Sparks Flying (RETIRED)
Nov 2, 2007 15:23:49 GMT -5
Post by Mollyflower on Nov 2, 2007 15:23:49 GMT -5
Sparks Flying was introduced in 2002 and retired in 2018.
Steps High’s foal is white with dark spots and has thick black mane tail.
Sparks Flying is a lovely little Appaloosa colt with a primarily white hide, dark brown spots, black (perhaps a deep, dark brown in some light ) mane and tail which ends above the hocks. He has a diamond blaze on his forehead (hard to see in photos), just like his mother's. His muzzle is white, hooves black. He's in perfect scale with Step's High.
I really love this little guy, which I got off eBay. I would gladly pay $35 for him though, now that I know him. My granddaughter loves him too, and when she wants me to get him down from Steps High's side, she'll tell me her hands are washed. I always insist that the kids have clean hands when playing with my goodies.
Sparks Flying is sturdy and tough enough for play. (I have all the horses but the palomino and Patriot.)
Downside:
As someone pointed out, American Indians didn't shoe their horses, but Kaya's horses are molded with shoes. The paint covers the shoes so this doesn't really bother me much.
If you are a stickler for realism, you could take exception to the thick manes and tails of both Steps High and Sparks Flying and Steps High's long tail. The Nez Perce deliberately bred their Appaloosas for sparse, short manes and short, sparse tails to prevent hair from being caught up in thorns and dense shrub.
Another problem is scale. All the horses are too small, not is scale with the dolls--10 year old girls. However, when Kaya or Felicity is playing with her adult horse, the eye doesn't dwell on the size problem so much. I didn't realize this until I got Sparks Flying. When I put him next to his mother and Kaya, suddenly the scale looked really off. The reason, I believe, is that when the adult horse is alone with a doll, one compensates for lack of horse size by seeing the horse as immature, not full grown. But when the colt is next to the mother and the girl doll, there is no way to account for the size problem. I've gotten used to the size discrepancy. I suppose that had AG made horses in the correct scale, they would be too large and heavy (and expensive) for most people, especially kids.
Bottom Line: Sparks Flying is a beautiful little colt and I wouldn't be without him. Neither would Steps High.
I hope to put in a photo soon.
Steps High’s foal is white with dark spots and has thick black mane tail.
Sparks Flying is a lovely little Appaloosa colt with a primarily white hide, dark brown spots, black (perhaps a deep, dark brown in some light ) mane and tail which ends above the hocks. He has a diamond blaze on his forehead (hard to see in photos), just like his mother's. His muzzle is white, hooves black. He's in perfect scale with Step's High.
I really love this little guy, which I got off eBay. I would gladly pay $35 for him though, now that I know him. My granddaughter loves him too, and when she wants me to get him down from Steps High's side, she'll tell me her hands are washed. I always insist that the kids have clean hands when playing with my goodies.
Sparks Flying is sturdy and tough enough for play. (I have all the horses but the palomino and Patriot.)
Downside:
As someone pointed out, American Indians didn't shoe their horses, but Kaya's horses are molded with shoes. The paint covers the shoes so this doesn't really bother me much.
If you are a stickler for realism, you could take exception to the thick manes and tails of both Steps High and Sparks Flying and Steps High's long tail. The Nez Perce deliberately bred their Appaloosas for sparse, short manes and short, sparse tails to prevent hair from being caught up in thorns and dense shrub.
Another problem is scale. All the horses are too small, not is scale with the dolls--10 year old girls. However, when Kaya or Felicity is playing with her adult horse, the eye doesn't dwell on the size problem so much. I didn't realize this until I got Sparks Flying. When I put him next to his mother and Kaya, suddenly the scale looked really off. The reason, I believe, is that when the adult horse is alone with a doll, one compensates for lack of horse size by seeing the horse as immature, not full grown. But when the colt is next to the mother and the girl doll, there is no way to account for the size problem. I've gotten used to the size discrepancy. I suppose that had AG made horses in the correct scale, they would be too large and heavy (and expensive) for most people, especially kids.
Bottom Line: Sparks Flying is a beautiful little colt and I wouldn't be without him. Neither would Steps High.
I hope to put in a photo soon.
