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I have a confession to make friends...
I have been a member of the TP for 12 years, which is about how long I have had my childhood collection in my possession...
Never have I ever gone through and actually CLEANED all my ponies.
-hides in shame-
Of course I have washed all the ponies I've purchased in lots, etc, as an adult collector. Assessed who stays in the herd and who gets sold on. So in doing that, I have washed some of the childhood herd in order to compare doubles and such. But I have never gone through and systematically washed every pony I've owned.
Y'all. There were a few years after my parents' divorce that the pony bin was stored in the barn.
So! I have made it one of my summer goals to wash at least 5 ponies every day! I have started with the ones I know I'm listing for sale (doubles from the collection included) and then will be going through the entire herd. I figure this is a good way to put my hands on every pony and make the decision of whether I want to keep it, or if it's time to thin down to just the precious ones that are sentimental.
And that means, I'm going to be sharing what strange or funny things (at least to me) that I come across as I go!
Yesterday I pulled out two ponies who have had their hair in tiny braids for at least 2.5 decades... This is not pretty, guys. Brace yourselves.
The last time I likely played with my ponies' hair had to have been before 1997 (yes, I'm old. Shush!) ... so, what... probably actually 1995... making this the result of 27 years of braided hair while stored or displayed in all sorts of climates across Oregon, Idaho, New Mexico, Washington, Michigan, Idaho (again), and Arizona.
I will share how they look after their spa treatment.
I have been a member of the TP for 12 years, which is about how long I have had my childhood collection in my possession...
Never have I ever gone through and actually CLEANED all my ponies.
-hides in shame-
Of course I have washed all the ponies I've purchased in lots, etc, as an adult collector. Assessed who stays in the herd and who gets sold on. So in doing that, I have washed some of the childhood herd in order to compare doubles and such. But I have never gone through and systematically washed every pony I've owned.
Y'all. There were a few years after my parents' divorce that the pony bin was stored in the barn.
So! I have made it one of my summer goals to wash at least 5 ponies every day! I have started with the ones I know I'm listing for sale (doubles from the collection included) and then will be going through the entire herd. I figure this is a good way to put my hands on every pony and make the decision of whether I want to keep it, or if it's time to thin down to just the precious ones that are sentimental.
And that means, I'm going to be sharing what strange or funny things (at least to me) that I come across as I go!
Yesterday I pulled out two ponies who have had their hair in tiny braids for at least 2.5 decades... This is not pretty, guys. Brace yourselves.
The last time I likely played with my ponies' hair had to have been before 1997 (yes, I'm old. Shush!) ... so, what... probably actually 1995... making this the result of 27 years of braided hair while stored or displayed in all sorts of climates across Oregon, Idaho, New Mexico, Washington, Michigan, Idaho (again), and Arizona.
I will share how they look after their spa treatment.
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