Customer Reviews

Hasbro FurReal Friends Smores Pony

5 star:		(37)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

My 3year old daughter received this for an early Christmas gift from her Aunt and Grandmother this year. She is a horse lover and she just lost her mind over this toy! Smores is very life like in movements and sounds. It responds to her voice and movement; She can brush him; "feed" him; ride on him. My daughter doesn't want to be more than 3 steps away from Smores! Smores even sleeps by her bedside!

Smores would make a wonderful gift for any little horse lover in your family! The only "downsides" I can think about are that the mechanical sounds are a bit loud, (though I doubt this will deter any horse loving child) and the cost. Though after seeing my daughter with Smores, it was worth every cent for my sister and mother! Size may also be a consideration for those with space limitations. ***I do highly recommend that this gift is assembled before giving to your child. Upon opening the box, the horses' head is *not* attatched, and if your child is sensitive, this might upset her.***

Again, Smores is highly recommended. This is the next best thing to a real horse! Giddy up Smores!!!

I purchased both Butterscotch and Smores, and in the photos, Butterscotch 'seemed' to be the cutest, but in person, Smores is just too adorable for words!! They both are adorable, but Smores, by his animated actions, just stole my heart.

I bought them both for some really needy children at a day care class at a YMCA here, and really hated to see Smores leave today, but my best sister in the world is buying me another Smores, and since the shipping was just 2 or 3 days, the lady at the YMCA is going to exchange 'my' Smores for the new one! She said that Smores won't look at anyone in her family, so he must miss me, too!

Sooo, as crazy as all of that sounds, even adults can fall in love with this precious little pony just as easily as children.

Both ponies are extremely real looking and acting.

I purchased this pony for my granddaughter for this Xmas, she hasn't gotten it yet, but there was one displayed at Sam's Club and and it is the cutest thing I ever saw, appears well made, and sooooo real, the price on Amazon is the best price I found, plus free shipping, my granddaughter is 7 and it is still a very nice size for her, can't wait for her to see it, its #1 on her Santa list

What's this things little girls have about ponies? I don't know but my little 5 yr. old just HAD to have one. She wanted one for a year already so... she got hers this year, for Christmas.

There are lots of reviews posted already so, I will only add my personal impressions and make an attempt to organize some of the information in way that could make it more useful.

Logistics:
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- Watch for a sale. Prices fluctuate and you don't want to pay a lot. If you don't care about specific color schemes, take a look at Butterscotch. It's essentially the same toy and it was available at Amazon for less than one hundred at one of Amazon's lightning deals pre-Christmas this year - and, no, I did not get it at that price because I had mine delivered already.

- Exercise discretion. The box does have a picture of its contents. If you order it, like I did, weeks in advance of actually presenting it to my little girl, make sure she's not there when the delivery is made.

- Buy batteries. You will need SIX D-cell batteries or your girl will be very unhappy.

- Make sure that you have a Phillips screwdriver for the assembly.

- Pre-assemble it before showing it to your little girl. The box has the head separated from the body and you don't want her to see it that way. You will need to tighten about 3 screws and zip up the fabric around the neck.


Some good things:
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- Battery saving mode - she goes to sleep at night or whenever nothing happens around for a while.

- Many sensors (14, I believe). She reacts to motion, touch, light and sound and she can actually detect the origin of a sound (turns her head toward you when you call her)

- Solid frame. It's safe for your girl to ride on top of her.

- Several routines. She makes soft sounds, wiggles her tail, open-closes eyes, turns her head toward you and mimics eating when you put something in her mouth - but don't try 'real' food.

- Good coat and mane, your girl is likely to enjoy grooming her.


Some not so good things:
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- The motor that moves her head makes a rather loud, mechanical sound.

- The neck appears to be fragile and, the final stage of her turning her head is a bit scary (looks as if life was just drained out of her and she went limp)

- Not to easy to turn her off from the master switch.

- Sometimes, she wakes up in the middle of the night and decides to neigh or, if she's in the room where the TV is on, she can get quite excited.


To conclude, my 5 yr. old girl loves her pony and she is inviting all her girlfriends to come and see that "it's true" :). This was a Christmas present so I don't know for how long this will last but, half a month later, she's still playing with her - sometimes she's watching her favorite TV shows on top of her.

I found the assembly to be easy and quick and, so far nothing broke. My main concern is the neck but I haven't seen any reviews complaining about the neck breaking so... we shall see. I will update this review if anything bad happens.

I bought this pony from Amazon.com for my 6 year old daughter for Christmas. It arrived today (December 5) while I was gone to pick her up from school in a big box with a huge picture of the toy right on the box. As soon as we came home from school....it was right there, big as life, on the front porch.

If you are ordering this toy as a surprise, be sure to have it shipped to someone else so your child doesn't see it and spoil the surprise.

I purchased this toy for my 5 and 3 year old granddaughters, and was very pleased. It is amazing how "life like" this pony is. My 6 year old grandsons loved it too. All could ride on it's back, and enjoyed feeding the carrot to him. Caution - do not open the box in front of kids. It arrives with his head off, which you need to attach. It might be frightening to them, or at least destroy the magic of the toy.

Hi, my name is Amanda and I am 11 years old. I am horse and pony crazy and would do anything for a real horse or pony. My mom got me a S'more pony for Christmas and I am too happy for words! My sister, Abby, got a Butterscotch pony. I named my pony Cookie and she named her pony Butter Cup. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS TOY FOR ANY HORSWE LOVER! THEY ARE TOO ADORABLE!

I bought this for my 6 year old niece who is obsessed with horses. She absolutely loves it, and puts it next to her bed every night. She got this on X-mas and the only problem was when I was assembling it the head fell off and after witnessing this she began crying uncontrollably. to her it is somewhat real and she thought it was dead. So if you assemble this do it in privacy as to not scar your kid with an accidental decapitation of her beloved horse.

My grandson really wanted this for Christmas. He had seen and played with "Buttercup", "the girl one" at our local store. He really fell in love with it. He wanted "S'mores" as he thought that was the boy horse. He was super stoked with S'mores and his little sister is getting into it too. (He's 5 and she's 4). It is a good and sturdy horse. Beware that it comes with a periwinkle lead and harness- not very boyish - but we were able to dye it black with a kato marker. AlSO AND THIS IS A BIG ALSO!!!!!!!!!! BE SURE TO OPEN AND ASSEMBLE THIS BEFORE YOU GIVE IT TO A CHILD - AS IT COMES HEADLESS AND YOU HAVE TO ATTACH THE HEAD!

Overall, it's a great toy. Take your kid to the local store and let them try playing with a display model.

My mom gave S'mores to my 5 year old daughter last night and I have never seen a more excited child in my life! The one we got was gently used for about a year and was still in perfect shape-so I can attest to it's durability! Assembled, the horse is light, easy to carry and sturdy when standing. My daughter has crawled all over it since getting it and we've had no issue with tipping or shaking.

The horse is very pretty, soft and lifelike with big brown eyes and long lashes. It wags its tail, moves it's head, eats and makes life like horse sounds.

It's easy to turn on and off as well-I showed my daughter how to do it once and she's got it down.

All in all-yes, it's expensive, but truly, if you're considering this or another high priced electronic game, ride on toy, etc. I would choose this as it gets your child to use their imagination and is a great toy to play on indoors when it's too cold to be outside.