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Germany's first hobby horsing championship got underway in Frankfurt on Saturday, with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping, style jumping and dressage on their wooden stick horses.
The Washington International Horse Show was founded in 1958 and quickly became a prestigious event for riders of all ages. [3] Over the years, many breeds and disciplines participated including Arabians, Cutting, Dressage, Walkers, Quarter Horses and Hunter/Jumper. [4]
Hobby horsing is a sport and a hobby with gymnastic elements which uses hobby horses, also known as stick horses. [1] [2] Movement sequences similar to those in show jumping or dressage are partly simulated in courses, without real horses being used. The participants predominantly use self-made hobby horses. [3] [4] [5]
Competitors run in heats against other riders Many of the games involve picking up or placing objects at speed Speed mounting and dismounting is an essential skill. Gymkhana classes are a collection of timed speed events such as; barrel racing, pole bending, keyhole race, keg race (also known as "down and back"), flag racing, a hybrid pattern like mountain cow horse, and stake race.
The competition is part of a growing wave of hobby horsing events internationally: the United States and Australia also held their first championships this year. The events stemmed from a grassroots movement in Finland, where riders trotted their hobby horses through Nordic forests more than 20 years ago.
Expensive Hobby (1971–2003) was an outstanding Quarter Horse reining horse, working cowhorse, and cutting horse. [1] Expensive Hobby was a 1971 buckskin gelding, sired by Hobby Horse, and out of a daughter of Stormy's Sugar named Jan's Helen. [2] Expensive Hobby was shown in reining 120 times, and won the class 110 of those times. [1]
Al Dunning (born March 5, 1950) is an American horse trainer specializing in western performance horses. [1] He has trained multiple world champions in reining, [1] cutting, [1] working cow horse, halter, and all-around. His most famous horse was Expensive Hobby. [2] He was inducted into the Arizona Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame in ...
The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) is a non-profit equestrian organization headquartered in the United States. Their primary purpose is to promote and sponsor cutting events. [ 1 ] The association was founded in 1946 at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show .