CHICKEN CARISE NO 1 | HAPPY HORSE

Chicken Carise No. 1 | Happy Horse

Meet Carise — the most dignified chicken in the soft toy world. Happy Horse’s Carise has a permanently startled expression that somehow manages to be both deeply comic and entirely endearing: wide dark eyes set far apart like a real hen, a flat sandy beak, and two small wing-tip ‘hands’ raised at the chest as if she’s perpetually on the verge of making an announcement. The multi-pointed golden-brown comb on top of her head is the crowning detail — sculptural, knobbled and pointing upward with complete conviction.

Her body is a perfectly round plump sphere in warm grey-stone short pile plush, with shaggy longer-pile wings at the sides that ruffle out like real feathers. The sandy golden-tan accent colour runs consistently through the comb, beak and wide flat feet, giving her a beautifully considered palette. She is, in short, a masterpiece of soft toy design — and irresistible to anyone who encounters her. The No. 1 is the smallest size in the Carise range, making her the perfect introduction to the character and a wonderful gift at this price.

• Happy Horse Chicken Carise soft toy plush — No. 1 (smallest size in the range)
• Round plump body in warm grey-stone short pile plush
• Shaggy longer pile wings for feather texture contrast
• Sandy golden-tan comb, beak and flat wide feet
• Wide dark round eyes with white highlight stitching
• Small wing-tip hands projecting forward from the chest
• Multi-pointed structured comb on top of the head
• By Happy Horse (Netherlands)