Hobby Horsing: Serious Sport or Eccentric Make-Believe?
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Күн бұрынDressage or show jumping on a hobby horse? What sounds like an activity for imaginative little girls is also an international competitive sport, known as hobby horsing. Some people may laugh at the sport, but it makes Nara Arlin from Finland feel confident. We follow her as she competes in the Finnish Hobbyhorse Championships.
Would you like to ride a hobby horse?
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introducing hobby horser Nara Arlin
00:43 What is hobby horsing?
01:23 How Nara came to hobby horsing
02:22 The road to recognition
03:18 Nara competes in the show-jumping discipline
04:20 And the winner is…
#HobbyHorse #Hobbyhorsing #Horse
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CREDITS
Report: Christian Weibezahn
Additional Research: Josephine Günther
Camera: Ruben Parthoens, Oskari Kivimäki
Edit: Sebastian Ziegler, Antje Lass
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@bl8388 3 ай бұрын
Sad news. A hobby horse racing kid broke an ankle last week and had to be put down in front of the audience.
@livethroughthis3863 5 күн бұрын
😂
@suzyq-zy216 5 күн бұрын
🤭🤣
@IceToast-qw8hl 2 ай бұрын
And in a parallel universe there's real horses prancing around with a half a human mannequin strapped to their backs .....
@Hedwig-gj2di 5 күн бұрын
🤣 I literally just left a comment similar to this one. These are my thoughts too.
@Dice-Z 4 күн бұрын
It would be basically just the lower half of a human body
@sebulba4864 4 күн бұрын
purple haired horses with pierced eyebrows and nose rings...
@wyattevan270 8 ай бұрын
I used to get yelled at by my parents for doing this in the living room … 30 years later it’s a legit sport
@abbicat 8 ай бұрын
Oh my god I remember me and a friend back in middle school during our agriculture class we would basically do hobbyhorsing without the horse 😂
@just.me._h0rsegal 7 ай бұрын
No. No it’s not a sport it’s more of a hobby it isn’t a classified sport properly like horse ridjng
@rhiandebban2028 7 ай бұрын
@just.me._h0rsegal Its is a sport, and the sport belongs to the indigenous samískur people and has been for a long time, so basically, it is a classified sport. you saying that it is not a sport is just make-believe, because it belongs to a group, that you are not part of.
@CitizenAyellowblue 7 ай бұрын
Still exists maybe, but legit sport? In the same way that Batman is a real crime fighting person.
@jasonrhodes9726 5 ай бұрын
They look like they should be sitting in the road protesting something so I guess it keeps them off the streets.
@gwynnus 3 ай бұрын
Please tell me this is a Monty Python sketch
@Unknown_Ooh 10 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, no.
@ProtoType99468 5 күн бұрын
where'd you get the coconuts? 🤔
@sebulba4864 4 күн бұрын
I double checked, it's not
@GodEmperessEzzi 8 ай бұрын
if you want to prance and gallop and jump hurdles that's actually really cool... it's just the stick horse that makes it ridiculous
@jennprescott2757 8 ай бұрын
100%. They are actually good at hurdles. But add the horse and it’s embarrassing
@Eugenie13 8 ай бұрын
Exactly ! The horse sticks makes this very athletic sport funny.
@GodEmperessEzzi 8 ай бұрын
@@user-bt6kc8fy2m lots of things that are ridiculous are fun, in fact that's what makes them fun a lot of times. and I never said there was anything wrong with being ridiculous.
@AlastorIsIThyRadioDemon 8 ай бұрын
The horse makes it harder.
@Arlaa2508 8 ай бұрын
Bo nie kochacie koni dlatego tak mówicie
@davidheesch7495 9 ай бұрын
This is absolutely despicable! Undercover reporters have documented just how horrible the horses are treated. Some are deprived of food for weeks.
@kimholland4822 9 ай бұрын
😮No we must get the R. S. P. C. Involved
@willlecomber7509 8 ай бұрын
No wonder they’re so skinny!
@GAB-vq7re 8 ай бұрын
The entire lives in some cases!!
@Eugenie13 8 ай бұрын
Lol 😂 good comment 😂
@thetenre8649 7 ай бұрын
I can't stop laughing ... omg
@torokun 8 ай бұрын
“I remember being mocked”. The memory must be super fresh 😂😂😂
@unexpected8166 8 ай бұрын
"just 5 seconds ago"
@jetscho4905 8 ай бұрын
It‘s sad how people believe they could attack someone with thies jokes…just go and find some better hobbys than spreading „hate“ to feel more confident…
@absolom7691 8 ай бұрын
@@jetscho4905 Hate is the buzz word of the day and for me, is the quickest identifier of who I find irrelevant. If you disagree with someone, you hate. If you make a joke, you hate. Whenever I hear someone say that another person "hates" for not supporting/agreeing/placating... they are dev/null to me. In this instance, no it isn't sad, it's funny. Humor, even mocking, is supposed to be funny. Take it as a joke, laugh, and move on!
