The stick Horse, a fun and athletic equestrian discipline
The Hobby Horse, Also known as the stick-horse, it is much more than a simple toy. It’s a new and exciting equestrian discipline that lets you immerse yourself in the wonderful world of horses and riding. By mounting your hobby horse, you can practice equestrian exercises safely and learn the basics of horse care and maintenance. It’s also an opportunity to get some exercise while having fun, thanks to the many disciplines you can practice with a hobby horse.
The benefits of hobby horses for children and young adults
The recreational hobby horse
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Show jumping with a hobby horse.
Whether you use your hobby horse for show jumping, you can create your own obstacle course at home or join competitions organized in your community. That way you can test your agility, precision, and coordination by jumping over obstacles. You can build obstacles yourself with simple sticks, or take your hobby horse to the club to jump in the show-jumping arena. With training and perseverance, you'll be able to perform impressive jumps and build your self-confidence. It's a great way to enjoy a fun, healthy activity.
The discipline of dressage on your hobby horse.
Hobby horsing can also be used to imitate a horse's dressage movements. Inspired by the elegant and technical movements of dressage horses, hobby horse enthusiasts reproduce these figures using their wooden mount. Whether they are... changes of lead, pirouettes or piaffes, you can practice performing these movements with grace and fluidity on your stick Horse. This will allow you to develop your sense of rhythm, your coordination, your balance and your flexibility. Don't hesitate to closely observe the horses in the way they move to better imitate them. Horse videos can also be an excellent source of information for better understanding how horses work.
Hobby horsing competitions
But hobby horsing is not just an individual discipline. It's also an opportunity for you to get together with other enthusiasts and to organize... hobby horsing competition (also: hobby horse competition). These events can take various forms, ranging from informal competitions among friends to more official contests with judges and performance categories. These competitions are highly developed in some countries, such as Finland, where hobby horsing has become a genuine sporting discipline. Participants can present their show-jumping or dressage courses before an increasingly enthusiastic audience. It's an opportunity to show your skills, measure yourself against others, and receive constructive feedback to improve., without taking oneself too seriously in a light-hearted atmosphere.
Hobby horsing strengthens friendships.
Moreover, when you do hobby horsing with friends who are also lucky enough to have a Hobby Horse, it becomes even more fun to...
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