Saturday, June 21, 2025
On the Festival Lawn
Hobby Horses – also known as stick horses – are pretend horses usually made with a fabric or wood horse head attached to a stick. Riders hold the stick between their legs and pretend to ride the horse. Competitions held in Finland feature traditional show jumping obstacles or dressage riding, and we will use a similar concept (on a smaller, less competitive level!).
Saddle up for the Hobby Horse Ride!
A course with jumping obstacles will be set up on the festival lawn – participants will complete the course as fast as they can. Registration will begin Saturday June 22 at 1:00 (inside the festival) – advance registration is not required. There is no entry fee for this event, but there is a $5 fee to rent a horse (premium horse may have a higher rental rate). Bring your own Hobby Horse (stick pony) if you have one!
Registration will be available at the 2025 Festival. No advance Registrations.
Still not sure what a hobby horse is? Check out these YouTube clips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd5-qspfKtc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGnpWXtI3Q0
(Please note – these are for inspiration only and are not representative of the course at our Scandinavian Midsummer Festival!)
