User voted horse for Schleich :-)

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They have to learn sometime. Parents are just embarrassed to teach their kids on that subject. IMHO the earlier the better.

I agree. This never even bothered me as a kid since I saw it as perfectly natural. I have noticed that the newest haflinger stallion was a little on the small side, if you know what I mean.

I voted hackney but we all know now that its not going to be any of ours suggestions

barracudacat wrote:

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They have to learn sometime. Parents are just embarrassed to teach their kids on that subject. IMHO the earlier the better.

I agree.  This never even bothered me as a kid since I saw it as perfectly natural.  I have noticed that the newest haflinger stallion was a little on the small side, if you know what I mean.

I swear to go i noticed that 2~
and i dind;t want to comment on it but all the horses are getter smaller and smaller ''over there''

If they're really hiding stallion's parts because of curious children resp. because of prudish parents, it's sad. When I started to collect Schleich back in 2004, the company's philosophy was to play and educate. But now, it seems to me that the philosophy is to get as much money as possible from little girls' parents...

I also have nothing against braided manes into small buns (actually "braided" model can be used with tack much easier, than model with long flying mane) but those pink and purple ribbons and big unrealistic braids are really bothering.

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I also have nothing against braided manes into small buns (actually "braided" model can be used with tack much easier, than model with long flying mane) but those pink and purple ribbons and big unrealistic braids are really bothering.

Yes, I absolutely agree!  There are many breeds out there that already have great traditional braids or adornments similar to your fantastic icon, or the ones commonly seen in draft horses or gaited breeds.  However, they seem to go with inventing their own braids, or adding them to breeds that look better natural (such as Arabians, Lipizzaners, or Fell ponies).  I wish they would research them just a little more since they could easily make both the young girls and older collectors happy.

I have a feeling they just tell their sculptors "make a horse" and slap a breed on later....

LeeAnn wrote:

I have a feeling they just tell their sculptors "make a horse" and slap a breed on later....

Just .. its like yes ^

So its a connemara! This is a new breed for schleich (as far as I am aware) and I am both excited and worried about what this will turn out like! (Fingers crossed no braids!)

Schleich GingerNinja wrote:

So its a connemara! This is a new breed for schleich (as far as I am aware) and I am both excited and worried about what this will turn out like! (Fingers crossed no braids!)

Yes !! Connemara is actually a good choice, - in TAI we only have the Connemara from Bullyland. A very nice model , but I was surprised to see how rare this lovely breed is in the tay-world

I think it is a good choice actually. At least, it is a new breed to the company. I was afraid it could turn in a much more common breed. Well, it is a pony and that says a lot about what is Schleich targeted.
I don't known if the Copperfox model had any influence, much probably not. We miss it on TAI, by the way.