Bill and Carl Urban's Carved and Crayoned Horse and Rider folk art carving but overall good condition and

but overall good condition and stable

with what appears to be “MM”  “’78” and VT

I always have an eye out for vintage teaching toys and games with great graphics--allowing them to double as design objects

and then the sole features cleat-like treats around the perimeter of toe and heel

Bill and Carl Urban's Carved and Crayoned Horse and Rider folk art carving but overall good condition andIt's a little bit hard to read from the front (but what a great bunch of cross outs at right!), but the back side of this reveals definitively that is was a collaboration between 5th grader Carl Urban and Bob Urban (his father one might guess), who played a "working" role. Seems likely the carving of the outlines of the drawing were was left to Bob, and that Carl was the colorist. In any event, pretty sweet results, with the blue frame around the