The Rocking Horse Place/Palomino Rocking Horses

It was great catching up with people at the recent Equifest Horse event in Taupo last month. I received many comments on the rocking horses and wild animals on display. At times my stand was turning into a crèche with every rocker having a child on it, many smiling faces and some tears when parents took their child off. I will definitely be back next year.

Looking for something a little different, how about a carved hobby horse, using real horse hair, in small and medium size heads. Any colour of head, black, brown, grey or palomino hair or what about a unicorn head. Comes on a 600mm pole/handle. Contact via the Web site

This small rocking horse on a bow rocker certainly shows up the grain in its dark Oak stain with a wax finish.

A small Rocking Unicorn ready for a new home, glitter eyes, eyelashes, saddle pad, pink bridle, coloured horse hair. This would be a treasure for a child this coming Christmas. Contact me via the links on The Rocking Horse Place web site for costs and more details

A tidy little saddle leaving to sit on a treasured Rocking Horse, I just love making these and they all end up being different.

Want to see some horses and other rocking animals then come to the Home and Lifestyle Show in Whanganui on the weekend of 9th & 10th August 2025. Come and talk to me and hear all the options available to create a family heirloom or just something to fully enjoy by all the family. Yes I have horses for all ages from infants to adults, pop along and have a chat.
Do you have an old Rocking Horse in need of some TLC and want to challenge yourself to do a restoration then I can help with that also, from glass eyes, to horse hair in a variety of colours to saddles, bridles and stands.
Alternatively I can do the restoration for you, come and have a chat.
https://www.homeandlifestyleshow.co.nz/whanganui

I would like you to meet this little fella who has recently joined the stables at The Rocking Horse Place. This was a kind of commission for a customer who's daughter loved Giraffes. I already have a Giraffe but he is bigger, far too big for a 18mth child. So I drew up a baby giraffe based on a small rocking horse. It was great creating him (or her) and I did not want to let him go. He was attached to a bow rocker but could be put on a swing rocker. Not 100% happy with the tail, but will work on that for the next one. The final addition was the eyelashes which just added that little bit extra cuteness.

It was great to participate at the Awapuni Racecourse Equine Extravaganza last month. The horses and animals were loved by all, young and old. This was my fist show and have a few more booked in for this year.

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Its all booked in, come and see me at Equifest 2025 on 17 - 19 Oct at the Fiber Fresh National Equestrian Centre, Taupo. I will have some Rocking Horses and possibly Rocking Wild animals for sale plus some for display purposes to highlight the extension options available when building one from scratch. More information to follow in the coming months and please share with your friends, colleagues, horsey friends and family members. https://www.equifest.co.nz/