Wooden Horse Fun To Ride

2020 - Volume #44, Issue #3, Page #30

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Bill Johnson’s wooden race horse requires a little practice to ride, but once you get the hang of it you’re sure to get a laugh out of it.
    The horse has a single rocker leg on front and 2 rocker legs on back. The rider holds onto a handle on each side of the head. He shifts his weight backward and pulls back on the handles at the same time to lift the front leg off the ground and move forward.
    “The front and rear legs work opposite each other so as you rock, the front leg is going forward while the rear legs are going backward. With every rocking motion you actually move forward a foot or two at a time,” says Johnson. “It takes a lot of timing and coordination to make it work right. Otherwise you’ll go backward and the horse will just sit there and buck. It’s hilarious to watch people try to race their horses against each other.”
    Johnson says he remembers as a kid back in the 1940’s riding a similar wooden toy horse. “I wanted to bring the idea back again, but I couldn’t remember all the details of how to build them because that was a long time ago. So I had to come up with my own design based on memory.”
    He says the horses come in one size “for kids from 8 to 80 years old” and are sturdy enough for riders up to 200 lbs. “The only limitation is that you need to ride the horse on a hard surface to avoid tipping over sideways.”
    The horses sell for $345 unpainted and $375 painted, taxes and shipping included. To reduce the shipping cost, minor assembly is required.
    Johnson also sells plans for $45, shipping included. “The plans come with written and video instructions and are absolutely foolproof. I supply templates for each part of the horse,” he says.
    You can watch his race horse in action by going to Google and typing in “wooden horse racing”.
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bill Johnson, 2088 Kramer Rd., Chewelah, Wash. 99109 (ph 509 690-6641; wm.s.john@gmail.com).

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Wooden Horse Fun To Ride FARM HOME Novelty Items Bill Johnson’s wooden race horse requires a little practice to ride but once you get the hang of it you’re sure to get a laugh out of it The horse has a single rocker leg on front and 2 rocker legs on back The rider holds onto a handle on each side of the head He shifts his weight backward and pulls back on the handles at the same time to lift the front leg off the ground and move forward “The front and rear legs work opposite each other so as you rock the front leg is going forward while the rear legs are going backward With every rocking motion you actually move forward a foot or two at a time ” says Johnson “It takes a lot of timing and coordination to make it work right Otherwise you’ll go backward and the horse will just sit there and buck It’s hilarious to watch people try to race their horses against each other ” Johnson says he remembers as a kid back in the 1940’s riding a similar wooden toy horse “I wanted to bring the idea back again but I couldn’t remember all the details of how to build them because that was a long time ago So I had to come up with my own design based on memory ” He says the horses come in one size “for kids from 8 to 80 years old” and are sturdy enough for riders up to 200 lbs “The only limitation is that you need to ride the horse on a hard surface to avoid tipping over sideways ” The horses sell for $345 unpainted and $375 painted taxes and shipping included To reduce the shipping cost minor assembly is required Johnson also sells plans for $45 shipping included “The plans come with written and video instructions and are absolutely foolproof I supply templates for each part of the horse ” he says You can watch his race horse in action by going to Google and typing in “wooden horse racing” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bill Johnson 2088 Kramer Rd Chewelah Wash 99109 ph 509 690-6641; wm s john@gmail com

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