What is a hobby horse? Let's find out

Name: What is a hobby horse? Let's find out
Uploaded: 2025-10-02T12:34:11.341Z
Duration: 2 min 29 s
Description: Have you ever heard of hobby horsing? Have you ever tried it? It's an activity where you learn lots of the skills you'd need to ride a real horse but without the horse. Lots of children are giving it a go so we sent Emma-Louise to find out all about it

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What's that racing down the field? A horse? Not quite.

Hobby horsing is an activity where you practice all the skills you'd need for riding a real horse but you use a wooden pole with a fabric horse's head attached to it instead.

Emma-Louise went to a camp to meet some children and find out all about it.

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