Collection Model 51: Vet 'n' Care Playset

Vet 'n' Care Playset

51. Belle the Missouri Fox Trotter

This set featured a chestnut Arabian horse with three white socks, a blaze and a colour-change injury. These injuries usually appeared when cold water was applied and disappeared when warmed up. The accessories included were red tack, yellow numnah, vet-style rider (used again in early Animal Hospital sets), riding hat, vet kit box, stethoscope, bandage, four horse shoes, hoofpick, sponge, finger brush, bucket, breed card and bandage stickers.

This was the first set to feature removable horse shoes, which I desperately coveted but have never owned an example of! I don't have this set so big thanks to Helene and Liz who both provided photos back when I had my website:

The set was sometimes promoted as including two foals. I don't know if they were ever given breed cards, names or numbers, but possibly they had some of the unknown collection numbers between 59 and 62. Elli has kindly provided photos of them below.

Thanks for reading, next up is Mystic and the Riding School Playset!