@Derekzparty 8 ай бұрын
@@jetscho4905 For some one with no clue what hobby horsing is she genuinely looks like she a recent escapee from an insane asylum. Which to be fair must have been easy ... since she has a horse
@dweuromaxx 8 ай бұрын
Dear user, you don't have to like it either, nor do you have to do the hobby. But a minimum of respect when commenting is desirable. Thank you.
@Patricia-lz2zo 5 ай бұрын
Me and my friends were way ahead of our time back in the early 70's. We jumped horse fences in a ring, and judged each other in different "classes," as we galloped, cantered, halted, backed and trotted, etc., in the dirt. And no Lycra and sneakers, but in jeans and work boots. Grass roots for sure.
@cathleenklassen5095 2 ай бұрын
Same here. Major Throwback to Grade 4 😅
@WorldisArt 3 ай бұрын
No one can deny these people are fit AF. I was def a horse girl and really enjoyed cantering around... never had a hobby horse, but I understand FULLY that riding an actual horse is not possible for so many people. Can we respect their confidence in doing something they enjoy?
@dcxo88 7 күн бұрын
physically fit, sure. mentally fit...?
@hhfierrofierro 5 күн бұрын
No!
@beanutbutterbaus 5 күн бұрын
We do, but don’t expect us to take them seriously 😂😂
@rebeccaw68 4 күн бұрын
Absolutely not.
@Eugenie13 8 ай бұрын
What makes it funny is the stuffed horse head with a stick ; aside from that, they’re jumping super high and doing a lot of different leg moves, which definitely makes it a real sport.
@That_Silly_Saber 7 ай бұрын
Fun fact!: The horse sticks are there to make it harder!
@ur.fav.eq.girl14 7 ай бұрын
yes 100%
@dapperdank3701 5 ай бұрын
@@That_Silly_Saberactual fact: the horse stick is there to make the person feel like they are a horse and/or are riding a horse. Be honest with it at least.
@dapperdank3701 5 ай бұрын
@@That_Silly_Saberthe fact it makes jumping harder is just a by product of having an object between your limbs. It's not the reason.
@That_Silly_Saber 5 ай бұрын
@@dapperdank3701 that to but also because it makes it harder
@coniccinoc 8 ай бұрын
Not hurting anyone, getting exercise and socializing. This seems healthier than sitting on a bar stool, drinking and watching tv.
@Imnatfut 6 ай бұрын
Frr!
@germ187 4 ай бұрын
Agreed! I am happy for these people!
@anarmustafayev1555 4 ай бұрын
If u not count this to be mental illness, then yes, its not hurting anyone.
@johntheknight3062 Ай бұрын
And yet so many brainless wanna be adults mock this.
@AliWade1971 5 ай бұрын
When I was 9 I used to ride my hobby horse all over our farm, and even joined in with the local hunt on hound exercise (I could keep up with the horses when they were walking). I did grow out of it, but loved doing show jumping and cross country. Moved onto a real pony when I was 11. These people look very athletic and creative. I would join in at an event, but not brave enough to try in public (I am nearly 53)
@kropekdwukropek703 2 ай бұрын
It's so good to hear someone talks about it confidently :) I'm ashamed to do something like this because I'm almost no longer a teen. I tried with just a plain stick in forest. I cantered few strides. I looked back and there were my neighbours... haha so embarassing🤦♀️🤦♀️
@user-lf5mr7id5i 9 ай бұрын
The sport is inspired by the scene The Tale of Sir Robin from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail :D
@user-cn4ek3ee1h 8 ай бұрын
At least he had coconut shells for sound effects
@2006gtobob Ай бұрын
They all need coconut shell equipped, drugged out of their mind squires to follow them during every practice and competition. The squires can be on any drug he or she wants just to add to the hilarity of it all.
@iankinsley601 10 ай бұрын
Everytime I watch videos of people doing this I can't stop laughing really hard it's just so funny to watch
@chanjackie2299 10 ай бұрын
These people are just completely crazy. It's sad.
@crystalduque7559 10 ай бұрын
This makes me so happy 😂
@dukegroovy5162 9 ай бұрын
you're sad @@chanjackie2299
@IAnonymous3 9 ай бұрын
@@crystalduque7559😆😆😆
@Firefusioncosplays 9 ай бұрын
@chanjackie2299 Elaborate? Why?
