In principle it is a really good rocking horse, rocking good. I refer now to the times 5- and 4-star reviews. We had bought it for our son's first birthday. Unfortunately we had to give back our rocking horse after two months. Our older daughter (6 years old) wanted to tie the tail into a braid. They did so without overly much effort. All of a sudden she stopped three-quarters of the tail hair in his hand. Such treatment must be able to withstand a quality toy, hence my prints.