White Hair Variation*

Daisy Sweet has a known production variation, which is that sometimes she was sold with white hair. But this comes with a few caveats. As you can probably see from my loose pony, above, and the beautiful Mint in Box image from Shivahe, Daisy Sweet's gold hair is known to fade. My loose pony's hair is considerably paler in colour than the boxed original. So it is possible for a gold-haired pony to fade completely to white.

The differences between a white-haired Daisy Sweet and a gold one that has faded are twofold - one, the forelock being white and not gold (this often does not fade, as it is not made of the same kind of hair as the fluffy mane and tail). The second is the roots - you can often find hints of gold in the roots of a faded pony. I imagine a third way is to dismantle a pony and check her internal roots, but that is drastic and I DO NOT recommend EVER dismantling ponies unless they have clear visible evidence of serious mould or tail rust (breaking the neck seal has major implications for pony value and authenticity, as is considered irreversible damage by many collectors)

The White Haired Daisy Sweet pictured below was found by me at a carboot sale in the UK in around 1998. She was in an unsealed box, with accessories. Because the box was unsealed,  and the comb and clip have been fixed back in place, I cannot be sure whether any of them are hers -  the yellow ribbon she has in her tail came with her in the form you see it now, but I have no guarantee it came with her from new.

I have never taken her off the inlay card and she still has her mane fastened in the plastic.