Beltane is a time of lust and sex and fertility, and few symbols are as representative of this as the hobby horse. In England, the hobby horse tradition goes back to the island's early Pagan roots, as the hobby horse welcomes in the fertility season. If you're planning a Beltane celebration, why not incorporate hobby horses into your ritual? Put together a hobby horse costume - and this can be as simple as a mask, a mane, and a pair of ears - and let the horse chase a designated lady around the Maypole. Depending on who's attending your event, you could take it a step further, and add phallic symbols to the costume. Let your imagination run wild, and welcome in the fertility season of Beltane with a hobby horse of your own: The Magic of the Hobby Horse
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I found this article interesting.
As a very young girl, the only thing I really wanted consistantly was a pony or a horse. The first one I got was a hobby horse with a blue head. the second a few years later was one with springs that bounced. I never got a real one, but I never stopped wanting one.
Both my granmas were practiced in herbs and “folk” cures, I don’t know if they ever did rituals, but I learned alot of what I practice now at their houses when I was really young. They both passed before I was 13 so who knows what I might have learned given more time together.
My mother practiced herbs, cursing, and some spelling, and I didn’t know how much until a few years before her passing.
I guess I come by what I do naturally. Surprisingly enough, I still have a hobby horse. I got it for the grandkids and it is still here. Now I know why.
Thanks for this article!!