A peek at Merrylegs

The doll maker's challenge due May 1 is to create a storybook character. I decided after
much deliberation to make Merrylegs, a pony in Black Beauty, the book by Anna Sewell, which
is in the public domain and not subject to copyright laws.

Merrylegs is a grey dappled pony with two girls as his mistresses, and I quote from the book:

"As for Merrylegs, he and I soon became great friends; he was such a cheerful, plucky, good-tempered little fellow that he was a favorite with every one, and especially with Miss Jessie and Flora, who used to ride him about in the orchard, and have fine games with him and their little dog Frisky."

So here is a peek at WIP, Merrylegs. (Even his name is cute.)

He is double thickness pimatex with unraveled silk parachute cording as his mane and tail, with
no wiring inside his legs or body. He's approximately 17 inches tall and is roughly basted
at this point.