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Sep 10 2010 17:31

FEATURES I'D LIKE TO SEE IN S'MORES (AND BUTTERSCOTCH): By way of background, we received two Furreal ponies a few weeks ago. My 5 year old son received S'mores; my 6 year old daughter received Butterscotch. *Ability to interact and respond to voice commands as well. *Noise-free motor when pony moves head (would add to realism). *Some type of animation from the pony's lower half - e.g. ability to lift front leg, shift weight, etc. The Furreal puppy is able to do this so it seems possible that the pony could as well. S'mores in its current form is "paralyzed" from the hindquarters down. *More than just head movement and galloping sounds when horses for sale pony is in "walking" mode. *Ability to interact with other Furreal animals, especially the other Furreal pony. *Better access to on/off switch - opening the Velcro slit under S'more's belly is awkward. Plus, the "ripping" sound of Velcro every time you want to turn the pony on/off can be disturbing for some small children. I wish you could turn activate S'mores by patting a particular part of its body; similarly, I wish you could deactivate S'mores by patting another part of its body. *I wish the pony's flank (mid-section) would mimic a real pony's breathing. *Despite the fact that S'mores is the more recent (2007) Furreal pony, the S'mores model has no new or improved features from the 2006 Butterscotch model. *Reduced suggested retail price (e.g. more in the range of [...]). Notwithstanding the above, S'mores (like Butterscotch) is a cute toy. But be forewarned: you may be disappointed with horses for sale this toy's capabilities if you don't know beforehand its limitations. In reality, this toy is slightly more innovative than one of those stuffed animals from the 80's that did flips and responded to remote control, which is not to say that children won't find Furreal's pony line cute and fun to play with. My children "ooh-ed" and "ahh-ed" over their ponies for the first hour or so but then moved on to other things (bicycles and scooters, motorized ride-on vehicles, Leapster's Leapfrog and Tag products, etc.). I would note that the more positive reviews of the Furreal pony line came from buyers who had children under the age of 5 years. With the proliferation of electronic gadgets available to today's youth, I suppose the reality is that it simply takes more to capture and sustain the attention and interest of kindergarten aged (and beyond) children.