@JVenter2008 9 ай бұрын
So if the horse breaks a leg, is it put down?
@user-iy5sz9wo6t 4 ай бұрын
😂
@Haribosarecoolyoushouldtrythem Ай бұрын
No x
@disco4178 8 күн бұрын
It has no legs. You crack one of the girl's legs.
@unclemearl 7 күн бұрын
@@disco4178 fair enough didn't realise
@Psyco913 5 күн бұрын
Well ya, but then after you duct tape it back together you pick it back up.
@rainydayz6102 8 ай бұрын
I love this! Far more productive than doing drugs and hanging out on the corner. I wish other people would embrace a silly hobby, life shouldn't be so serious.
@manoukarapetsis1018 8 ай бұрын
I would rather do drugs
@GenocideLv 8 ай бұрын
its not all bad I guess, at least if you do this you will be athletic. Most people can't even jump higher than 10 inches
@conor7154 7 ай бұрын
This is going to blow your mind, but you don’t have to decide between being a junkie loser and a fat female autist.
@kohta.tulee.kaamos 7 ай бұрын
@@GenocideLv well, jumping high on a regular basis will do no good to your spine and knees. Believe me.
@dapperdank3701 5 ай бұрын
I suppose doing drugs and prancing around with a stick is more productive than doing drugs and hanging on a street corner. Agreed 👍 🤝
@donrisjeanfreau5419 7 ай бұрын
I can say this is a fantastic way to keep in shape, muscles & body control & have fun. From what I have seen it is alot harder than it appears.❤❤❤❤❤😊
@einienj3281 10 ай бұрын
We have "eukon kanto" too.. You carry your wife through an obstacle course and win her weight of beer, Oh, and Air guitar world championships.. 😂❤🇫🇮
@dapperdank3701 5 ай бұрын
Now those 2 sports, I can get behind!! 🎉🎉❤
@einienj3281 5 ай бұрын
@@dapperdank3701 😄😄
@ritapraino2385 23 күн бұрын
I remember back in grade school, there was a girl who always galloped everywhere and held her hands up as if holding reins. Everybody thought she was weird, but in 7th grade, her parents actually bought her a horse! I thought, darn!, I might have tried that, too, if I had gotten a real horse out of it!
@catnipmouse 9 ай бұрын
I sort of want to freak my neighbors out and try this in the backyard but I'd probably break both my ankles 😂
@Kahdeksanpenninen123 8 ай бұрын
Well. Have you kids? If not, ask your niece, nephew or a friend's child to come with you. Have two horses and play. Everybody just looks how nice you are because you have great time and fun with your niece/nephew . 😆 (No need to tell that it is she/he who is babysitting you.) If you have no horses, they are easy to make. Google. Two big socks, two sticks and some imagenation and craftwork.
@lisalewis7317 7 ай бұрын
Hilarious😭😂😀😅
@jasonrhodes9726 5 ай бұрын
Would someone take you to the hospital or have you put down?
@Kahdeksanpenninen123 5 ай бұрын
@@jasonrhodes9726 From which country you write from? In which country rider's are put down if they fall?
@jasonrhodes9726 5 ай бұрын
It is a joke. In the past horses with severely injured legs were put out of their miser because there was nothing that could be done to help them. In this the contestant is both horse and rider.@@Kahdeksanpenninen123
@ricpowers1475 3 ай бұрын
As long as they feed their mounts high quality artificial turf, I see no harm.
@Nigusi1985 10 ай бұрын
The only thing I have to criticize is that, as far as I understand, there's no dress code in competitions. And it would be nice to see all the riders "matching"....like in a real horseriding competition. Could be like color dressing code, and each rider cna pick its style. Just a consideration....it would make things looks more "official"....but I like this sport, it seems like bringing joy to those who play it, and this is exactly the ultimate goal of a sport! bringing Joy!
@Firefusioncosplays 9 ай бұрын
Yeah! As a hobby horser myself, it would be nice to have some sort of dress code, however, hobby horsing is extremely physical and so wearing anything other than a sports shirt and leggings on a hot training day is tough, so I guess we match in that sense 😆
@theoriginalmonstermaker 9 ай бұрын
Yuck. The worst thing about regular horseback riding (any sort really) is the ridiculous dress code. It just adds an unnecessary financial burden to the sport, and offers one more means to exclude ppl who don't agree it can't afford.
@dapperdank3701 5 ай бұрын
Same with golf.@@theoriginalmonstermaker
@dapperdank3701 5 ай бұрын
@Anothertheriacan it not be a sweat wicking, 4way stretch material dress code.. like every other physical sport? n-zx8pf
@kexoid 2 ай бұрын
Do you think they should be dressed like riders or like horses?
