Hobby Horsing: Serious Sport or Eccentric Make-Believe?

[@wyattevan270]

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]

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]

No. No it’s not a sport it’s more of a hobby it isn’t a classified sport properly like horse ridjng

[@Dansespire]

@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]

Still exists maybe, but legit sport? In the same way that Batman is a real crime fighting person.

[@jasonrhodes9726]

They look like they should be sitting in the road protesting something so I guess it keeps them off the streets.

[@danetterc]

That they do this with a straight face is amazing!

[@DrTheRich]

Probably because they have autism, and the parents only enable...

[@GodEmperessEzzi]

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]

100%. They are actually good at hurdles. But add the horse and it’s embarrassing

[@Eugenie13]

Exactly ! The horse sticks makes this very athletic sport funny.

[@GodEmperessEzzi]

@@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.

[@kht_euphoriaOG]

The horse makes it harder.

[@Arlaa2508]

Bo nie kochacie koni dlatego tak mówicie

[@Patricia-lz2zo]

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]

Same here. Major Throwback to Grade 4 😅

[@davidheesch7495]

This is absolutely despicable! Undercover reporters have documented just how horrible the horses are treated. Some are deprived of food for weeks.

[@kimholland4822]

😮No we must get the R. S. P. C. Involved

[@willlecomber7509]

No wonder they’re so skinny!

[@GAB-vq7re]

The entire lives in some cases!!

[@Eugenie13]

Lol 😂 good comment 😂

[@thetenre8649]

I can't stop laughing ... omg

[@IceToast-qw8hl]

And in a parallel universe there's real horses prancing around with a half a human mannequin strapped to their backs .....

[@Hedwig-gj2di]

🤣 I literally just left a comment similar to this one. These are my thoughts too.

[@Dice-Z]

It would be basically just the lower half of a human body

[@sebulba4864]

purple haired horses with pierced eyebrows and nose rings...

[@Noodlemonkey7]

😂

[@lucillevd3826]

👏🤭too true

[@chewcata]

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]

Thank you for your comment. Indeed it's a good way to let people doing their hobbies that make them happy.

[@bl8388]

Sad news. A hobby horse racing kid broke an ankle last week and had to be put down in front of the audience.

[@livethroughthis3863]

😂

[@suzyq-zy216]

🤭🤣

[@lucillevd3826]

😂😂😂

[@floridaoceancurrents]

Killin' me! 😅😅😅😅😅

[@kirkstaggs9773]

Thank you thank you

[@torokun]

“I remember being mocked”. The memory must be super fresh 😂😂😂

[@unexpected8166]

"just 5 seconds ago"

[@jetscho4905]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

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.

[@rainydayz6102]

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]

I would rather do drugs

[@GenocideLv]

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]

This is going to blow your mind, but you don’t have to decide between being a junkie loser and a fat female autist.

[@ad.infinitum.per.aspera]

@@GenocideLv well, jumping high on a regular basis will do no good to your spine and knees. Believe me.

[@dapperdank3701]

I suppose doing drugs and prancing around with a stick is more productive than doing drugs and hanging on a street corner. Agreed 👍 🤝

[@gunblade7610]

You know, without the horse, this would actually be a really good display of athleticism.

[@PatrickArcato]

AHAHAHAHAHAH

[@jillybean5159]

And yet the addition of the horse makes the jumps so much more challenging? So how is that not ?

[@BigMan-ce5yk]

@@jillybean5159does it reeeeally though?

[@jillybean5159]

@@BigMan-ce5yk You never know until you try it - have you?

[@czolgistta]

@@BigMan-ce5yk It does. It is quite obvious on all fronts.

[@iankinsley601]

Everytime I watch videos of people doing this I can't stop laughing really hard it's just so funny to watch

[@chanjackie2299]

These people are just completely crazy. It's sad.

[@dukegroovy5162]

you're sad @@chanjackie2299

[@IAnonymous3]

@@crystalduque7559😆😆😆

[@Firefusioncosplays]

@chanjackie2299 Elaborate? Why?

