Donna over at Velvet Cage has written a really funny post about horse toys. She's rolling her eyes at Hasbro's My Little Pony, Barbies horse Tawny, and that really creepy Bratz horse.

Like Donna, I didn't have a lot of toys as a kid either. And the toys I did have, I valued. I still have my collection of Breyer horses that I had as a little girl. My daughter J. has been eyeing them enviously for years. For a while there, when she was very small, I had to keep them hidden on the top shelf of the master bedroom closet. She's finally realized to stop asking me if she can have them. When I think about it, that's kind of funny. Because this is the same child to whom I gave my prized and very real Andalusian mare Caprichosa a few years ago. But its hands off on mom's Breyer collection!

So here's what Santa Claus is been up to this morning. The beautiful Breyer Andalusian stallion Templado will be under the Christmas tree this year. And I'm contemplating a little Breyer rider for him as well.

Here's a conundrum. Western or English tack?

Which would you choose for Templado?

This way in reverse from the way I did it. Like lots of girls, I had my stable of Breyer horses, long before I ever had a real one!