Horses Reviews

I don't know why this is for age 8 and up like other Breyer horses. Breyer clearly labelled the box as not recommended for children..not a toy. It is a collectible model. My 11 yr old son has many Breyers and even at his age likes to really play with them. This is something to look at which is a little frustrating. As it was a very generous gift we will keep it, but its really for adults.

I love this set! Not very play worthy for the little ones, but on display, it's great! Putting the harness on was a little difficult, I would not recommend frequent removal. ...

I added this cart to my collection and love it. The detail is wonderful. I let my daughter play with it on occasion and it seems pretty sturdy.

Santa brought this for my 8 year old daughter and it is truly gorgeous but NOT a toy. My two year old accidently knocked it over and one of the wheels broke in half and the spokes fell out. It is very hard to repair and I am still working on it.
Do not purchase this for a toy even for a careful child. My daughter is very good with things and after working with this cart trying to repair it I can see that it is much too delicate for any use. It is a lovely decoration though and the harness is very neat.

when i got this toy i thought it would be alot of fun but the plastic is so delicate! some of the small plastic straps broke. this is a good toy for display but not for playing with

This is the worst game I have ever purchased. The game is very outdated and difficult to use. The graphics are grainy and moving through the screens is ackward. Playing this game, I would imagine, is like playing a software game written in the 70's---it is archaic. I read the other reviews before purchasing this game and thought the software sounded good---because the reviews were positive. But trust me that this game is not a good one and the positive reviews were not accurate!!!

this game is so(...) much fun it's fun because u can chose yer own horse take care of it and ride it well not really but u kno what i mean. anywayz the only trouble i had was that i can't beat the second leval i mean there is the beginer , the intermedeait , and the experiancet. i couldn't beat the iontermediat . so if anyone has pointers write a review . thanx!(...)

This game is really fun.I just ordered a 2nd one because my other one broke.I really was dying to play the game.The graphics are really clear.There are tons of games in the clubroom to play there are like 5 of them.You can really learn alot from this game and there is a test in the end and 1 and the end of each section.I really hope you like it as much as i do. BUY THIS GAME IT ROKS IF U LIKE THIS GAME BUY RIDING STAR, EQUESTRIAN2001,OR CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON(ALL REALLY FUN GAMES)

i bought this game and i just have to say that i condemn the day i bought it. do not buy this idiotic game becuase it is really bad'

The negatives of this game are in its limitations, it's incorectness of riding and horses, and in the fact that you can't do much with the horse (besides watch Barbie ride from behind) other than choose a color and run a brush over it in one area. For little girls who love horses and may have had a lesson or two, it's dissapointing. You aren't able to do things like put the horses tack on, to see the horse from any other angle that from behind it while Barbie is riding, and there are countless errors such as Barbie mounts from the wrong side of the horse only.
My 16 month old daughter thinks its really cool, but once we have run through the ride, it's very boring. Also, there are more games and decorating options than there are horse focused options.

All these reviews of this game (below) really upset me because they refer to an "alternate version", which turns out to be a totally different Barbie game than the item shown here.
Click on the hyperlinks to see for yourself. I haven't found a single one out of 28 reviews that describe this particular item.
I've found the same problem with Disney princess games as well.

Anyway, this game plays somewhat similar to the older Barbie Riding Club, riding the horse and solving puzzles, and is suitable for the younger children 4-7 because it is pretty easy.

This is defently one of the uglyer Breyer horses I've seen.
Flicka was a palmino and this one looks like a chesnut.
It is very durable though. But if your looking for a very durable horse and fun to play with and educational and actually looks like the horse I would check out Hidalgo.

The good: The truck matches the horse trailer (has a hitch for it). The 8" breyer figures fit inside.

The bad: This truck is made of thin, flimsy plastic. The doors don't stay closed. Mine arrived with misaligned parts that caused the tailgate to keep falling off. I had to take the thing apart and readjust all the screws. My wife told the kids not to use the steering wheel, tailgate, or hood because it looks like it'll fall apart if they do. What's the point?

My advice: buy a remote control truck the same size, which will be half the price, and make a hitch for the trailer. It'll me much more fun, and you'll only have to worry about the trailer breaking (but that's a different review :).

I bought this horse and a few of the Western Style Loving Family People for my six year old son. He liked the horse and playing with it for a little while. Unfortunately, the saddle does not clip onto or strap onto the horse in any way, so it falls off everytime the horse moves. The people are jointed to straddle the horse, but again, do not clip on in any way. It is not possible to pretend that the people are riding because they slip off the saddle and the saddle slips off the horse. He has the people lead the horse, or look at the horse, nothing else is practicle. I will probably have to glue the saddle onto the horse to make it usable. He is very disappointed and so am I.
In addition, I bought the Loving Family Camper, but there is not a horse trailer to allow them to pull the horse behind them for their "vacation" so the house must ride by laying on top of the camper, which is so absurd looking I have to laugh.
The camper is a lot of fun and easy to use, spend your money on it instead of the horse.

DO NOT BUY. You can't rate educational value, because the child is so disappointed when they touch something and it falls off!! It is only an education to the buyer not to purchase from Breyer. A carrying case too? I'd forgotten that was what it was called since the cupola snaps off immediately (as do the other parts). I purchased and assisted in the assembly with this for a 4-yr old horse lover. What a shame to the Breyer name. I am a horse lover and always thought of Breyer as THE name for horse collectibles. I cannot believe the poor quality put out by the company. DO NOT BUY. Everything snaps off, stickers peel off. The quality is soooo bad. Breyer should be refunding anyone that purchased this item and do a recall on batch numbers and claim machine malfunction.

I purchased a solid wood barn for under (...) just prior to the holiday for my own 5-yr-old daughter. It would have been worth the original asking of (...). It holds all of her horses and other animal friends.

Purchased for a 6 years old who loves horses. She was excited but quickly became disappointed because of poor quality. Doors and windows fall off at the lightest touch. We couln't even get the fence to stay up... the only part that's usable is the horse. Check out Playmobil. It's a much better product and well worth the price.

I found this barn very disappointing. The plastic material is flimsy and the pieces do not stay snapped together. It comes with stickers to decorate the barn and accessories, but peel off easily. I ordered it because I loved the features of the fold up/carrying style and trusted the renowned Breyer name... I thought it would be perfect for my 4 year old horse lover. My son lays on the floor and plays gently in imaginative play with this set, but even still the barn easily falls apart (windows and doors fall off, fence will not stay attached and falls down). The accessories are cheap plastic as well.

This is [not worth the price] I paid. And certainly not worth the Breyer name.

this is a cool toy it looks like a tiger trap!

Tiger traps are made out of wood, and people use them for jumping when they are ridding their horses.

they are called tiger traps because they used to be used as tiger traps. hope you like my cool info!

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