"The Breyer Archive Room is full of dozens of treasures from our product development process, and although a majority of these models are modern (2000s and beyond), a handful of earlier artifacts are scattered throughout its shelves. Meet 'Horse With Smell of Leather'. At first glance, this model appears to be your standard issue #84 Clydesdale Foal, a staple of the Breyer lineup from 1969 through 1989. This is until you realize that the model is molded out of clear plastic. Beyond his yellowed identifying tag, this model’s exact history has been lost to time. Unfortunately, or perhaps for the better, his leather smell has dissipated over the years. Breyer’s VP of Marketing, Stephanie Macejko, is fairly certain that this model predates her time at the company. Since her tenure began in the fall of 1993, it’s quite likely that Horse With Smell of Leather either came before or was developed concurrently with the Stablemates keychains.” www.breyerhorses.com.
