what is the hobbyhorse and where does it originate from?

Answer 1

i think its much older it dates back to pagan times. it was called 'obby hoss' or something similar. watch the wickerman, with edward woodward there is one in that. it was obviously a person, it looked more like a pantomime horse really in those days. In padstow cornwall, every year on may 1st, they celebrate Mayday with the old traditional hobby hoss (sic) its a big skirt like costume with a horses head. Young women run near and if caught under the skirt, get pregnant before the year is up. So i suppose its an old pagan fertility rite.

Answer 2

The 'hobby horse' was one of the earliest two wheeled vehicles made by Johnson in England [1818]. It was uncomfortable and contained no pedals or brakes. These were introduced earlier in continental Europe under the name Draisienne.


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(I didn't actually write any rude words below but apparently you can't say "cokchorse!")

A hobby horse (or hobby-horse) is a child's toy horse, particularly popular during the days before cars. Just as children today imitate adults driving cars, so, in former times, children played at riding a wooden hobby-horse made of a straight stick with a small horse's head (of wood or stuffed fabric), and perhaps reins, attached to one end. The bottom end of the stick sometimes had a small wheel or wheels attached.

This toy was also sometimes known as a **** horse (as in the nursery rhyme Ride a **** horse to Banbury Cross).

Answer 3

hobby or not hobby horse....
it came from Holly....wood