Breyer Freedom Series Horse and Book Set: National Velvet | 1:12 Scale Freedom Series Horse - The Pie | Model #6180, Black and White

I have enjoyed Breyer’s horses since I was a child myself in the 70s. I had this exact same Misty and Stormy set, and was able to buy a similar one for my niece. The black stallion was my favorite book as a third grader, and I was pleased to share it with my niece, who is getting ready for fifth grade. Turns out she’s already read the book, but didn’t have a copy of it herself. I enjoyed her excitement at playing with the horses as soon as she unwrapped them, and she was very excited about the books. It makes me happy to see the combination of toy and book spark such interest. Excellent quality set, and the books seem like it will be durable enough for an 11 year old. The only issue is that the black stallion was perhaps compressed in shipping, and would not stand up without immediately falling over. I couldn’t see any obvious flaw or damage, and she absolutely refused to allow me to return it. She shoved napkins and pebbles underneath its feet to make it stand up while she was playing with it. I’m going to still call it a hit.

the book and horse it self was adorable! had a hard time finding out the gender (we came to the conclusion it was a mare in the end) and the paint scratched a little but i still 100% recomend it.

My granddaughter loved the color and attention to detail. She also enjoyed the book that came with the horse.

I first read Misty of Chincoteague Island as a nine-year-old girl at the advice of my mother; and now, fifty-one years later, that story has alot to do with why I'm still cleaning five stalls every morning after the weather is too tough for my beloved horses to endure sleeping outside the night before. I recommended that my daughter read that story as a child, and she also grew into adulthood clinging to her horse-craziness. So when that daughter asked me for book suggestions to read to her two-year-old daughter at bedtime, I immediately thought of Marguerite Henry's books. She responded in caps, "OMG! HOW DID I FORGET THOSE BOOKS!!!"; and I found this book AND the Breyer Horses here on Amazon minutes later!My Daughter never played with dolls, she played with toy horses and pickup trucks, and this grandaughter of mine is exactly the same; but it was more than awesome to hand those horses and that book to her today. It was incredible to see the light in her eyes as she waited for me to unwind all the wire around the legs, and to see her carrying Misty and her Baby for the rest of the day was more than wonderful.Breyer Horses are excellent, Marguerite Henry put words to a love that some of us are lucky enough to have in our lives no matter what, and today I passed the torch on to the fourth generation of women in my family, all enraptured with the magnificent dignity of the horse.And the packaging was excellent and the shipping was fast! Thanks, Amazon

The box came in damaged pretty badly but everything is still there and in one piece. Giving this as a gift soon