What was your first animal figure?

Mine was the Friesian mare from schleich, the first one [ the smaller version of the ones they got now]
I bought it because I was riding a Friesian at that moment... then i was hooked and bought a lot more   

I dont remember with was  actually my first figure in my collection.
Ofcourse there were the two bears Britains Zoo, when i was 4-ish, i think.
But back then i didn't not collect animals as i do now.
Those Britains i only found back many many years later,
when my mum was moving some stuff around the attic.

I only know i have had a these two figures for a longggg time.

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For me it was my grand champions it was the tersk mare:
I named her first kiss (i dont know why kiss bit she's called ''first''' most of the time)

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Its not the most beautifull picture of her but it's fine.
I got her for christmas under our tree when i was first chrismas day (i don't know how to call it in Englisch)

Mij first schleich was a littlebit different. My ''besy'' friend from hischool had some beautifull schleich. but back then i dind't new it was schleich!
When Grand champions started to dissapeare slowly i couldn't find some horse that i likes so mutch as de GC's. Schleich wasn't so populaire in NL and it wasn't aveluble in store/shop.

Years later when my internet compasion voor grand chapions opent again because of al the internet sellers i bought my last tree GC:
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Then i found some schleich in a toyshop i fel in love with this one:

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She has the name flabehoppe because (accoording to google) it means ''horse'' in her country's languatch (if i had coppiëd it correctly)

Now she is one of many, and many more to came. Stil a special place in the heart   

I didn't have a 'first' animal figurine as my older brother collected them before me, however my first schleich was the Tennessee Walking Horse stallion (#13631) and he has had a very special place in my heart since!

That is a great model! I only just brought that one

Demi, your first horses are so good! I love GC horses too! Too bad they're not producing them anymore
My second first SCH horse was that knabbi mare too She just hit my eye