@ashnator7249 5 ай бұрын
As long as everyone is happy, i dont see anything wrong in doing this sport😊
@Ranger.111 5 ай бұрын
Every sane person is not happy with this 🐂💩
@JanoyCresva 2 ай бұрын
Its not a sport. Its a fetish.
@boredalot 5 күн бұрын
Yeah, remember when we told the same things about men dressing like women? Now look at them now creeping into women restrooms, or participating into women's sports
@danetterc 5 күн бұрын
That they do this with a straight face is amazing!
@skiphowe8768 9 ай бұрын
If this sport had come first, people would say anyone riding a real horse was just being lazy.
@dapperdank3701 5 ай бұрын
What, just like when the motor bike came out and all the cyclists said they are lazy 😂
@chewcata 3 ай бұрын
I mean it’s quite a weird hobby, but I they seem to have so much fun! Let people do what makes them happy. At our university you can play quidditch, with a broom between your legs ☺️
@dweuromaxx 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment. Indeed it's a good way to let people doing their hobbies that make them happy.
@mallorycolsmann1772 8 ай бұрын
I can’t stop watching! It’s like my mouth drops in disbelief!!
@NoOne-sm8cn 10 ай бұрын
What each rider needs is a coach that bangs 2 halves of a coconut together to make horse riding sounds. Not sure how they'd get coconuts in Finland though....
@thein3pt157 8 ай бұрын
Surely gripped by the husk
@tubybubi 5 ай бұрын
They could have swallows carrying the coconuts to Finland, couldn't they?
@angelvinas 10 ай бұрын
100 people doing a weird thing, doesn’t make that weirdness disappear
@MolnarG007 10 ай бұрын
I don't mind weird things as long as it's harmless. Some other strange sports made into olympics, while 200+year old horse related sports were shortened and many left out that i was sorry for.
@Anttys_WeyTua_CTa_Eu986 9 ай бұрын
@angelvinas, this isn't weird. It is absolutely the most human thing I've ever seen.
@Anttys_WeyTua_CTa_Eu986 9 ай бұрын
@@drdre3458 What, is it the most hamster thing? The most park bench thing? It's highly imaginative, dipsht.
@Firefusioncosplays 9 ай бұрын
@MolnarG007 Yeah! It’s so much fun and helps keep us fit ^_^
@bennymountain1 9 ай бұрын
How is it more weird than piling up on top of a leather melon trying to grab it and then slamming into other dudes at full sprint to see who can carry it the farthest?
@thewoodenroad 2 ай бұрын
Me and my best friend are obsessed with horses and went to a horse show. (A horse show with actual horses) And there were these jumps that humans could go over. So me and my best friend decided to try it as a joke. And it was fun, even if there were no hobby horses included. We decided that hobby horsing surprisingly sounds so much fun and I'm excited to get started one day. When I was smaller I had a lot of hobby horses but I gave them away and I regret it! I could be setting up jumps in my yard now and jumping over them with my hobby horse. Luckily my other friend collects hobby horses and will soon give me and my best friend one, cannot wait :)
@dweuromaxx 2 ай бұрын
Wow, this sounds great and good luck with it!
@darylmckay 10 ай бұрын
It clearly brings joy and I personally find some people's passion for golf far more mystifying 😊
@victorloops3165 10 ай бұрын
You find hitting a ball into a hole more mystifying that placing a stick at your crotch and running around? I do not play golf, don't even like it but it makes more sense than this psychologically ill game.
@chanjackie2299 10 ай бұрын
They are clearly mentally ill... It is sad that hese people have too much freetime and too much money, and they are just going crazy. This looks like a hospital for the mentally disordered.
@Johnny-ju6di 9 ай бұрын
You don’t understand the fun of hitting a ball into a hole?!
@Firefusioncosplays 9 ай бұрын
@victorloops3165 Just because something’s out of the box, it doesn’t make it an illness.
@victorloops3165 9 ай бұрын
@@Firefusioncosplays This behavior mimics childlike behavior in adults. I think it's beyond out of the box. It's unchecked behavior in my book. This causes mental illness.
@rectumm 8 ай бұрын
my 6 year old daughter asked me to get her one of these some months ago, and i remember thinking what a silly toy. and now i see this.
@nickimillennium3748 7 күн бұрын
I think it seems like like an all right hobby. All those girls look very fit.
@PrtyGbr 10 ай бұрын
I love hobbyhorsing a lot, it truly brings a lot of joy and laughter when I watch any videos of it.
@chanjackie2299 10 ай бұрын
So why dont you get a real horse ? Instead of being crazy?
