The circa 1925 horse responsible for all this is in the second photo behind the deer. The deer, circa 1895, was also in the series of stamps. Those are real deer horns which were used because they survived tugs from riders better than carved wooden horns. It's my understanding that kids used horns on carousel animals for putting each others eyes out prior to the invention of the BB gun. The impressive tiger is from around 1900.

Most of the displayed animals are beautifully restored but there are exceptions. The light colored horse in the fourth photograph is one. He still wears his original paint and genuine horsehair tail from 1900. The 1895 rooster also wears original paint with the exceptions of a few places where wood has actually been replaced. The damage occurred when the neglected rooster was used as an archery target. Roosters on carousels are very rare. Even with the patches, this one is worth an estimated $400,000. The value of that all original but more common horse, is a mere $100,000. The museum has its own restoration work shop where volunteers bring dull animals back to life. The last picture shows a pair of identical animals in after and before condition.