Hobby Horsing: Serious Sport or Eccentric Make-Believe?

Dressage or show jumping on a hobby horse? What sounds like an activity for imaginative little girls is also an international competitive sport, known as hobby horsing. Some people may laugh at the sport, but it makes Nara Arlin from Finland feel confident. We follow her as she competes in the Finnish Hobbyhorse Championships. Would you like to ride a hobby horse? CHAPTERS 00:00 Introducing hobby horser Nara Arlin 00:43 What is hobby horsing? 01:23 How Nara came to hobby horsing 02:22 The road to recognition 03:18 Nara competes in the show-jumping discipline 04:20 And the winner is… #HobbyHorse #Hobbyhorsing #Horse -------------------------------------------- CREDITS Report: Christian Weibezahn Additional Research: Josephine Günther Camera: Ruben Parthoens, Oskari Kivimäki Edit: Sebastian Ziegler, Antje Lass -------------------------------------------- Subscribe to DW Euromaxx: Would you like to find out more about Euromaxx? ▸Website: ▸Facebook: ▸Instagram: DW Euromaxx brings you engaging insights into European cultures and lifestyles.