[@IAnonymous3]

@@Firefusioncosplays you have to watch the video. You’ll know what he’s talking about…

[@einienj3281]

We have "eukon kanto" too.. You carry your wife through an obstacle course and win her weight in beer, Oh, and Air guitar world championships.. 😂❤🇫🇮

[@dapperdank3701]

Now those 2 sports, I can get behind!! 🎉🎉❤

[@einienj3281]

@@dapperdank3701 😄😄

[@jillybean5159]

Hmm, they sound like typical male pursuits to me? So it's OK for blokes to pretend to play guitar whilst just standing around, but when fit, athletic young girls hobby-horse, that's just Monty-Pythonesque? There's a bit of sexism there methinks!!

[@einienj3281]

@@jillybean5159 It is. Guys think this is mentally unwell and whatnot. While women think eukon kanto etc are funny. It's definitely belittling and sexist.

[@catnipmouse]

I sort of want to freak my neighbors out and try this in the backyard but I'd probably break both my ankles 😂

[@Kahdeksanpenninen123]

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]

Hilarious😭😂😀😅

[@jasonrhodes9726]

Would someone take you to the hospital or have you put down?

[@Kahdeksanpenninen123]

@@jasonrhodes9726 From which country you write from? In which country rider's are put down if they fall?

[@jasonrhodes9726]

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

[@ritapraino2385]

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!

[@ricpowers1475]

As long as they feed their mounts high quality artificial turf, I see no harm.

[@Eugenie13]

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.

[@CatHobbyHorsing]

Fun fact!: The horse sticks are there to make it harder!

[@ur.fav.fall.girl14]

yes 100%

[@dapperdank3701]

​@@CatHobbyHorsingactual 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]

​@@CatHobbyHorsingthe fact it makes jumping harder is just a by product of having an object between your limbs. It's not the reason.

[@CatHobbyHorsing]

@@dapperdank3701 that to but also because it makes it harder

[@gwynnus]

Please tell me this is a Monty Python sketch

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Unfortunately, no.

[@ProtoType99468]

where'd you get the coconuts? 🤔

[@sebulba4864]

I double checked, it's not

[@floridaoceancurrents]

Yep. And the sport is regulated by the Bureau of Silly Walks.

[@ukasznowak4099]

Briliant 😂

[@WorldisArt]

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]

physically fit, sure. mentally fit...?

[@hhfierrofierro]

No!

[@beanutbutterbaus]

We do, but don’t expect us to take them seriously 😂😂

[@rebeccaw68]

Absolutely not.

[@CryptoPensioner]

no

[@sonalshek-e1e]

The sport is inspired by the scene The Tale of Sir Robin from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail :D

[@KyleHuntington-k8q]

At least he had coconut shells for sound effects

[@2006gtobob]

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.

[@donrisjeanfreau5419]

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.❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@JVenter2008]

So if the horse breaks a leg, is it put down?

[@DorotaSkiba-h8e]

😂

[@Haribosarecoolyoushouldtrythem]

No x

[@disco4178]

It has no legs. You crack one of the girl's legs.

[@unclemearl]

​@@disco4178 fair enough didn't realise

[@Psyco913]

Well ya, but then after you duct tape it back together you pick it back up.

[@Nigusi1985]

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]

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]

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]

Same with golf.​@@theoriginalmonstermaker

[@dapperdank3701]

​@Anothertheriacan it not be a sweat wicking, 4way stretch material dress code.. like every other physical sport? n-zx8pf

[@kexoid]

Do you think they should be dressed like riders or like horses?

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

Let people have fun. If this is what they like to do. Good for them

[@Sven_E07]

By normalizing lunatic behaviour we don't help anyone from all the generations to come. Not even those "hobby horse riders".

[@Bob-bm6fn]

You must be one of those crazy hobby horse people.

[@gerarduspoppel2831]

@@Bob-bm6fn I am terrified of horses

[@GinjaNinja77]

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]

@@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

[@mallorycolsmann1772]

I can’t stop watching! It’s like my mouth drops in disbelief!!

[@jpsholland]

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.

[@GMc-iw2fy]

So funny, I'm crying with laughter. Thank you

[@littleblizzard7591]

Aww, they’re so supportive of each other. Good on them

[@2006gtobob]

It's like a giant group therapy meeting.

[@ErwinBlonk]

​@@2006gtobobYou describe every sport involving 2 or more people.

[@PrtyGbr]

I love hobbyhorsing a lot, it truly brings a lot of joy and laughter when I watch any videos of it.

[@chanjackie2299]

So why dont you get a real horse ? Instead of being crazy?

