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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4478734, member: 76316"]Full disclosure: I'm not a horse person, even a little. Kids & Grandkids are, and some friends, too...but the creatures don't like me...never have...lay their ears back as I approach...most won't take a carrot from me. I have long ago accepted their near-universal judgement, and am not in the least offended.</p><p><br /></p><p>But...I still find some of them to be magnificent and profoundly intelligent, fascinating, noble animals.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is ~4¼ inches high (base included), to the left ear, ~4 inches long, right fore-hoof to tip of tail. The base is ~2⅛ inches square & ~⅜ inches thick. It weighs 101 grams, and is carved from a single piece of unknown wood. Its upper surfaces are darkened with age; the only damage is a flea-bite chip at the tip of the right ear.</p><p><br /></p><p>I included Mongol in the title due to my perception of it being 'short-coupled', as theirs are...and the manner of saddle fixed, with stirrups subtly deemphasized; a guess is that they're primarily used to mount & dismount. All the other accoutrements may or may not be associated with Mongol ponies...I am admittedly without clue.</p><p><br /></p><p>This little treasure was left late on the second day of an estate sale...~20years ago. It wasn't very costly...I'm thrilled to have it.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do <i>you</i> think of it...and of my attribution of its essence to the Mongols?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]388605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388606[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388607[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388608[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 4478734, member: 76316"]Full disclosure: I'm not a horse person, even a little. Kids & Grandkids are, and some friends, too...but the creatures don't like me...never have...lay their ears back as I approach...most won't take a carrot from me. I have long ago accepted their near-universal judgement, and am not in the least offended. But...I still find some of them to be magnificent and profoundly intelligent, fascinating, noble animals. This one is ~4¼ inches high (base included), to the left ear, ~4 inches long, right fore-hoof to tip of tail. The base is ~2⅛ inches square & ~⅜ inches thick. It weighs 101 grams, and is carved from a single piece of unknown wood. Its upper surfaces are darkened with age; the only damage is a flea-bite chip at the tip of the right ear. I included Mongol in the title due to my perception of it being 'short-coupled', as theirs are...and the manner of saddle fixed, with stirrups subtly deemphasized; a guess is that they're primarily used to mount & dismount. All the other accoutrements may or may not be associated with Mongol ponies...I am admittedly without clue. This little treasure was left late on the second day of an estate sale...~20years ago. It wasn't very costly...I'm thrilled to have it. What do [I]you[/I] think of it...and of my attribution of its essence to the Mongols? Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]388605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388606[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388607[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]388608[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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