Rocking Horse Depot Recalls to Repair Rocking Horse Toys Due to Strangulation Hazard

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Nov 10, 2010, 09:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Name of product: Rocking Horses

Units: About 1,200

Importer: Rocking Horse Depot, of Buckeye, Ariz.

Hazard: The reins on the rocking horse bridle is long enough to form a loop around a child's head and neck, posing a strangulation hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC has received one report of a near strangulation incident involving a 21-month-old girl who became entangled in the reins at her neck. The girl's parents freed her without injury.

Description: This recall involves Rocking Horse Depot's small, medium and large rocking horses with bridles. The rocking horse has a hardwood frame and is covered with synthetic hide. Each rocking horse has fluffy mane and tail, and a leather Rocking Horse Depot emblem on the right side of the saddle.

Sold at: RockingHorseDepot.com from November 2006 through December 2009 for between $105 and $185.

Manufactured in: Poland

Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove or cut the reins to eliminate the hazard. Consumers can also contact Rocking Horse Depot for instructions on how to remove the reins.

Consumer Contact: For more information, please contact Rocking Horse Depot collect at (623) 302-6313 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.rockinghorsedepot.com.

Photos are available at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11035.html

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.