Yes agree absolutely. Looking at the one on Pinterest that is very distressed, it looks wrong to me. There are no wear patterns in places where something would show wear. It's just random, all over the place. Something about the carving style on many of these also reminds me of the Indonesian or Mexican "carousel" horses that were never actually on carousels. This is really cool looking, but I kind of wonder if it is just a display piece that isn't very old, and is not something that Bavarian children ever really used?