Child's Rocking Horse - Wooden Rocking Horses - Children's Hard Wood Rocking Horses
This sturdy wooden rocking horse (pictured above in Black Walnut and below in Black Cherry) is offered in three classic American hardwoods, Black Walnut, Black Cherry or Red Oak. All of these woods offer the durability of very hard and strong wood, and each has its own unique beauty. Measuring 24 inches high it is sized for the 1 year old beginner through the 5 year old trick rider. Joints are fastened with Hickory dowels glued into bored holes, giving the rocking horse a 300 pound capacity. This over-capacity will ensure generations of use. All edges are rounded over and carefully sanded. Children begin rocking at about 10-14 months old and lose interest at the time they outgrow the horse when 5-6 years old. Fine Woodworking magazine included my horse in its collection of outstanding woodwork in America. 24 inches high and 31 inches long. More rocking horse information is below.
"The Skin Horse had lived longer in the nursery than any of the others. He was so old that his brown coat was bald in patches and showed the seams underneath, and most of the hairs in his tail had been pulled out to string bead necklaces. He was wise, for he had seen a long succession of mechanical toys arrive ... and pass away, and he knew they were only toys and would never turn into anything else. For nursery magic is strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it."
"What is REAL? asked the Rabbit one day ... Real isn't how you are made, said the Skin Horse. It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real ... It lasts for always."
From The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams. 1922
