The Shetland Foal by Schleich is realistic and beautifully detailed. Schleich animals are hand painted and this horse has gorgeous brown and white details. The animals created by Schleich are a true reflection of nature on a smaller scale. This listing is Schleich item #13608

The Schleich company was founded in 1935 as a supplier to the plastic industry. The now famous Schleich figurines first came to life in the 1960's. Since the 1980's, Schleich has been crafting animal figurines as well. Now you any your family can enter the fantastic play world on a smaller scale, with animals both wild and domestic, dinosaurs, and knights.

Here is some interesting information on the Shetland Pony:

Shetland pony horses are small (on average up to 42 inches (10.2 hh, 107 cm) to the withers) but strong for their size. Ancient equids had lived in Shetland since the Bronze Age, and later breeders crossed them with ponies imported by Norse settlers. The islanders domesticated the resulting Shetland ponies. Shetland ponies are a very strong breed, used both for riding and pack purposes, and noted for being able pull considerable weight.

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