Toy Horses

[shnupita]

Hi guys...

Remember those toy horses we used to have as children??? Those who had a stick and we use to climb on top and pretend we were riding???

Whats the name for that?

Thanx

[NMarti]

Shnupita
We used to call them stick ponies. We had nine kids in our family and only 5 of the stick ponies so sometimes we didn't all have a horse head - just a stick.:D We used to "ride" along with Miss Lois on Romper Room on tv when they put on their hats and rode their ponies to story time.

[kimh]

OMG-Romper room:eek: I used to get so mad at the end of the show because she never saw ME in her magic mirror. Kim wasn't a popular name in Romper room but it sure is here in our forum!
Kimh
BTW --in my family our stick ponies were the brooms!:o

[SCRAPPYGIRL]

We used sticks too, and hangers for a hat. . . now that hurt a little!!!

I guess I'm pretty old, it was Miss Nancy on Romper Room in my day. The show originated in Baltimore and in later years a friend of mine worked there for either Miss Nancy or Miss Sally and said she was a very odd duck!!!

[Wendy]

Hi Shnupita ...

Here in the UK we call them Hoby Horses (or Hobby Horses)

http://www.laureldesigns.co.uk/hobbyHorses.htm

Wendy :)

[lindajay]

Shnupita, I grew up hearing both hobby horses and stick ponies.

By the way, it's so good to "see" you again! Seems it's been a long time since I read a post from you or saw pictures of your little girl. But maybe I've just missed them. I haven't been able to read every post lately -- too many of them, and too little time. :rolleyes:

[AngelicKim]

Wow, Romper Room, Hobby Horses, Stick Ponies. What a blast from the past. I don't remember any of our Stick Ponies as nice as the ones on the site Wendy provided. Hobby Horses were the big rubber balls with a round handle or horse head with handles that you bounced around on when I grew up.

[Robyn]

Yes, we called them hobby horses, and I can remember having one.

[kroberts]

We called them Hobby Horses also (and Kimh, they were sometimes brooms!). I bought one for my nephew a couple of years ago when he turned 3, along with a red cowboy hat:) and one for my "niece" last year when she turned 2. They both loved them! I have a video of my nephew on his making horse sounds.:eek:

Shnupita, thanks for helping me recall that fun memory!:D

[Wags374]

We just used sticks or brooms. My 2 1/2 yr old daughter uses about anything right now. The wrapping paper tubes worked great and she can't do much damage to her little brother with those.

[CarolLHB]

Oh I had to laugh! Miss Jean NEVER said "Carol" either!!!:D

[NMarti]

Hmmm I wonder if Romper Room was syndicated with each are having their own "Miss" whatever. I had Lois, but Nancy, Jean and Sally I don't recall ever seeing. I also don't remember her ever seeing me either either but she always saw my brothers John, David and James (Jimmy) Guess those were the most common names.