@Korlkore 5 ай бұрын
People on Tiktok are huge anti-hobbyhorse rn. Idk why it’s like y’all don’t care when it comes to people doing quads but do when it’s a hobbyhorser? Honestly, hobbyhorsing may not be a hard sport but if you can get exercise from it it’s a sport.
@robhuiting1041 5 ай бұрын
Lol .. is just looks rediculous
@johntheknight3062 Ай бұрын
There are no people on TikTok, there are only drones and braindead loons.
@tmPawelka189 8 ай бұрын
It's cosplay basically. I'm all for it. I'm still surprised this is a thing and am pleasantly amused by it, but to each their own 😅
@ErwinBlonk 25 күн бұрын
All sports are silly. Which is great as there's too little silly and too much serious. Taking a sports too seriously, that is silly.
@PeachesandMoss 7 ай бұрын
As a little girl I never got to have me horse dream. I say good for them. Who cares what other people do for fun if it doesn’t hurt anyone else. This is actually pretty cool!
@HornadySetiawan 5 ай бұрын
So nobody talks about how the stick touches that part that can 'stimulate more energy' to the body? 🤩
@lynxpaws123 4 ай бұрын
Dude that gross
@LaceyHubbard-ku3cz 29 күн бұрын
Pervert creeps just can't help themselves....
@darlingxxfrancisxx591 9 ай бұрын
Ppl who hate on this sport are just those who are used to football and the popular sports. Hobby horsing is a fun and very active sport. I don’t think that those haters could even jump a full round of 60-70cm jumps, no faults and a stick in between their legs. Maybe some could. But I’m just saying that if someone is hobby horsing, they’re not weird or ill. I do hobby horsing and every time I’m so out of breath and tired. It’s a very active sport. And most of these ppl are very fit and athletic. It’s not an easy sport.
@user-cn4ek3ee1h 8 ай бұрын
Please dont tell me your being serious
@darlingxxfrancisxx591 8 ай бұрын
@@user-cn4ek3ee1h take it as you wish. I am fr
@That_Silly_Saber 7 ай бұрын
@@user-cn4ek3ee1hthey are very serious, and I do it and it’s hard
@ur.fav.eq.girl14 7 ай бұрын
100% true, ty!!
@dapperdank3701 5 ай бұрын
60cm jumps? 😅 A WHOLE 2 feet!! Thats knee height 😅 Could do it with you piggy backing me 😂
@CaCa20130 10 ай бұрын
It has been my dream for a goot 5 years now tp travel to finnland to compete there with my hobby horse trigger in the dressage and small show jumpins courses
@Frank-ig4kv 5 ай бұрын
This is why aliens won't visit us...
@LizardoiL 9 ай бұрын
Everytime I try to defend horse girls for being called crazy something like this shows up.
@sharonfinn2901 9 ай бұрын
Shes not a horse girl - shes plays with a hobby horse that are designed for kids !! 😅
@Anton_Gress 4 ай бұрын
In those moments of life when you are in despair and thinking that you are wasting your life - just remember that there are people that do hobby-horsing 😜
@pogodanaprzygode 3 ай бұрын
These teenagers will have the right to vote in parliamentary elections in a few years...
@ErwinBlonk 25 күн бұрын
@@pogodanaprzygodeThis is what not enough screen time on your phone and tablets does to kids: they get from the couch and do stuff. Very bad.
@Tilda_andponies 8 ай бұрын
I do hobby horsing and I’m going to the champs soon❤
@gunblade7610 5 күн бұрын
You know, without the horse, this would actually be a really good display of athleticism.
@SrNutritivo 9 ай бұрын
Strange times. Every day I see a Monty Python’s joke become real…
@gerarduspoppel2831 10 ай бұрын
Let people have fun. If this is what they like to do. Good for them
@svene.3856 10 ай бұрын
By normalizing lunatic behaviour we don't help anyone from all the generations to come. Not even those "hobby horse riders".
@Bob-bm6fn 10 ай бұрын
You must be one of those crazy hobby horse people.
@gerarduspoppel2831 10 ай бұрын
@@Bob-bm6fn I am terrified of horses
@GinjaNinja77 10 ай бұрын
What if my thing is goofing on people that are into strange sh!t? It is what I like to do. Good for me, right?
@gerarduspoppel2831 10 ай бұрын
@@GinjaNinja77 Is reading difficult? I said they don't bother anyone. That's the big difference. I think it's weird. Yes. But I think that about so many things
@joniarmel7308 Ай бұрын
These girls are basically hurdle jumpers in track . Not using their arms makes it harder . Do they have track trainers to get the proper form ? This is crazy hard what they are doing .
