There are four characteristics of Ivo's horse that jumped out at me -- the noble position of the head, the tight mane, the long tail, and most of all, the slab-like base. Most of the common American pressed horse bookends have vertical development of the base. The Fostoria horse seems to have greater development of the back legs. The thick hooves give a look of real substance. Ivo's horse looks more like crystal than the horses by Smith, etc., do. IMO, it is a magnificent horse.