[@santtu6930]

Win win. Let humans human.

[@darylmckay]

It clearly brings joy and I personally find some people's passion for golf far more mystifying 😊

[@victorloops3165]

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]

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]

You don’t understand the fun of hitting a ball into a hole?!

[@Firefusioncosplays]

@victorloops3165 Just because something’s out of the box, it doesn’t make it an illness.

[@victorloops3165]

@@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.

[@PeachesandMoss]

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!

[@ashnator7249]

As long as everyone is happy, i dont see anything wrong in doing this sport😊

[@Mike_c12]

Every sane person is not happy with this 🐂💩

[@JanoyCresva]

Its not a sport. Its a fetish.

[@boredalot]

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

[@CaCa20130]

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

[@darlingxxfrancisxx591]

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.

[@KyleHuntington-k8q]

Please dont tell me your being serious

[@darlingxxfrancisxx591]

@@KyleHuntington-k8q take it as you wish. I am fr

[@CatHobbyHorsing]

@@KyleHuntington-k8qthey are very serious, and I do it and it’s hard

[@ur.fav.fall.girl14]

100% true, ty!!

[@dapperdank3701]

60cm jumps? 😅 A WHOLE 2 feet!! Thats knee height 😅 Could do it with you piggy backing me 😂

[@angelvinas]

100 people doing a weird thing, doesn’t make that weirdness disappear

[@MolnarG007]

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]

@angelvinas, this isn't weird. It is absolutely the most human thing I've ever seen.

[@Anttys_WeyTua_CTa_Eu986]

@@drdre3458 What, is it the most hamster thing? The most park bench thing? It's highly imaginative, dipsht.

[@Firefusioncosplays]

@MolnarG007 Yeah! It’s so much fun and helps keep us fit ^_^

[@bennymountain1]

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?

[@NoOne-sm8cn]

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]

Surely gripped by the husk

[@tubybubi]

They could have swallows carrying the coconuts to Finland, couldn't they?

[@RADone65]

@@tubybubi Would that be the African Swallow, the European Swallow or the American Swallow?

[@tmPawelka189]

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]

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.

[@giganadiradze]

If I will ever meet someone who's "horsing" I will laugh out loud ❤It will be really joyful

[@AdaraFukuchi]

I mean, whatever floats someone's boat, right? As long as ppl r happy and not hurting anyone, who cares?

[@TheKnoxvicious]

They hurt human dignity and sometimes that’s worse

[@Clover_KHT]

​@@TheKnoxviciousshut up.

[@TheKnoxvicious]

@@Clover_KHT No

[@testacals]

@@TheKnoxvicious No it doesn't.

[@AeneasExists]

​@@TheKnoxvicious human dignity. I see. What is that even? Making war? Insult people? Being greedy?

[@Korlkore]

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]

Lol .. is just looks rediculous

[@johntheknight3062]

There are no people on TikTok, there are only drones and braindead loons.

[@PatrickArcato]

AHAHAHAHAHA HA YOU'RE NOT WELL

[@joniarmel7308]

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 .

[@Equestrianlife_Official]

Tysm!!!!! ❤❤

[@nerissarowan8119]

Absolutely; I respect the athleticism. It does look quite odd though.

[@galleryfake]

No hate to this activity/hobby but they are NOT basically hurdling. If you're running a traditional hurdle race, not only are you sprinting and coming out of blocks (two technical athletic skills) but the hurdling should almost be imperceptible - you disrupt your stride and speed as little as possible. It's not a jump. It would be slightly more comparable in form to steeple chase, but in that case, you're running 3000m. An incredibly mentally and physically challenging feat to incorporate jumps into. Jumping does not make you a sprinter or distance runner 😂 No need to minimize the specific technical demands of hurdling and the ~20 hrs a week track athletes spend training to let these people enjoy jumping over barriers. They exist separately.

[@idontcare2508]

Beautiful! I feel like people mock this partly because it seems like a Persiflage, which is just human humour at this point but another reason might be that they have lost the ability to see themselves as someone who enjoys doing something so innocent and life-cherishing like jumping around and playing horse.

[@imy0urpapa]

It's definitely pretty bizarre to me, but at least they are being active.

[@InAHollowTree]

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]

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]

lol love it@@seanyoung9014

[@jerrydahampter]

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!

