The sports hall in Vantaa, outside Helsinki, is packed with nearly 1,000 people seated on the benches, eagerly watching the court. Awaiting the riders, an equestrian course is set up in the middle, ...

Welcome to the world of hobby horses – if you haven't heard of it, your kids probably have. The once-obscure sport has grown in popularity over the past few years, largely due to its presence on ...

The bar is almost 1.4 metres high. Hobby horsing contestant Marleen Gresmeier, 14, eyes the track before her, calculating how she and Brumsel can clear the jump. They are keenly watched by spectators ...

FRANKFURT – 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 ...

A buzz of excitement crackled through the hushed arena as the rider gripped the reins of her stuffed steed. Welcome to the strangely exacting world of hobby horsing, the Finnish sport guaranteed to ...

At a training session for the hobby horse competition in Eumundi, Queensland are, top left to right: Natalie, Adelaid, Khloe, Lily. Front left to right are: Asha, Jasmine Oakes and Jasmine Francis.

FRANKFURT, Germany — 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 ...

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 on their ...