@Equastrianlife 29 күн бұрын
Tysm!!!!! ❤❤
@AdaraFukuchi 10 ай бұрын
I mean, whatever floats someone's boat, right? As long as ppl r happy and not hurting anyone, who cares?
@TheKnoxvicious 4 ай бұрын
They hurt human dignity and sometimes that’s worse
@Clover_KHT 2 ай бұрын
@@TheKnoxviciousshut up.
@TheKnoxvicious 2 ай бұрын
@@Clover_KHT No
@polloloci21 8 ай бұрын
No horses were harmed in the making of this film 😂
@littleblizzard7591 8 ай бұрын
Aww, they’re so supportive of each other. Good on them
@2006gtobob Ай бұрын
It's like a giant group therapy meeting.
@ErwinBlonk 25 күн бұрын
@@2006gtobobYou describe every sport involving 2 or more people.
@jliuatl 10 ай бұрын
If I had to have a sport, I would have one in which Star Trek and Star Wars fans fly their model spacecraft around in an arena and make “pew pew” sounds. Oh, I’ll add some obstacles too so it’s a “real” sport.
@imy0urpapa 10 ай бұрын
It's definitely pretty bizarre to me, but at least they are being active.
@Blurberrybrown 10 ай бұрын
🐴
@bullfrogboss8008 2 ай бұрын
If I saw that girl with hobby horse in the forest I wouldn't mock her. I would be speechless in shock
@InAHollowTree 7 ай бұрын
The shortness of the sticks seemed like they’d be very uncomfortable in one’s soft regions, but other than that, it looks like good, silly fun! Some folks in the comments here sure are salty about strangers enjoying themselves with an unusual hobby. How sad to take oneself so seriously…
@seanyoung9014 6 ай бұрын
I would think that the people who think you can't make fun of people riding imaginary horses are the ones taking themselves too seriously.
@keymaster2108 5 ай бұрын
lol love it@@seanyoung9014
@brianarbenz1329 10 ай бұрын
Someone on Imgur linked to a video of the competition a few weeks ago and we were unsure whether it was a spoof or a group of odd balls. After a few minutes watching it and seeing how precise, graceful and athletic the events were many of us, myself included, were sold on the Hobby Horse sport. I'm fascinated with it now. Go girls!
@Firefusioncosplays 9 ай бұрын
OH MY- thanks so much for the support.
@ur.fav.eq.girl14 7 ай бұрын
tysm!
@lynnsintention5722 10 ай бұрын
The show jumping is very athletic
@DontPetMeImWeird 2 ай бұрын
As a hobby-horse user myself, I can agree that it is kind of strange. Just remember that it's a hobby for people that don't have a real horse so they use a fake one, as long as you only treat it as a hobby and not a very serious thing, you can gallop through imaginary fields with no judgement!
@quitetidy 9 ай бұрын
I would have been the champion of this sport back when i was 12 and my folks were too broke to not only get one for me, but to get me anywhere around one. Hobby horse definitely is better than stealing a horse because you know, it needed to be "rescued". But i digress.
@JulesN580 9 ай бұрын
:D
@Pippi-Longstocking 7 ай бұрын
With all the nonsense about (American) football: violent fights, wearing it’ll the gear, fantasy football, merchandise, etc. Super Bowl day has the highest reported domestic violence assaults. We should stop normalizing the fantasy of that and start normalizing whatever this is. These people seem really happy and in great shape.
@timmckee2813 9 ай бұрын
...ha...up there with finger skateboarding...no harm, no foul...love...
@antoinedoinell 7 ай бұрын
i love everything about this! yes nara!
@kushingaryanmaneswa3381 8 ай бұрын
This is essentially a jumping competition 😊
@Itsonlyfriday 9 ай бұрын
I have tears from laughing so fkn hard!!!!! Hahahaha!!!!! 🤣🤣👏👏👏👏🏆🧹
@jpsholland Күн бұрын
As a member of SLM (Stickhorses Lives Matters) i find it disturbing how 3 of the stickhorses are cramped together in a way to small bag.
@billyponsonby 10 ай бұрын
My 10yr daughter believes she’s a Therian cat, whatever that is?
@Chad-Giga. 10 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry
@a-s7623 10 ай бұрын
Sorry about that 😢
@oldart1948 10 ай бұрын
That's completely different! Being a therian is more of an internal identity that brings you closer to nature and animals. I'm a therian as well, if you have any questions.