[@skiphowe8768]

If this sport had come first, people would say anyone riding a real horse was just being lazy.

[@dapperdank3701]

What, just like when the motor bike came out and all the cyclists said they are lazy 😂

[@polloloci21]

No horses were harmed in the making of this film 😂

[@jaquito1946]

hmm, I wonder if this is absolutely certain ;-)

[@teijaflink2226]

That's actually a very positive thing, no horses risk getting harmed or abused.

[@polloloci21]

@@teijaflink2226 agreed!! Wish it was also true about bull fighting! 😒

[@timmckee2813]

...ha...up there with finger skateboarding...no harm, no foul...love...

[@miroslawmoczyrog]

Already so many good things come from Finland, and now this! the greatest sport ever invented

[@AliWade1971]

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]

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🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@robertmiedema9446]

Its great to see people having fun and having a sense of humour

[@SrNutritivo]

Strange times. Every day I see a Monty Python’s joke become real…

[@tulenar]

It really brings so much joy - I laugh so hard every time I watch it

[@thewoodenroad]

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]

Wow, this sounds great and good luck with it!

[@pamgiovanelli1491]

Actually it's great exercise. I ride hunters and some instructors will have their students "canter" jumps to learn what it feels like for extension and collection between fences and to understand it's not an increase in speed but more impulsion.

[@aaronparys1750]

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]

Yeah, you can be mentally ill for free anytime ! What a great hobby ! You dont even need doctors anymore !

[@Firefusioncosplays]

@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]

True !

[@Eugenie13]

@@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]

​@@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.

[@nayaognaffe]

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

[@apo5]

I used to laugh at this but in the end I think it's a cool form of activity. It looks a bit funny but it's not really easy to do. Try jumping over poles that are hanging so high. Good luck

[@TherianthropyIsSlay]

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!

[@tsmeman63]

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]

I would ride a T Rex!!! Or maybe a snail!!! World most acrobatic snail would be huge!!

[@ebikescrapper3925]

If you had a dog heads, it would be called hobbydogging. The event might attract people who have got the wrong idea

[@dapperdank3701]

​@@ebikescrapper3925come on!!! ❤❤ I wanna hobbydog all day and all night

[@kushingaryanmaneswa3381]

This is essentially a jumping competition 😊

[@bullfrogboss8008]

If I saw that girl with hobby horse in the forest I wouldn't mock her. I would be speechless in shock

[@KimikoMaui]

Its great that there is a sport for everyone. I do weird stretches in gym for my hands and wrist and i know i look weird. But i feel so great after. Im the one on the stairmaster dancing and yes i look weird but probably got the best workout in the gym at that moment.

[@lynnsintention5722]

The show jumping is very athletic

[@AnnaTrillig]

It isnt the weirdest Sport. There are quadrobics. It is weirder but also cool. Dont bully people because of their hobbys

[@AnnaTrillig]

Quads are really cool and a big and ecellence source of practise

[@cracker_the_pony]

I do hobby horsing and I’m going to the champs soon❤

[@PatrickArcato]

Lmao you're ridiculous 😂😂😂

[@cracker_the_pony]

@@PatrickArcato thanks 🤩

[@testacals]

could you explain why the toy horse is necessary ?

[@cracker_the_pony]

@@testacals why?

[@Tosh2809]

It's cute, good exercise and I like it when people do something different. Beats someone watching football all the time. The haters comments are far weirder to me.

[@Firefusioncosplays]

THANK YOU

[@LizardoiL]

Everytime I try to defend horse girls for being called crazy something like this shows up.

[@sharonfinn2901]

Shes not a horse girl - shes plays with a hobby horse that are designed for kids !! 😅

[@brianarbenz1329]

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]

OH MY- thanks so much for the support.

[@ur.fav.fall.girl14]

tysm!

[@cryforthemoon]

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]

Oh it’s very real! And entertaining!

[@kht_euphoriaOG]

@@Firefusioncosplaysyh and its very good for training your legs, timing and speed. Also flexes your creativity far way more.

[@Tahydrahel]

It keeps you fit, thats for sure. They should open up the sport for more disciplines. Like Hobby-brewery-horsing. You have to pull a truck loaded with beer, or lift heavy barrels, but with a stickhorse between the legs. Don´t know about Brian Shawn, but Eddie Hall, for sure, would give it a shot.

