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Buying a Rocking Horse - a brief guide
As you browse, have a thought a to what 'job' you want for your rocking horse.
For instance - You would like a beautiful antique rocking horse but for the children to use? Thats fine but our advice would be this: it makes little sense to pay a premium for a horse suitable as a collectors piece if it is to be pressed into service and suffer the rigours of active, boisterous play. Not only will intrinsic value be diminished but the old glues and fragile componants rarely survive the fresh activity. Better to buy a fully restored horse which can better field the new onslaught and usually obtain a few genuine battlescars on the way.
However, If you want an antique which will perhaps hold its worth than go for a quality horse in original condition. Look around and ask questions of the vendor usually if a horse can be positively be attributed to a well known maker then that is usually an advantage but in any case, go for quality.
If you want a horse just to admire {to usually satisfy a common and very old longing of 'never ever having one as a child' syndrome}, then go for a horse which 'calls' to you. Don't get hung up on size or maker, consider all as they all have merit.
Most importantly - TAKE YOUR TIME. Especially if you suddeny find yourself in the position in making that important first purchase. Look about, there are several specialist dealers selling period rocking horse or differing qualities, conditions and prices and it is so easy to lunge at the first half decent horse you see. Be discerning, you don't necessarily get what you pay for in some instances and DON'T be talked into anything. Also don't be 'stuck' on a name, consider all as there are some horse which are unattributed but absolutely stunning. Believe it or not the horse for you will almost jump out at you when you see it and you will not have to be talked into buying it. When that happens you will have no doubt that is the horse for you.
Finally, if at all possible go to view the horse as they can look entirely different from a photograph or two. Usually they are much better in 'person' { although some can be a lot worse}!
Be warned - rocking horses are highly addictive and one is usually, never enough!!
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