Mego released the same motorized horse in different colors and with different saddles/bridles for various toy lines, including Planet of the Apes (Action Stallion), American West (Shadow), Action Jackson (Wild Mustang), Dinah-Mite (Golden Pal), and The World's Greatest Super-Knights (Jousting Horses).
Wild Mustang (Action Jackson)
Action Jackson's "Wild Mustang" was available in light brown with a yellow saddle, black with a white saddle, and grey with a black saddle.
Pictured Above: Brown Action Jackson Wild Mustang
The grey Wild Mustang is the rarest. It was sold in the 1974 Montgomery Wards catalog.
Pictured Above: 1974 Montgomery Wards Catalog
Pictured Above: Grey Action Jackson Wild Mustang and "AJ" Branding
Pictured Above: 1974 Montgomery Wards Catalog Action Stallion Mailer Box and Label
The black Wild Mustang can come with a large saddle or small saddle. The large saddle is much more common than the small saddle. The small saddle was also used for Golden Pal (in brown) and the grey Wild Mustang (in black),
Pictured Above: Wild Mustang Box Art and Trade Advertisement
Pictured Above: Black Action Jackson Wild Mustang with Large Saddle
Pictured Above: Black Action Jackson Wild Mustang with Small Saddle
Pictured Above: Large Saddle (Left) Next to Small Saddle (Right)
Action Stallion (Planet of the Apes)
The Planet of the Apes "Action Stallion" was available in dark brown with a light brown saddle.
Pictured Above: Action Stallion Box Art and 1975 Mego Catalog
A different, non-motorized horse was released by Mego with the Planet of the Apes "Wagon and Catapult" Playset in Canada (by distributor Parkdale Novelty) and Mexico (by distributor Cipsa). The horse is brown with a white mane/tail. It did not come with a saddle or bridle.
Pictured Above: Planet of the Apes Horse Sold in Canada and Mexico
The Canadian/Mexican horse has ball bearings on the bottom of its feet to roll around.
Pictured Above: Canadian/Mexican Horse Feet Bottom
Pictured Above: 1975 Sears Catalog
Pictured Above: Parkdale Novelty Canadian Horse and Wagon and Catapult Box Art
The horse was also advertised with the unproduced Waltons Barn Playset.
Pictured Above: 1976 Mego Toy Fair Dealer's Catalog
Shadow (American West)
The American West "Shadow" was available in light brown with a yellow saddle.
Shadow's saddle is similar to the Action Jackson Brown Wild Mustang's saddle, but without the "AJ" branding.
Pictured Above: Action Jackson Brown Wild Mustang Saddle with "AJ" Branding (Left) and Shadow Saddle (Right)
Pictured Above: 1974 Mego Catalog
Pictured Above: Shadow Box Art
Golden Pal (Dinah-Mite)
Dinah-Mite's "Golden Pal" was available in yellow with a dark brown saddle.
Pictured Above: Mego Dealer Catalog
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Pictured Above: Golden Pal Box Art and Dealer Catalog
Knight's Jousting Horse
(World's Greatest Super-Knights)
The Jousting Horses from the World's Greatest Super-Knights toy line were only sold in Europe. Advertised in the 1975 Mego catalog, two jousting horses were available: the Ivanhoe Jousting Horse and the Black Knight Jousting Horse. They were also advertised in Germany and Italy.
Pictured Above: 1975 Mego Catalog
Pictured Above: 1975 Marx (Germany) Catalog (English Translation: "18. Price hit! This knight horse can move forwards and backwards thanks to its battery drive. Tournament cape, saddle and bridle can be removed. Suitable for all 20 cm action figures. Length of the horse 26.5 cm.")
Pictured Above: 1975 Baravelli (Italy) Catalog
The Jousting Horses come with a black horse with a white mane and tail (similar to the Action Jackson black Wild Mustang, but without the "AJ" branding on the horse).
Each horse has a silk screened cloth cover/blanket. The Ivanhoe Jousting Horse has a red and yellow cover. The Black Knight Jousting Horse has a black and red cover. The covers have a paper Mego tag sewn inside.
Pictured Above: Jousting Horse Cover with Paper Tag
The knight saddle is unique to the Jousting Horses. The saddle is molded in the same light brown color as the Planet of the Apes Action Stallion saddle. The bridle is molded in a different dark brown color and is identical to the Dinah-Mite Golden Pal bridle.
Pictured Above: Black Knight Jousting Horse
Pictured Above: Ivanhoe Jousting Horse
In 2020, I discovered a brown jousting horse with a white mane and tail. The horse is molded in the same color as the brown Planet of the Apes Action Stallion. The paint appears to be factory. A similar horse is pictured in the 1975 Sears catalog.
Pictured Above: 1975 Sears Catalog
I purchased the horse in a large lot of Planet of the Apes toys listed on eBay U.K.
Pictured Above: 2020 eBay U.K. Auction Photos
Pictured Above: Brown Jousting Horse with White Mane, White Tail, and Knights Saddle
Pictured Above: Brown Jousting Horse (Left) next to a Planet of the Apes Brown Action Stallion (Right)
Pictured Above: Knight's Jousting Horses with Knights Figures and Castle