@PoppyHapalopus 10 ай бұрын
I've been a therian for 8 years, if you have any questions hmu🥰
@Chad-Giga. 10 ай бұрын
@@PoppyHapalopus well I've been a therian for 28 years so if you have any questions lmk
@tsmeman63 10 ай бұрын
I wonder if I could enter the competition with a dog’s head on a stick 🤔 or an elephant’s, or a chicken’s… (like the piglet entering a sheep herding competition in the movie “Babe”). As long as I’ve got a stick between my legs and hold some sort of reigns, I’m okay, right?
@illreportbackinabit.8514 10 ай бұрын
I would ride a T Rex!!! Or maybe a snail!!! World most acrobatic snail would be huge!!
@ebikescrapper3925 10 ай бұрын
If you had a dog heads, it would be called hobbydogging. The event might attract people who have got the wrong idea
@dapperdank3701 5 ай бұрын
@@ebikescrapper3925come on!!! ❤❤ I wanna hobbydog all day and all night
@cryforthemoon 10 ай бұрын
I had a wooden horse like this when I was little but I never knew it was an actual sport. I just walked around with it lol
@Firefusioncosplays 9 ай бұрын
Oh it’s very real! And entertaining!
@AlastorIsIThyRadioDemon 5 ай бұрын
@@Firefusioncosplaysyh and its very good for training your legs, timing and speed. Also flexes your creativity far way more.
@jaker3151 4 күн бұрын
Anything that gets people up and moving is good thing. And for most people this is probably significantly cheaper and more accessible than riding a real horse.
@mainecool6756 2 ай бұрын
my kids liked the vibrating Nimbus 2000! They loved it!
@emilysponyuniverse 10 ай бұрын
Hobby horsing is fun I am 10 I do it
@GradKat 5 ай бұрын
It’s harmless, and it makes some people happy, so - whatever floats your boat.
@kylekyle7386 5 ай бұрын
Being physically active is important, even if the activity doesn't look normal.
@pogodanaprzygode 3 ай бұрын
Being normal is more important i think...
@stevefarris9433 10 ай бұрын
I am 86. I have never seen anything as comical and inane in my lifetime. I remember when I was 5 years old that my Mother bought me a stick horse. I took it out and pretended I was riding a real horse. My friends thought I was a loon and laughed me back into the house. Needless to say my stick horse riding was over and done with. What in the world is going on? Are these people simply trying to evade reality? The next time I need to LOL I will have to google this just for the silliness.
@goatloops 9 ай бұрын
They're just having fun while being athletic and creative. Nothing more to it :)
@blaketto 9 ай бұрын
See, the difference between you and those people is they probably get laughed at too, but they don't change who they are because of it and just go on doing what they like and enjoying their lives without constraining themselves because of other peoples judgement, and for that I have much more respect towards them than people like you no matter how silly they look lol
@user-bz7yf4qh1k 8 ай бұрын
You are absolutely right!!!its ok for kids,like same kind of play,but not for adult people.its looks like kind of madness,but i dont mind about this.everybody can do all that they want,play in hobbyhourse,stay on their hear,do creative and not understanding for many people things...i can not stop 😂😂😂 when i see such video...but its not too bad,im l 😂 not cry)so its ok😊
@bebeccabe 8 ай бұрын
@@blakettolol they should tho, mocking people keeps them in line. This is why the world has gone to shiz
@jennprescott2757 8 ай бұрын
Yes. My children play like this. And then they will mature to real hobbies. It would appear many of these young people are emotionally stunted.
@user-tz6rk4dy5s 4 ай бұрын
So… has anyone noticed the similarities between these “competitors?”
@dorionhenning986 5 ай бұрын
It's incredible leg strength disapline
@eniacacrobat9457 5 ай бұрын
My sister brought me here. Good for them !!!!!
@lisawanderess 10 ай бұрын
I found my people!!! Love this! ❤️
@Firefusioncosplays 9 ай бұрын
Join the hobby horse revolution!!
@lisawanderess 9 ай бұрын
@Anothertherian-zx8pf I'm going to! Plans for an adult hobby horse club are in the works for sure and I'm already prancing around practising my advanced dressage moves! 🐴
@51KTM51Hurricane 9 ай бұрын
some people walking with their RC trough trail parks. Some riding pocket bikes as an adult! I see nothing wrong here and their Body shape shows it too that this is not wrong!!!🥰 go hobby horse riders go for it🎉🎊🎉🎊
@brendancreaven9452 5 ай бұрын
Broom riding should also be made a sport.
@themanwnoname3454 10 ай бұрын
The last time I was this excited about the Europe/the World petroleum where I was born was round 75 cents a gallon! ☺️🥂
@jeanhawken4482 5 ай бұрын
Good fun and encourages fitness
@TherianthropyIsSlay Ай бұрын
its not as easy as it looks..its not easy to jump 100cm without training,ive been asking my dad for 2 years for a hobby horse and he finally got me one on christmas 2023.I love being my self so others do,do what you all love guys no matter what!
