As a young child I often dreamed of riding a wild horse across the blazing hot desert.
Since we had the opportunity to own horses, I would ride my favorite horse, Freedom, around our fenced in pasture and act out the dream.
It is after one of these wonderful horse rides that I realized that I could go down into our basement and get on the old rocking horse that was there.
I then could ride for hours and not worry about weather, real horses being shoed, fed, or brushed.
This became my way of keeping the dream of riding across the hot desert while I stayed right there in the cool basement of our house.
It is memories and dreams like this that make children's rocking horses so special.
Even with the new sophisticated designs of horses that rock back and forth, up and down, and side to side, the old spring driven rocking device (shaped like a horse) still captivates all children alike.
The cool thing about the horse rockers of today is the sound effects, realistic movements, and life-like designs that bring hours of riding enjoyment.
I was in a children's furniture store the other day and experienced the coolest rocking toy.
It was a beautifully designed black stallion that sounded like a real horse; from the neighing when you pulled on the reigns to the galloping sound as you bounced around.
I stood there and watched as kids of all ages took turns getting on the horse and riding.
I was half expecting to see a store worker come out and give the horse a bucket of oats - it looked and sounded so real.
The way these new rockers move is incredible to me.
Instead of old rusted springs they now have strategically placed shocks that move horizontally, vertically, and laterally.
My kids said it felt like riding a top of a real horse at times.
These shocks along with the correct design of the horse allows for an ultimate riding experience.
As I mentioned earlier, they are sure making incredible looking horses these days.
I have seen rusty red roans to beautifully spotted appaloosas.
They look so real that you will want to reach out and rub its nose while saying, "Good Girl.
"
Since we had the opportunity to own horses, I would ride my favorite horse, Freedom, around our fenced in pasture and act out the dream.
It is after one of these wonderful horse rides that I realized that I could go down into our basement and get on the old rocking horse that was there.
I then could ride for hours and not worry about weather, real horses being shoed, fed, or brushed.
This became my way of keeping the dream of riding across the hot desert while I stayed right there in the cool basement of our house.
It is memories and dreams like this that make children's rocking horses so special.
Even with the new sophisticated designs of horses that rock back and forth, up and down, and side to side, the old spring driven rocking device (shaped like a horse) still captivates all children alike.
The cool thing about the horse rockers of today is the sound effects, realistic movements, and life-like designs that bring hours of riding enjoyment.
I was in a children's furniture store the other day and experienced the coolest rocking toy.
It was a beautifully designed black stallion that sounded like a real horse; from the neighing when you pulled on the reigns to the galloping sound as you bounced around.
I stood there and watched as kids of all ages took turns getting on the horse and riding.
I was half expecting to see a store worker come out and give the horse a bucket of oats - it looked and sounded so real.
The way these new rockers move is incredible to me.
Instead of old rusted springs they now have strategically placed shocks that move horizontally, vertically, and laterally.
My kids said it felt like riding a top of a real horse at times.
These shocks along with the correct design of the horse allows for an ultimate riding experience.
As I mentioned earlier, they are sure making incredible looking horses these days.
I have seen rusty red roans to beautifully spotted appaloosas.
They look so real that you will want to reach out and rub its nose while saying, "Good Girl.
"