Collecting Pretty Horses

I couldn't resist sharing a picture of my two girls. Of course, they were way out in the pasture and not about to come closer for a better picture! I really love watching them and having them around. As a girl, I always wanted a horse - can't remember a time when I didn't, so I was always into playing with toy horses as much as I could! They didn't have all the neat collectible horses back then that they have now - or at least not that I knew of in my small world out in the boonies!

When I first noticed the Breyer horses, my sister-in-law was buying one for each of her girls each year for Christmas. They were a special tradition and a cherished collection. When my daughter was old enough to inherit the family love of horses, I started finding her a Breyer each year for Christmas. We have a palomino pony just like the first pony that she had and when we bought the gray mare (above) we had to find a gray Breyer to add to the collection.

Now that my daughter is grown and my granddaughter is also horse crazy, we're still adding to the Breyer collection.

Collecting model horses is a great pastime to share with your kids and grandkids. There are several other popular brands besides Breyer, so there is a wonderful variety of horses to choose from. I know I have never lived in a house where there weren't some toy horses around and there probably always will be.

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