Tek Nek Rockin Rider Legacy Grow With Me Plush Animated Pony

I just wanted to share my experience with this pony and with Tek Nek. We've had this pony for almost a year, we purchased as a Christmas present last year for our then 15 month old son. Our son loves this pony, and is one of only a few toys that he has never lost interest in. Like another reviewer, I too had concerns with the durability of the pony's ears, since that's how my son activated the talking and singing, by yanking HARD on both the pony's ears. I can report, that almost a year later, though the ears are a little mishappen and no longer stand up, there is not one rip or popped seam! That being said, we did end up having an issue with part of the frame on the base of the pony. Approximately 4-5 months after we converted the frame to the "big boy" setting, I noticed that the knobs on the inner frame pieces where the rubber bands attach started to pull inward from the force of the bands. The knobs eventually split at the base and tore halfway off. I went to the Tek Nek website to try to find where I could purchase replacement parts for the two inner frame pieces, but had no luck. I then sent an email to Tek Nek from their website explaining the problem and how much it would cost to buy the replacement parts I needed. Well, I can tell you how surprised and thrilled I was that not only did I receive a response to my email within a few hours, but was told that if I gave them my shipping address, they would send me the parts I needed for no additional charge. After giving my address, I received the replacement parts in just a few days. Thanks Tek Nek for a great product and outstanding customer service!

First off, if you can get a second set of hands to help you assemble this then save your sanity and get their help. It is super easy and quick to set up (few peices) but attaching the pony to the base requires more than two hands because you are working against the rubber bands that the pony uses to bounce. I managed to do it alone but it was after many bangs, bruises, and swear words. I read reviews on a similar bouncing/rocking horse (Radio Flyer) and this product seems to be not only easier to assemble, but of better quality.

The moving pony mouth is barely noticable but the sounds and songs are very clear. The voice that does the phrases and song is weird. I won't say more you listen and come up with your own judgment. It makes my baby smile though. My son is only eight months so he isn't technically old enough for it yet. He is somewhat big for his age and loves to bounce and jump so he's already moving on the pony. I just stay nearby in case he needs help balancing. Given the personality and play preferences of my son, I think this toy will be around for a long time at least until he is old enough to graduate to a big boy bouncy horse.

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I bought this Pony for my Godson/GrandNephew and he loves it. He's 1 year old

and was able to adjust to it right away. It's fun, durable and soft to his touch. He also loves the animated noises it makes. Great product, highly recommended.

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This is a soft and cute singing pony. He only has one song unfortunately. It doesn't really rock well because the rocker part is not bowed enough so maybe they should name it 'Slightly tilt back and forth Rider'. Other than that, I like its ability to transform to accommodate my growing toddler and the extra waist support to keep babies from falling off.

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We purchased this toy about 3 months ago. It went together easy enough with 2 people. The toy seems fairly well built. My son loves it. There is only one problem. The buttons to make it sing and talk are in the ears. My son (currently 16 months old) has learned that if he grabs the ears and pulls them it will make noise. He loves it. There are two major problems with this design, however.

The first is that he is quite strong and I do not think it will be long before he rips the ears off.

Second and worse, this toy taught him that grabbing the ears and yanking them is a good thing which will cause the toy to make noise. Due to this toy my son also learned that my 2 dogs work the same way. My dogs don't even want to be in the same room as my son anymore and whenever they are together we have to keep getting onto my son to keep him from yanking the dogs ears.

This could have been easily avoided by putting buttons on the neck or head instead of in the ears. It is totally frustrating.

I do not recommend this toy for anyone who has pets.