People who know anything about little girls understand that there is a stage they go through, typically from about ages eight to twelve, when they are absolutely fascinated with horses. Horses are for many little girls what super-hero characters are for many boys. They love to read about them, draw them, and act out stories with equine characters.
Tiny Horsies, The Role Playing Game, a new book by the long-time game developer and author Flippy, encourages such fantasy role-playing. But playing horses isn't just for little girls anymore. Many children are playing with their whole family. In fact, the author suggests, when the whole family gets into the act, the results can be riotous fun for everyone. Nor are roles limit to little horses. As one dad shared, Only one of my kids is playing a tiny horsie¦ one is playing a wolfie and the other is playing a sentient telekinetic floating manatee."
A lot of parents enjoy playing 'horsies' with their kids, in part because of the popularity of a television program. They made me watch the same episode of My Little Pony nine times," confessed one father, and now they want me to act out the roles with voices and everything." Despite the redundancy, he was enjoying the experience of playing make believe in his kids' favorite world. Many families are fans of the animated cartoon series produced by Hasbro because it offers something for everyone.
Viewers, children and adults alike, agree that the program offers some of the best writing, the most interesting characters and the highest-quality animation available on television today. The program has six fully developed female lead characters and the message is a positive one: friendship is magic.
When looking for family fun for the holidays, parents could do no better than to play Tiny Horsies. All it takes is the book, a pair of dice, and imagination," explains Monica Rix Paxson, publisher for Relentlessly Creative Books. Tiny Horsies: The Role Playing Game contains general information about role-playing games, how to create a character, rules and an adventure story to get started. Available on Amazon through [Relentlessly Creative Books](http://relentlesslycreativebooks.com/?mbt_book=tiny-horsies-the-role-playing-game).
