One of the best features about this toy horse is the mane and tail. Both are crimped and sunstreaked with copper, and the texture is unlike any Barbie hair I have felt before. The hair is fine and silky. The mane is also very long. The beads are as shown in the second Amazon photo of this horse, and they slide nicely onto the mane and tail with the simple-to-use 'beading wand' included, although it can be a bit tricky sometimes with a thick piece of mane or tail. It also comes with 10 small rubber stoppers to place underneath a bead to prevent it from sliding off.
The tack which comes with this horse is also the best I have seen in Barbie toy horses. The bridle is plastic and fairly ordinary, but the reins are actual fabricfaux leatherwhich is a nice touch. The reins come tightly curled in a coil and tend to want to curl up but it is easy to fix thisjust place them straightened underneath a heavy book for at least one day and they are fine. The saddle I love. It is a western saddle, ornately decorated and with great attention to detail. The saddle pad is a simple blue fabric square. The saddle bags are also nice. The pockets really open and have velcro to securely close them, and you can store the beads in them. They are also decorated with decorative stitching, again showing attention to detail. The blue blanket shown rolled up on the saddle bags is secured there by two pieces of elastic, and can be taken out and unrolled. It unrolls to be around the size of the saddle pad.
All in all, this is a great toy. I would highly recommend it for any horse enthusiast who also likes Barbies and toy horses. The horse is a good size for Barbie dolls to ride it, as long as they have flexible hip joints and preferably jointed knees as well, as the California Girl horse-riding dolls Summer, Barbie and Lea do.
One more thingthe box this horse comes in is not shown in any of the Amazon pictures, but should be, as the inside part (the part which slides out) is made out of sturdy cardboard and is made to look like a stable. It has slatted gates for stable doors which swing open and closed, and the inside is designed to look like a stable, from the 'hay' on the floor to the photos 'stuck' to the walls. It also has a huge window thing at the back of the stable which is covered with a piece of translucent plastic, which shows a scene of the beach. It looks as if you are looking out of the stable onto a beach. It is really nice. It is not very deep, probably about 20 or so centimetres (8 inches), but has generous height and width.
This is a really cool toy and I really enjoy having it. Recommended!
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I am SO TIRED of seeing pretty horses with long flaxen hair and barbie doll type heads with baby pink saddles! AHHH! I still have my Dallas horse from when I was a toddler and this horse is FANTASTIC! First of all, she is a huge horse, very suited to Barbie. Barbie has long legs and when she is taller than the horse well . . . But, this horse can really hold her well. The saddle is gorgeous, very realistic and the bridle is easy to put on. The horse can make realistic motions and the saddle bags can hold anything from extra beads to a water bottle. We have 1983 Horse Lovin' Barbie and Cali Girl Barbie horseback. The horse's hair is sunset auburn with beautiful sienna highlights and the mane and tail are very soft. The beading wand is really easy to use and makes her look very seaside and fresh. I'd recommend her to horse lovers everywhere! Great job, Mattel!Best Deals for CALI GIRL BARBIE HORSE AND STABLE BAJA WITH BEADS
The pictures online do not do this justice. It is so much better looking in person. It is perfect the horse-lover in your life. My daughter is going to LOVE it!!
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