Giddy Up!

Growing up I always wanted a horse; I love everything cowboy: horses, boots, rodeos, hats, you get the picture. So when I see something horse related I get really excited. Over the years I've collected several horse related items. 

I found a really cute outfit for our American Girl dolls at Target. This outfit features a cute pink-checked cowboy shirt, jean skirt and vest, brown cowboy hat and oddly enough brown flats rather than cowboy boots. Marie-Grace looks super cute in this outfit; it's perfect for taking her horse, Spirit, the American Girl palomino horse, for a walk.  We have several other cowboy outfits, too. My favorite is the blue denim outfit with black fringe and  black and white cowboy boots. This outfit is several years old; it was actually a Halloween costume complete with mask and trick-or-treat bag. The other outfit is from Nicki's collection; it has pink corduroy pants and a mint green top with horse design and a straw cowboy hat. Nicki also has riding chaps and cowboy boots.

We've added several horses to our collection. I love the quality of the American Girl horses. They are covered with a soft velvet material and the mane and tail are from the same hair as the American Girl dolls. Daphne brushes Penny, the American Girl chestnut horse while Nicki feeds her horse from 2007, Jackson.

We made a horse barn to house our horses. It's constructed out of a simple plywood box; we added corral beams and barn supports so our horses all have their own stalls to relax in.

There's nothing like a good horse and a great friend to make a day special!