Meet Our Hobby Horses

On this page you can learn more about the hobby horses that are bred in our stable. You can read about what the horse's typical characteristics are, the horse's most common temperament and what they are commonly used for. You can also read a little about how the HUMMA hobby horse is made.

Although there are typical characteristics for horse breeds, each hobby horse is its own individual that you will have the joy to discover. These hobby horses can be trained to learn anything, it's about the rider and the hobby horse together daring to try and learn new things. You can think of anything such as finding new exciting paths in the forest, flying over obstacles you never thought possible or giving an adorable dance performance that enchants every spectator. By having fun together and trying different things, you get to know each other better and better. Together you grow into strong individuals who will have a wonderful future ahead full of opportunities.

Remember not to compare yourself with others and that you are good as you are. Surprise yourself by doing things you are afraid of or things that challenge you. However, always be careful if you ride on roads or other potentially dangerous places because the most important thing of all is that you both come home safe and sound. Feel free to crush all prejudices and preconceived notions, even your own. Towards new adventures!

Finnish cold-blood, aka Finnhorse, is the only Finnish horse breed. The Finnhorse is a very important part of the Finnish history. Nowadays Finnhorses are often used as a trotting horses because of their incredible speed. They are used in all riding disciplines, such as show jumping, dressage, eventing, trail riding, combined driving and vaulting. With its easy-to-handle temperament and strength, the Finnhorse is an excellent all-round horse.

The Finnhorses' movements must be elastic and good. Finnhorses are hardy, healthy, calm and docile and usually live quite a long time. In appearance, the Finnhorses vary quite a lot depending on the type of horse they are. The trotting type is the lightest, the working type the roughest and the pony type the smallest. The Finnhorse has many different basic colors and a fairly wide range of shades of these colors.

 

Appaloosa hobby horse

Gentle

Respectful

Great stamina

When riding an Appaloosa over open landscapes, you can feel the horse's origins. With the wind in your hair and the warm smell of mud in your nostrils, you may feel a sense of belonging to those who first bred the breed, the Nez Perce tribe in North America. The Nez Perce tribe knew how to handle horses and therefore the Appaloosas has great strength and stamina and will be gentle and respectful when they are handled kindly. Nowadays Appaloosa is a very popular riding horse and besides that you have a horse that can be used as a work horse, or why not as a circus horse?

You gently brush the horse and explores its unique patterns. The pattern can vary a lot and of course you think that your horse's pattern is the most beautiful of all. You gently stroke the mule, pat it one more time, as a thanks to the horse for being your own.

 

HUMMA hobby horse info

HUMMA hobby horses are Finnish handicrafts and we want our hobby horses to be of highest quality, both in appearance, user-friendliness and durability. All our hobby horses and accessories are CE-marked.

The hobby horses are really meant to be used even though they
are so beautiful. But remember to take good care of them and to keep them dry. The painting on the horses can be damaged in direct sunshine or rain/snow.

The colors used are non-toxic. The horses and the accessories may include smaller parts and are therefore unsuitable for children under 3 years or individuals who have a tendency to place inedible objects in their mouths.