Hobby Horse
What is Hobby Horse ?
Hobby horse is widely known among Finnish teen girls, which mimics traditional equestrian events, such as show jumping and dressage. What makes it special is that rather than riding an actual horse, riders straddle a horse head on a long stick, replete with glued-on eyes and manes.
In hobby horse, everyone can pick the parts they prefer, creating a hobby which they favored. This makes hobby horse an extremely versatile hobby. Some essential parts consisted of making your own hobby horse, riding, communality and competitions. In terms of riding, it actually mimics real live horse riding and in fact, all aspects of riding with a hobby can be practised.
While making a hobby horse, you can create it in any imaginable way such as: sock horses are made out of socks, felt horses are felted and traditional fabric horses are sewn out of fabric. These horses are often created as realistic as possible. Besides that, hobby horse allows us to practice any kind of equestrian sport, for instance show jumping and dressage. In show jumping, the rider jump over a set show-jumping course with the horse, and faults are given for any railings that are knocked over. As for dressage, the judgment criteria will be based on the accuracy of completing a predetermined programme, just like riders with live horses.
In addition to competitions, coaching events and camps are organized by hobby horse enthusiasts including children and young people in Finland. At other times, these events are organised by clubs or associations. For instance, Finnish national championships in show jumping and dressage for hobby horses are organized by the Finnish Hobbyhorse Association every year.
Kuda hobi (Hobby Horse) dikenali ramai dalam kalangan gadis remaja Finland, seperti acara ekuestrian tradisional yang merangkumi Show Jumping dan Dressage. Keistimewaannya ialah penunggang kuda menunggang tongkat panjang yang mempunyai kepala kuda, mata dan mani kuda, bukannya pada kuda yang sebenar.
Dalam kuda hobi, semua orang boleh memilih bidang yang mereka suka, mewujudkan hobi yang mereka suka. Ini menjadikan kuda hobi menjadi hobi yang berpelbagaian. Beberapa bidang penting terdiri daripada membuat kuda hobi sendiri, menunggang kuda, komuniti dan pertandingan hobi anda sendiri. Dari segi menunggang, hobi kuda sebenarnya meniru menunggang kuda sebenar di mana semua aspek menunggang dengan hobi dapat diamalkan.
Semasa membuat kuda hobi, anda boleh menciptanya dalam apa-apa cara yang boleh dibayangkan seperti: kuda yang dibuat daripada kaus kaki, kuda kain felt dan kuda yang djahit daripada kain tradisional. Kuda-kuda ini sering dicipta dengan realistik yang mungkin. Di samping itu, kuda hobi membolehkan kita mengamalkan pelbagai jenis sukan ekuestrian, contohnya Show Jumping dan Dressage. Dalam Show Jumping, penunggang melompat dengan kuda, dan penalti akan diberikan untuk pagar yang telah diketuk. Bagi Dressage, kriteria penghakiman berdasarkan ketepatan menyelesaikan program yang telah ditetapkan.
Di samping pertandingan, acara latihan dan kem diadakan oleh peminat kuda hobi termasuk kanak-kanak dan orang muda di Finland. Pada masa yang lain, acara ini dianjurkan oleh kelab atau persatuan. Sebagai contoh, kejohanan kebangsaan Finland dalam Show Jumping dan Dressage untuk kuda hobi dianjurkan oleh Persatuan Hobbyhorse Finland setiap tahun.
History of Hobby Horse
Hobby horse is one of humankind’s oldest known playthings. Also known as stick horse, it was used in prehistoric tribes as a storytelling device. The English term hobby horse is traced back to the Middle Ages, when a small, pony-like horse which often served as carriage horses was known as a ‘hobby’ in the British Isles. Nearly all horses were referred to as hobbies during the reign of King Henry VIII (1509-1547).
The hobby horse gradually developed into a toy over time and were popular among children particularly in ancient Greece and Rome. Stick horses and rocking horses were the most common wooden toys in European and American homes during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. To make it easier for small children to ride, sometimes wheels were attached to the bottom of the hobbyhorses’ sticks. In the 1500s, there is a rising popularity of barrel horses which consisted of parts of round barrels with legs and heads attached. Fun fact, barrel horses is also linked to an early version of the bicycle!
Hobby horse, an example of a nearly-universal toy, resurges into trend from time to time throughout world history. In recent decades, hobby horse has become a growing popularity in riding sport among children, youth and adult women in Finland. Moreover with the help of social medial, the hobbyhorse community has continue to grow in the past few years. Through online, hobby horse enthusiasts are provided with a platform where they can easily form connections, share images and tips, and arrange training sessions, camps and competitions as well. Besides Finland, hobby horse fans can also be found in the other Nordic countries such as Switzerland, Britain, Australia and the United States. Currently, Finland is known as the world leader in the hobby horse revival, with foreign fans closely following its footsteps.
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Sejarah Kuda Hobi
Kuda hobi ialah salah satu permainan yang paling lama dikenali manusia. Juga dikenali sebagai kayu kuda, ini digunakan dalam zaman prasejarah sebagai alat bercerita. Kuda hobi istilah Inggeris telah ditelusuri kembali ke Abad Pertengahan, apabila kuda kecil seperti kuda yang sering berkhidmat sebagai kereta kuda dikenali sebagai 'hobi' di Kepulauan British. Hampir semua kuda dirujuk sebagai hobi semasa pemerintahan Raja Henry VIII (1509-1547).
Kuda hobi berkembang secara beransur-ansur menjadi permainan dari masa ke semasa dan terkenal dalam kalangan kanak-kanak terutamanya pada zaman purba Yunani dan Rom. Kayu kuda dan permainan kuda bergoyang ialah permainan kaya sering dijumpai di dalam rumah-rumah Eropah dan Amerika pada abad kelapan belas dan sembilan belas. Untuk memudahkan kanak-kanak muda untuk menunggang kuda, terdapat pasangan roda di bahagian bawah tongkat kuda hobi. Populariti kuda barisan yang terdiri daripada bahagian-bahagian tong bundar dengan kaki dan kepala yang telah dilampirkan berkembang pada tahun 1500-an. Fakta menarik, kuda barisan juga dikaitkan dengan versi basikal yang terawal!
Kuda hobi merupakan contoh mainan hampir sejagat yang melonjak ke arah trend dari semasa ke semasa sepanjang sejarah dunia. Dalam beberapa dekad kebelakangan ini, kuda hobi telah terkenal dalam sukan menunggang dalam kalangan kanak-kanak, remaja dan wanita dewasa di Finland. Selain itu dengan bantuan media sosial, masyarakat kuda hobi telah terus berkembang dalam beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini. Penggemar kuda hobi dapat membentuk interaksi, berkongsi imej dan petua dengan mudah dengan platform laman web, sesi latihan, kem dan pertandingan juga dapat diaturkan. Selain Finland, penggemar kuda hobi juga boleh ditemui di negara-negara Nordik lain seperti Switzerland, Britain, Australia dan Amerika Syarikat. Pada masa ini, Finland dikenali sebagai pemimpin dunia dalam perkembangan kuda hobi, dengan jejakan diikuti oleh peminat negari lain.
Reference(s) :
http://aulakustannus.fi/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Kepparit_eng_kansisisus.pdf
https://wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi/wiki/Hobby_horses_as_a_hobby