Head Down Circus Pony in maroon and lime green harnesses. And don't forget the variations on the harnesses with the scalloped or smooth harnesses, the red dot on the bit in the white and black versions, the variation in the shades of the maroon harnesses, and...

More Pairs o' Ponies tomorrow. Stay 'tooned!