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Milton Meets My Little Pony, Guest Post

From the same hand that brought us Art Nouveau Horse. Out of Creative Haven Nature Mandalas Coloring Book by Marty Noble (Facebook page). How is this My Little Pony? The image echoes the show’s color scheme, which hovers at the pink/purple end of the spectrum, albeit less pastel. MLP:FIM Wiki BTW, in GooglingContinue reading “Milton Meets My Little Pony, Guest Post”

Gender Equality in Toys

Props to Breyer. In their Winter 2015 catalog, they have male figures in their product line & boys playing with the horses. This is a subject close to my heart. LEGO bricks are for anyone who wants to play with them: girls, boys, adults, kids. Why is this hard? “Two years ago, in 2011, 90Continue reading “Gender Equality in Toys”

Foto Friday: Name That Spot

I have a new horse to share the load with Spotted and Mr. Spot. Like them, she is from Schleich. The bin said Trakehner mare, but I’m not finding her on the Trakehnen Breed page or elsewhere in the site. Photo taken at the Birmingham (US) Botanical Gardens. To celebrate her German heritage, I lookedContinue reading “Foto Friday: Name That Spot”

Happy Rubber Ducky Day!

May your day be filled with candied almonds! Bought from Designed 2B Sweet. Discovered on Staying Centered: Horse Clothes for Baby.

Surprise!

I have been blessed with the unexpected rehoming of a friend’s childhood model horse collection.

Joyous Toy Season

As a kid, my equine toys were several model horses and a metal truck/trailer set. I was more into stuffed animals. Lots and lots of stuffed animals. The number of animals in my house now is not a surprise to anyone. What were your childhood horse toys?