Patent ID: 8602835

Claim:
A toy comprising: a housing defining a shape of a horse; a tail receptacle defining a space to receive a removable tail component; and a channel having a first channel end configured to receive a first removable mane component and an opening along a portion of a neck of the shape of the horse through which the mane is disposed; wherein the first removable tail component includes a tail base configured to secure the first removable tail component within the housing and a tail having a plurality of natural or artificial threads; and wherein the first removable mane component includes a base configured to secure the removable mane component within the channel and a mane having a plurality of natural or artificial threads, the base having a length extending along an entirety of the base, the base having a first end surface at one end of the length and a second end surface at the other end of the length, the first end surface and the second end surface defining the length of the base; wherein the first channel end includes a triangular opening through which the base of the mane component is inserted, the channel having a second channel end opposite the first channel end, the second channel end being closed thereby defining a stop surface that contacts the second end surface of the base when the first removable mane component is fully inserted into the channel.