Galloping, trotting and jumping over obstacles on stick horses while imitating both horse and rider as closely as possible. Sounds bizarre? Not according to the fans of the new trend sport hobby ...

In the competition, the participants mimic equestrian activities by riding and performing various movements with their hobby horses, like galloping and jumping. The sport is popular in Finland ...

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.

More than 100 booths covering fashion, food, homeware and, of course, equestrian goods will be bolstered by rider interviews, hobby-horse riding for children and up-close viewing of the warm-up ...