Marx Horses

A broad range of horses were produced by Louis Marx and Company over the years. There is a broad range of sizes and types. Some have molded saddles, other have separate tack.

Farm Horses

All the various farm playsets Marx made included a horse or two.

• Marx Horse Farm 35mm

• Marx Colt Farm 54mm
• Marx Horse Farm 54mm
• Marx Colt Farm 54mm 2
• Marx Horse Farm 54mm 2
• Marx Prize Livestock Clydesdale Horse 54mm

• Marx Colt 60mm
• Marx Horse Farm 60mm
• Marx Horse Draft 60mm

• Marx Linemar Horse small metal

Western Horses

These are horses from Western playsets. Those without saddles will be noted. For the related cattle see the Cattle section of the Farm and Cattle page. Many were also used in other similar themed playsets like Revolutionary, Civil War, and Ben Hur.

40mm Rodeo Horses

These are from a rare early set. Most of the horses have little platforms at their feet. Originals are in rubbery vinyl, recent reissues in soft plastic. They were made in Marx mold PL-360

• Marx Western Horse Bucking 40mm
• Marx Western Horse Galloping 40mm
• Marx Western Horse Rearing 40mm
• Marx Western Horse Standing 40mm

45mm Fort Dearborn Horses

From Fort Dearborn playsets starting around 1951

• Marx Western Horse Running 45mm no saddle
• Marx Western Horse Running with Saddle 45mm
• Marx Western Horse Prancing 45mm

54mm Horses

These were made only in soft plastic. Reproductions exist of nearly all 54mm horses.

From Marx mold PL-610

• Marx Western Horse Rearing 54mm
• Marx Western Horse Running 54mm
• Marx Western Horse Stopping 54mm

These are intended for the Indian figures, from Marx mold PL-692

• Marx Western Horse Running with Saddle Blanket 54mm
• Marx Western Horse Standing with Saddle Blanket 54mm

Designed to be used with various wagons, from Marx mold PL-532.

• Marx Western Wagon Horse 54mm

Known as the Ben Hur horses these two unsaddled ones were also released in Western sets. From mold PL-865 and also in a revised mold PL-610b

• Marx Ben Hur Horse Running 54mm
• Marx Ben Hur Horse Stopping 54mm

From mold PL-779, this horse was used in the various Fort sets

• Marx Western Cavalry Horse Running 54mm

From mold PL-850, intended to represent a horse lying so the figure can shoot over them

• Marx Western Lying Down Horse 54mm

From mold PL-1099, formerly rare until recast, most seen will be reissues

• Marx Western Pack Horse

From mold PL-153, the falling horse was made as a set with a rider and only in the largest Civil War playsets

• Marx Falling Horse

60mm Horses

These are the more common early playset horses. They were first in rubbery vinyl with later production ones in soft plastic. Recasts of many exist

Known as Chubby Horses these were from the early ranch sets, mold PL-128

• Marx Western Horse Bucking 60mm
• Marx Western Horse Running Curly Tail 60mm
• Marx Western Horse Running Straight Tail 60mm
• Marx Western Horse Running No Saddle 60mm has a chubby look compared to the sleek later ones

A little later mold PL-324 are made without saddles, separate tack was made for them

• Marx Western Horse Running No Saddle 2 60mm
• Marx Western Horse Standing No Saddle 60mm

From mold PL-325

• Marx Western Horse Bucking No Saddle 60mm
• Marx Western Horse Rearing No Saddle 60mm

From mold PL-460

• Marx Western Horse Stopping No Saddle 60mm

4 Inch Horses

Made for use with a series of 5 inch tall figures

• Marx Horse Complex Saddle 4 Inch
• Marx Horse Simple Saddle 4 Inch
• Marx Horse No Saddle 4 Inch

6 Inch Horses

Made for use with the 6 inch figures, these are about 5 inches tall and were for use with a wagon only.

• Marx Wagon Horse 6 Inch Left
• Marx Wagon Horse 6 Inch Right

8 Inch Horse

Similar to Hartland horses and intended to compete with them, these are made of hard plastic two part construction. There is only one pose but they had at least 6 different accessory and figure sets that went with them.

• Marx Horse 8 Inches

Best of the West Horses

These are in a 1/6 scale for use with the related figures. All tack are separate parts.

• Articulated
• Canter Pose
• Colt
• Nodding Head
• Nodding Head Wheeled
• Rearing Mustang
• Standing
• Standing Wheeled
• Welsh Pony

Links

Marx Wild West Animals Page

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