By The Way A new breed of horse girls gets its first U.S. championships. Hobby horses aren’t real, but the competition is: More than 100 gallopers gathered with their trusty steeds-on-a-stick.

Germany’s first hobby horsing championship got underway in Frankfurt on Saturday, with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping, style jumping and dressage on their wooden stick horses.

Tilly Norris, 11, has miniature pet horses but took up the sport earlier this year as she likes "keeping fit and doing all the jumps." Hobby horsing is where participants use a 'stick horse' to ...

A schoolgirl has competed in hobby horse competitions - involving show jumping with a stick pony. Tilly Norris, 11, has miniature pet horses but took up the sport earlier this year as she likes ...

In Germany, the national hobby horsing association was established a year ago with just 13 members. Now there are more than 5,000 active athletes and more than 200 clubs across the country.

Tilly Norris, 11, has miniature pet horses but took up the sport earlier this year as she likes "keeping fit and doing all the jumps." Hobby horsing is where participants use a 'stick horse' to ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s first hobby horsing championship got underway in Frankfurt on Saturday, with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping, style jumping and dressage ...

Mica Zandstra, 18, who lives in a South Loop high-rise, helped organize the first U.S. Hobby Horse Championships, held this month in Michigan. That was after making a nice showing in a competition ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — Kingsport’s first-ever Hobby Horse Derby took place this weekend at Allandale Mansion, bringing the community together for a fun and unique event. The Kingsport Parks ...

HOBBY horses will replace real steeds at an historic country show because of health and safety concerns. Organisers said they wanted to protect the welfare of the animals and their riders, as well … ...

Germany's first hobby horsing championship will gallop through Frankfurt this weekend, with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping, style jumping and dressage on their wooden stick horses.

Germany's first hobby horsing championship got underway in Frankfurt on Saturday, with hundreds of young riders competing in time jumping, style jumping and dressage on their wooden stick horses.