My most favorite Freeman Leidy is this Head Down Circus Horse in purple and green.
Her name is Violet
and she is NAN qualified and has several collectibility championships to her name.
But that isn't why I love her - she just makes me smile. I don't take her out much due to her fragility, but she may come with me to Indy Blooms next month.
I actually have two in this color (Violet is on the right).
Check out the different lengths of their plumes. Were Violet's tag to come off, I could still tell which one was her!
The other one has purple shading that comes higher on her shoulders, too.
My new pink and blue Head Down compared to Violet. Definitely a shorter plume on it.
A big surprise to me was their near hind hooves.
The pink and blue's hoof has been pared down.
Violet's near hind hoof is chunkier and complete.
The pink and blue pony not only seems a bit smaller than the two purples, but it also has a dulled finish like its Head Up counterpart.
You can see the size and finish variations well here. (And some ribbon ones, too!)
While I was excited to get all four pieces of this new set,
I was most excited to find the blue and pink Head Down piece.
A quick check showed that its near hoof
had also been trimmed down a bit.
And look at the plume difference!
The piece is a little smaller than Violet
and its finish is quite a bit dulled when compared to the two purple and greens. I am chalking that up to smoking as my best guess at the moment. Certainly more research is needed.
My Freeman Leidy collection is now up to nine horses and two wagons. I'd love to have each pair and their counterpart colors. Plus, there is a mysterious color that I am looking for:
I first saw them in this sales ad but someone else snapped them up before I could buy them. Clearly they are a Head Up/Head Down pair. But is there a counterpart? A yellow and blue pair? Blue was already paired with pink; shouldn't yellow have been paired with a different color then?
I've never seen that, just as I haven't seen a blue and pink Head Up horse. (I've now got the Head Down blue and pink, so I strongly suspect there is a Head Up one to match.)
That sales picture also confirmed the production of the Head Down in green and purple.
Things that make collecting fun! (And your wallet light. LOL)
