Description
Schleich released the Tennessee Walker Foal as part of their Farm World collection in 2016. This gorgeous hand-painted foal has finely detailed hair and beautiful brown colouring. The figure is scuplted with the horse’s traditional walking pose, as the name suggests. Fun facts about the horse: Tennessee Walkers are famous for their gaits, which are extremely pleasant for riders: the “walk”, the “running walk” and the “canter”. Even the foals instinctively know these gaits and love to show them off when they frolic around and play on the paddock. All Tennessee Walkers are descended from a black foal named Black Allen, born in 1886. Black Allen didn’t like to trot, but much preferred fast ambling gaits (“walk” and “running walk”). The breeders quickly learned the value of these new gaits.