I am so with you. I don't need verbatim page-by-page dialogue, but little details like Bela being a small brown horse and not a gray or white one... that being different would irritate me. It won't make me stop watching (the series means too me to me) but I reserve the right to grumble about...
I asked, and I did. ;)
I agree that the story can be condensed. What will irritate me is if they start showing things out of order or changing the personality of any of the characters.