Hobby horsing is a unique equestrian like sport, and its name describes those who ride hobby horses. However, it is not a metaphor for the reallocation of veterinary sedatives to today’s nightclub youth. Hobbyhorses are indeed a trick: they ride rudimentary toy horses, or, to put it mildly, “toys,” stuffed horses with heads attached to sticks.

The riders imitate with their stick horses the techniques and movements of dressage and show jumping. In hobby horse sport there is no real horse in action, but an artificial head of wood or fabric that is placed on a straight stick. For this sport you have to buy a toy that consists of a long stick with a model horse’s head.

Now that you have a basic idea of what hobby horse is, let us know more about whether it is a real sport or not. In summary, I would say that hobby horse, like any real sport, is fun and unique in its own way. You need a hobby horse or toy to participate, but it is technically called a hobby horse.

The competitions run like normal equestrian competitions, but offer different fence heights for show jumpers and test levels for dressage riders. Some types of tournaments pit teenage girls against each other on their stick horses, showing off wool manes and showing a bit of restraint.

It may sound strange to professional riders, but it is a really serious annual competition in Finland. The US-based Tryon International Equestrian Center, which hosted the 2018 event, is offering hobby horse trials for the first time in its summer series this year.

Hobby Horse or Leisure Horse is a sport with gymnastics elements and movements similar to jumping and dressage, but with simulated courses and not with real horses. Hobby riding offers the opportunity for a range of fun activities that will appeal to most people of all interests, be it physical activity, creative, practical, innovative or within the framework of your own imagination. Jumping courses are a series of tricky combinations and patterns similar to the jumping competitions that can be seen at stables around the world.

When I first heard about the hobby horse a few years ago, we thought it was something crazy that they did in Finland, and it didn’t work out. We became obsessed with the sport. You can participate by starting fundraisers for your friends, participating in sponsored events and winning prizes.

Most hobbyhorses used for hobby horsing are hand-crafted and meticulously crafted, reports the AP, proving that this is not a consumer-driven toy craze, but a cultural phenomenon that fosters friendship and camaraderie.

The sport simulates on demand traditional equestrian competitions, which also include competitions in dressage and jumping. This brings equality to equestrianism, as there is limited access to real horses. The content of the articles is about real horses, their riders, hobbyhorses and their masters, who form teams and bind to each other.

They are only regular rides if one disregards the fact that they do not contain a living, breathing horse. Most lovers love real horses and riding. The reason they cannot go to the stable every day is that owning a horse is expensive or impossible, especially in urban areas.

Holding on to a horse allows them to live out their fantasies of owning, riding and competing on their own horse. A “rooster horse” is a straight stick with a wooden horse’s head or stuffed with cloth and a wheel at the bottom. The rider holds the stick between his legs and pretends to be a horse while riding one.

Aarniomaki has been riding real horses since she was ten years old and says the hobby of riding has been therapeutic for her and helped her get through her parents’ divorce and being bullied at school. Some actual riders regard the hobby horse as a childish past that is not suitable for under-10s, but Fred Sundwall, general secretary of the Finnish Equestrian Federation, disagrees.

The latest Finnish hobby horse trend, the use of toy horse heads and sticks to mimic real equestrian events such as dressage and jumping has become so popular that it has spread across other Nordic nations. There are now an estimated 10,000 mallard horse enthusiasts in Finland, and the number is on the rise. Finnland has become the global king of strange hobbies and crazy sports, from air guitar championships to mobile phone throwing.

Hobby riding is a sport of Finnish teenage girls that mimics traditional equestrian events such as show jumping and dressage. Instead of riding on a real horse, the participants strut a horse’s head with a long stick full of glued-on eyes and mane. Finland’s latest sports craze involves ballerina-like jumps and skilfully executed jumps, with a heavy dose of athleticism and fake horse heads.

There are no official statistics on the hobby horsing of horseback riding, and there is not even a connection to the Finnish Sports Federation, but enthusiasts meet regularly to share photos, materials and videos on Instagram and YouTube in internet discussion forums. Its popularity is growing in other Nordic countries and throughout Europe, although the numbers are still small.