Friends

Horse & Baby Foal Trailer

A little trailer that gets the details right, and a foal you will not want to put down.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 42695 · 2026

Pieces279

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number42695

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The verdict

I am a sucker for LEGO horses, and the mare and foal here are exactly why.

The trailer folds open into a proper working stall with a ramp, and small touches like a hay net and grooming kit make it feel lived in rather than just stacked together. It is a smaller build at 279 pieces, so do not expect a weekend project, more an afternoon one you will want to display somewhere you actually walk past. If you love the Friends animal line or you are building a Heartlake horse collection, this earns its spot on the shelf.

Best for: Friends animal-set collectors and horse lovers who want a quick, satisfying build

The full review

What it is

I will be honest about why I picked this one up first out of the wave, it is the foal. LEGO has gotten really good at animal builds in the last few years, and the mare and baby foal here have that soft, rounded look that makes them feel like actual creatures instead of blocky approximations. The trailer itself is a tidy little build, it hitches up, the side folds down into a ramp, and inside there is just enough room for the horse to stand comfortably with a hay net within reach.

The catch

Where I want to manage expectations is size and pace. At 279 pieces this is not a long, absorbing build, it is something you finish in under an hour, so if you are looking for a big Saturday project this is not it. It is also, by nature of being a smaller vehicle set, light on the kind of rare or printed parts that make bigger Friends sets exciting to crack open. What you are paying for is the animal figures and the charm of the little scene, not piece-count value.

Who it's for

Get this if you already love the Friends animal sub-theme or you are building out a horse collection, the mare and foal alone are worth having. Skip it if you are shopping purely for build time or part variety, a bigger Friends set will serve you better on both counts.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself is quick and straightforward, which suits the audience it is aimed at. You start with the trailer chassis and wheels, work up through the folding stall walls, and finish with the ramp and hitch. It is not a technical build, there is no clever engineering trick hiding in the frame, but it goes together cleanly and everything locks into place the way a well designed small set should.

The real draw is the animal figures. The horse and foal use LEGO's newer organic molds, which read as far more natural than the older blocky horse pieces, and they come in a soft, warm color that suits a stable scene. The small accessory pieces, the hay net, the grooming brush, the little bucket, are simple but they do a lot of work to make the trailer feel like a real working setup rather than an empty box on wheels.

Fun facts

01LEGO Friends has leaned increasingly into animal-focused sets in recent years, with horse and stable themes among the most consistently popular with younger builders and collectors alike.
02The updated horse figure molds used across recent Friends sets are more articulated and naturalistic than the horse pieces LEGO used a decade ago, letting the animals stand, walk, and pose more convincingly.
03Small vehicle-and-animal sets like this one are often used by LEGO as an entry point size, priced and scaled to be an easy add-on purchase alongside a larger Friends set.