FRANKFURT, Germany — 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.
The German hobby horsing association, established a year ago with just 13 members, now has more than 5,000 active athletes and more than 200 clubs.
“Hobby horsing just gives me self-confidence and I just enjoy doing it with other people,” said Max Gohde, a 15-year-old competitor from Gifhorn, Germany, who has been practicing since 2020. “And now there’s also this atmosphere here, where everyone is just happy for you. And I think that’s just really cool.”
Felicia Walter, 18, a hobby horsing fan from Wiesbaden, says she wants to take part in the championship next year. “And it used to be that we were laughed at for it,” she said. “But when you’re part of a larger group, I think it always works and especially now, when you see something like that, you get a feeling of togetherness.”
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. Mikkonen countered that just like in other sports, hobby horse riders need athleticism, strong core muscles and stamina to succeed.
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