“The basic materials we suggest are on old broom stick and large sock. “Its all very easy. Entrants can bring any hobby horse for the gymkhana – it doesn’t have to be made by them.

Do you remember hobby horses? When I was a youngster, many a happy hour would be whiled away, thanks to a stick with a sock stuck on one end, the latter being crudely painted to represent a horse ...

The contestants really showed their creativity in this category, making sock horses, horses with white manes and even a springbok hobby horse. An impressive one was called Woodstock, it was a type ...

Here, Maggy shows us how to make Hobby Horses ... place - this will protect the horse's head later and prevent the stick from poking out. 2. Start stuffing your sock from the toe up to the ...