Trail of Painted Ponies

I love horses.  Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been enamored with horses, but living in the city, I could never convince my parents to get a horse for our condo.  Though I’m too old to ask for a horse from Santa, my boyfriend still likes to entertain this notion.

Every year for my birthday, Christmas, or even Flag Day, he showers me with horse gifts and it’s the sweetest thing that anyone has ever done for me.  While I may not have my own pony named Princess, I’m reminded that the dream will never die.

Many little girls dream that someday she could own a pony. If you’ve ever known a young girl that’s interested in Disney princesses and dressing up in pink, it’s likely that you’ve been offered a birthday or Christmas wish list with “pony” written at the very top. Unfortunately, for most little girls, this just isn’t realistic. Even if the economy were behaving better, there aren’t that many parents that can pony up that kind of dough (pardon the pun).

If you know one heartbroken, pony-less little girl, make her day by buying her some collectible horse figurines. Sure, they aren’t quite like the real thing, but they are also a lot more financially reasonable. They also require a lot less work and attention. When was the last time you had to shovel out the stalls of a hand painted horse figurine? And if she treats these figurines gently, maybe someday she can even pass them along to her daughter. Unless, of course, she can actually afford to get her daughter a real pony…