CANADA

Mrs C writes:

OXFORD

Charlie's grandmother writes:

Many thanks for the little rocking horse, which has now been unveiled - or un-bubble-wrapped.

The children and we are delighted with him. I attach a photo of Charlie having his first ride

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

Jenny writes:

My rocking horse is just so beautiful - makes me happy every time I look at it. I still cannot get over the outstanding workmanship and detail that goes into every rocking horse you make. It is a credit to you both.

KENT

Amber's mother writes:

The horse arrived safely & is absolutely perfect, thank you. Amber points & shouts at it every time she sees it & loves to rock it.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

Caroline writes:

The eagle has landed!!! He is just lovely! Everyone who came to the house yesterday and today are very impressed with how handsome he is. Thank you again for restoring such a lovely steed. We will treasure him forever.

BERKSHIRE

I cannot thank Jean & Brian enough for the wonderful restoration of Jessie. This horse has been a dream of mine since riding her in my infant class of 1945. When, at the age of 65, I was able to buy her she was broken and left in a cupboard, it is almost impossible to think she could be restored to this standard.

She is named after a good friend who recently celebrated her 100th birthday and it seemed quite fitting as my horse is c1910. Thanks again to you both, you really made my day.

HONG KONG

".....we are sending you a photo of our son Oliver and his rocking horse - he looks somewhat unsteady but he's only 1! Both he and his sister very much enjoy having a ride on it, so thanks indeed for sending it over to us here in Hong Kong."

HONG KONG

"Kirstie and Sarah love the horse as do all their friends. Like many young girls they are horse mad. They called the horse Dylan after the horse they ride in the summer holidays."

THE NETHERLANDS

Maxime's mother writes (Christmas 2004 ):

"Maxime sends you warm regards........according to him, Mum is delighted with the gift for her boy's first birthday......"

CHESHIRE

Hilary and her daughter, Seraphina, thoroughly enjoyed a test ride when ordering their rocking horse for Christmas 2003.

In the New Year Hilary wrote:

'Seraphina thoroughly enjoyed her horse over Christmas and the new year. She continues to ride "Lucy" every day! It took her 2 days to think of that name.. The horse is even more beautiful than I expected it to be. Thank you very much.'

IRELAND

Brianna's parents write:

....Brianna is delighted with her rocking horse. Thank you for making her Christmas.

SUSSEX

Alexandra & Ben's mother writes about their rocking horse:

"Pilgrim" has become a part of the family now and is admired by everyone. I often find myself just standing and gazing at him, and marvelling at the skill and craftsmanship that went into creating him.

I would like to thank you both so very much particularly on behalf of my chidren for making it possible to have him for Ben's birthday and for paying attention to all those details that mattered so much to me.

SUSSEX (18 Months on)

Alex & Ben's mother sent us this lovely picture of 'Santa and an Elf on a reindeer getting ready for Christmas' and wrote:

"Alex and Ben adore their reindeer/horse and he gets lots of attention. I still feel emotional when I look at the horse . I feel very pleased that I invested in the very best childhood toy that I feel money could buy for my children. Thank you again for making them such a beautiful rocking horse."

SUSSEX (4 years on)

Alex & Ben's parents write:

"…and here we see the 4 year old Mr Pilgrim being led away by owner Ben, ridden by new comer jockey Alex that led the young steed to his first win at the showground at Hickstead. Still a firm favourite! "

BERKSHIRE

On the left, Laurence enjoys an exciting ride. On the right, brother Shaun ponders just where to go on his trusty steed.

SCOTLAND

George enjoying his birthday presents, including the dappled grey rocking horse from his grandmother, who writes 'I would like to thank you for all the trouble you took to ensure the rocking horse was delivered in good time for my grandson's first birthday. Everyone was absolutely delighted with it. The quality, design, colours, nameplate - in fact everything was just perfect.'

NEW YORK

Cordelia's mother writes:

The horse showed up last week, right on time. She loves it, as you can see. At her birthday party on Saturday, the kids were queuing up for rides--none of them had ever seen an English horse like that before. An English lady who attended the party asked if it was a family heirloom--I said yes, it was, as of Wednesday!

Many thanks

WILTSHIRE

When an English earl and countess were looking urgently for a granddaughter's birthday present, their secretary scoured the net for a high quality rocking horse to closely match a much loved family heirloom, a beautiful antique Victorian Ayres rocking horse.

They chose us to produce an exact replica, working only from a photograph of their existing favourite, and were delighted with the fine quality of our workmanship and the close resemblance to the original when the two stood side by side.

YORKSHIRE

Emily's grandmother writes:

I enclose photos of Emily with the rocking horse you made her. He's much loved by everyone!

SCOTLAND

Kayleigh's grandparents were justifiably proud of their granddaughter, and said " she is delighted with her new horse and has taken to riding in a big way. The horse has been well admired. Thank you again."

Nearly a year on, her grandparents wrote to say that 'the rocking horse we bought from you has got to be the best investment we made on behalf of our granddaughter Kayleigh. The pleasure she gets from it is immense. It has become a daily ritual for her to spend time riding it.'

When Kayleigh was nearly three, her grandparents wrote:

Our granddaughter, Kayleigh, will soon be three,So we've sent these pictures to let you see,Kayleigh likes her horse so much,We thought we'd like to keep in touch

Now Kayleigh is four, her grandparents write:

We're sending a picture of kayleigh she's now four
Please let us know of you don't want any more
Horse riding lessons we thought she'd start
But it nearly broke Kayleigh's heart

She thought her horse would have to go away
But we assured her she would stay
On a real horse Kayleigh was not so bold
So we've put riding lessons on hold

When we bought Willow for her at the age of one
We could not envisage the amount of fun
Kayleigh would have every day
When with her horse she starts to play

Seven years on, Kayleigh's grandfather writes:

It's been seven years since I bought our granddaughter Kayleigh her rocking horse from you and she still treasures it. She has looked after it well and it's in constant use. I've seen quite a few other rocking horses by other makers and I can still say I made the right choice in buying from you, excellent quality.

STAFFORDSHIRE

Three year old Ally loves her rocking horse on bow rockers, which her grandparents bought when she was just two.

YORKSHIRE

Toby Cridland loves 'Mrs. Dapple', a specially commissioned copy of a particularly fine antique Ayres rocking horse which we had already restored for the family

Toby's mother writes 'thank you so much for all your work with 'Mrs Dapple'. She really is beautiful and greatly admired by everyone.'

SUSSEX

Having visited our website, Aimee's parents bought this large Classic Replica horse for her birthday, without having seen it 'in the flesh'.

Upon delivery Aimee and her family were delighted with her new friend and kindly sent us this lovely photograph and told us by e-mail that they have recently looked in the biggest toy shop in New York and 'saw some rocking horses but none as nice as yours.'