Variation colors range from a dark orange to a light honey shade with white or palomino mane and tail, 4 socks with grey hooves, and a bald face. Some models have the piece of mane on the left side painted. The name 'Hope' was dropped by the 1969 catalog. Models were advertised in a matte finish in the later 1968 catalog. Around 1973-1976, chalky variations were available. Both sizes of the blue ribbon stickers were used.
From 1961-1964, set #456 included the Family Arabian Stallion, Family Arabian Mare and Family Arabian Foal and set #506 just included the Family Arabian Mare and Family Arabian Foal. From 1968-1970, the touch-ability boxes #5SP were used, and in 1970-1972 model was released in the Showcase Collection boxes as #500.
Originally had the round Breyer Molding Co Copyright Stamp, around 1970 the USA Stamp was added, and some models have a B Stamp, which signifies a different plastic blend was used for the mold.