[@E4RLIES]

I think as long as you have a helper following you with the coconuts clopping it’s perfectly legit😂

[@EmersumBiggins]

Don’t give them any ideas 😂😂

[@Кубикиикотики]

Instead of laughing and mocking all these people, isn't it better to spread positivity and be joyful at how people do what makes them happy?

[@Dog_Rodger]

Nahh fr this comment sections worse then mine

[@luludust]

I absolutely LOVE this. My sister, cousins and I used to ride our imaginary horses all the time growing up. We would set up bench seats and use them as jumps and create courses in the yard. Kinda jealous this wasn't a thing when i was a kid! Born to early to participate but still feel like a pioneer! lol

[@pamgiovanelli1491]

When I was a kid a group of us would play horses and gallop around....had a blast

[@waterboy12342232]

This girl is in amazing shape and she is gorgeous. I'll watch this sport all day long. Honestly, she is also jumping pretty high. If she didn't have to do it with the horse stick, I bet it would be impressive.

[@NucleoxVE]

The fact that I'm 22 years old and everyday I feel like I'm getting too old for new generations is wild

[@whorn9295]

Love reading the entertaining comments here. This is hilarious!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@51KTM51Hurricane]

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🎉🎊🎉🎊

[@Former_Gamer]

I aint gunna knock it too bad. Part of it is like hurdles while trying to hold something, and the other part is like interpretative dance with a prop.

[@brendancreaven9452]

Broom riding should also be made a sport.

[@eniacacrobat9457]

My sister brought me here. Good for them !!!!!

[@quitetidy]

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]

:D

[@PatrickArcato]

You don't sound crazy at all...

[@kylekyle7386]

Being physically active is important, even if the activity doesn't look normal.

[@pogodanaprzygode]

Being normal is more important i think...

[@markusberndkrause2858]

At least they have fun and there is no animal abuse. 👍🏻

[@Skippy19812]

Everybody is getting plenty of exercise and having fun at the same time. I don't see a problem here.

[@capper6100]

No problem, just strange for an adult. Doesn't mean they shouldnt do it, just means that it is strange.

[@ErwinBlonk]

@@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]

@@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.

[@wuzyer101]

No disrespect but I was actually intrigued until they zoomed in on the fake horse the look got me cracking up 😂

[@andreastukeycolella7484]

I disagree that it is a legitimate sport. For those of us in the Equestrian Industry, this could affect our business and the actual healing & therapeutic value of living horses and serious equestrians

[@aphexamine]

this is the most hilarious thing ive seen this year

[@richymoto]

People do funny things ... but this is not worse than others. I recently saw people doing a running race through mud, some of them in a wedding dress and others carring a tree trunk. Different people, different habits

[@lisawanderess]

I found my people!!! Love this! ❤️

[@Firefusioncosplays]

Join the hobby horse revolution!!

[@lisawanderess]

@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! 🐴

[@jakeplonk888]

Has anyone noticed the girl with the red top wearing ski glasses from @4:22 onwards? This sport really does combine skills from multiple disciplines. Most impressive.

[@Xiph1980]

If it makes them happy, who am I to judge. Go for it!

[@viveksinsinwar5249]

We are not here to judge, we are here to laugh😂😂

[@Кубикиикотики]

​@@viveksinsinwar5249 well, calling someone's passion ridiculous IS judging.

[@jondoh2226]

Is there a men's division?

[@jenmontzingo]

We all have our ticks and weird interests but my genuine curiousity is why not do the traditional long jump or high jump where you can make money as a professional athlete?

[@Frank-ig4kv]

This is why aliens won't visit us...

[@mainecool6756]

my kids liked the vibrating Nimbus 2000! They loved it!

[@Itsonlyfriday]

I have tears from laughing so fkn hard!!!!! Hahahaha!!!!! 🤣🤣👏👏👏👏🏆🧹

[@jaker3151]

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.

[@stevefarris9433]

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]

They're just having fun while being athletic and creative. Nothing more to it :)

[@blaketto]

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

[@АнгелинаКазарновская]

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]

​@@blakettolol they should tho, mocking people keeps them in line. This is why the world has gone to shiz

[@jennprescott2757]

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.

[@fengetaset9488]

I think I just decided on a brand new career field in Finland. Hobby Psychiatry.

[@Eagle7z]

Ipad kids are growing up...