Customer Reviews

Alex Rocking Horse

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My son received this as a birthday gift and he loves it. He is still a bit small to ride it (he's only 18 months - 32.5" tall). Another inch and it will be perfect. For the time being, he will just push it around the house. This product (and Alex toys, in general) is very well constructed. It is also visually impressive. We are looking forward to years of fun with this toy. This horse also rocks more than most, but not enough to be unsafe.

This rocking horse is very attractive, and is solid, sturdy wood. However, the construction, while *simple*, isn't *easy*. The instructions are not entirely correct (for instance, it says to use 4 bolts, where there are 8 holes, and if you only used 4, you'd end up with 4 extra), and not all of the pre-drilled holes are in exactly the right spot, nor at the proper angle to allow the pieces to fit together flush, without serious strain to your fingers turning the little hex wrenches provided. Further, on my horse, the threads to attach the handles to the head are stripped on one side, with no way to replace or correct it short of returning the product or using some kind of glue to secure it in place. If I didn't have a drill and other tools, I would have had an extremely difficult time assembling this toy.

Don't have it, was shopping online for rocking horses and found it somewhere else for 30 dollars less!!! DO YOUR COMPARING before buying.