@luckylukas7720 22 күн бұрын
It looks far more aesthetic than many other “sports”, like boxing, etc. It’s a kind of gymnastic.
@Fitzy_Fitz 12 күн бұрын
In competitions do they get points deducted for losing control or getting bucked off?
@belmont8792 10 ай бұрын
The weekends are made for the DW😊
@lisalewis7317 7 ай бұрын
What's DW?
@lisalewis7317 7 ай бұрын
What's DW?
@aaronparys1750 10 ай бұрын
Awesome !! .. Look's like they get a lot of Exercise .. And they're not sitting around watching TV/Computer and getting Lazy!! .. And Definitely cheaper than riding a real horse!!
@chanjackie2299 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, you can be mentally ill for free anytime ! What a great hobby ! You dont even need doctors anymore !
@Firefusioncosplays 9 ай бұрын
@chanjackie2299 What’s sad about people nowadays is that they’re so used to a society with sports like football and golf ecetra, then they see something a bit different and call people mentally ill. I’m sure you cannot come up with a real explanation on why we’re “mentally ill”
@Eugenie13 8 ай бұрын
True !
@Eugenie13 8 ай бұрын
@@chanjackie2299So you call these people mentally ill for jumping super high with a horse stick head, but I’m sure you defend men dressed in women’s clothes saying they are real women 🤮
@LaceyHubbard-ku3cz 29 күн бұрын
@@Firefusioncosplays Because they are miserable people that find no joy in innocent fun....and the only difference between this and adults playing children's games (football, basketball, baseball, etc) is that they've been around longer and are considered "acceptable" sports/hobbies.
@serkanbeyaz57 5 ай бұрын
Nara is having joy as does the stick, 🙏 great sport!
@Equastrianlife 29 күн бұрын
As someone who does hobby horsing it is a sport and actually very hard try jumping over 3ft with a stick between your legs ur ankles your calves hurt so bad for us to get hate on something we try hard for?! Its just like hurdles in track but we just have a stick horse because some people can’t afford a real horse so please be nice it’s not like we’re going around neighing at people or barking at them😅
@tulenar 9 ай бұрын
It really brings so much joy - I laugh so hard every time I watch it
@andrewcrus 7 ай бұрын
from a Monty Python episode to serious sport... It also seems to me that if you dig a little deeper, it turns out that behind all this are the same people who are trying to add mounts to any game they can get their hands on.
@Skippy19812 13 күн бұрын
Everybody is getting plenty of exercise and having fun at the same time. I don't see a problem here.
@capper6100 12 күн бұрын
No problem, just strange for an adult. Doesn't mean they shouldnt do it, just means that it is strange.
@ErwinBlonk 12 күн бұрын
@@capper6100 I've seen worse. Stitching pieces of leather together, pump air in it, have 22 people running around after it. They can't user their arms, except for 2 of them. On both sides of the field they have 3 poles and half the people try to get that leather thing through it, they others trying to prevent it and the same on the other side. What proves it's ridiculous, insane and dangerous is that people came watch it and even get into fights. Meanwhile adults go on TV being very serious about it. By comparison this hobby horse sport is the pinnacle of normality.
@capper6100 12 күн бұрын
@@ErwinBlonk Describing things by their basic details doesnt make them strange. Taking football as seriously as many people do is really silly but if I described running around on wooden stick with some cloth stitched together to appear as a severed head of a horse shoved on a spike put between the legs of a girl who runs and jumps as if she was an unathletic two legged horse to be judged... it would sound way more silly that kicking a ball into some string.
@davidhollingsworth1847 8 ай бұрын
Fascinating.
@donmiles5080 10 ай бұрын
Can't believe anyone is actually taking this lunacy serious.
@LaceyHubbard-ku3cz 29 күн бұрын
What do you do for fun?
@user-mi8jd4ff3j 4 ай бұрын
For a while I was not sure if parody or mental illness :D
@E4RLIES 4 күн бұрын
I think as long as you have a helper following you with the coconuts clopping it’s perfectly legit😂
@nickimillennium3748 7 күн бұрын
I’ll be fair and say that those hurdles are no joke and all these girls look super fit so if nothing else it keeps them snatched😂
@maxdugan311 5 ай бұрын
We're all screwed.
@nayaognaffe 10 ай бұрын
Nara is fantastic at hobbyhorsing i have 5 hobbyhorses and I have been riding hobbyhorses 2 years and real horses soon 3 years and have My own pony named naren she is a mare and she is 26
@jamesmiller210 10 ай бұрын
The "one thing that keeps her going " is the placement of that stick....