The Arab Champion mould was the first mould to be used in the Horse of the Year range, back in 1989. It was first available in a bendy rubber finish, before they switched to a shiny plastic later on. In the rubber finish they were available in 5 colours: black, bay, chestnut (both with flaxen and chestnut hair, the chestnut is much rarer), grey and palomino. The plastic ones were only available in four colours- black, bay, chestnut and palomino.
Rubber Arab Champions
Balzary the black rubber Arab Champion:
Balzary is named after the bass player for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Michael Balzary.
Penny the palomino rubber Arab Champion:
Penny is named after a real horse.
Mercury the grey rubber Arab Champion:
Mercury is named after the Red Hot Chili Peppers song, "On Mercury".
Frusciante the palomino Arab Champion:
Frusciante is named after the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, John Frusciante.
Champ the bay rubber Arab Champion:
Chad the chestnut rubber Arab Champion:
Chad is named after the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer, Chad Smith.
Plastic Arab Champions
Faith the chestnut plastic Arab Champion:
Twinks the palomino rubber Arab Champion:
Twinks is named after a real palomino pony I used to know.
Poldark the black plastic Arab Champion:
Whelham the bay plastic Arab Champion:
