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Hobby horses are toys for young children.
竹马是小孩子的玩具。
A hobby horse is a horse's head on a stick.
竹马就是在一根棍子上扎一个马头。
But now in Finland, older children and teenagers are still playing with hobby horses.
但现在在芬兰，大一点的孩子和青少年仍然喜欢玩竹马。
They are doing it as a sport -- hobbyhorsing.
他们把它当作一项运动--竹马比赛。
You run, dance, and jump, the same as you can do on a horse, but you do it with a toy horse!
你会跑，会跳舞，会跳跃，就像你在马身上做的一样，但你用的是玩具马！
There are competitions in Finland and now in more countries around the world.
在芬兰会有相关的赛事，而现在，世界上更多的国家也都有了这一赛事。
Alisa Aarniomaki started when she was eleven.
Alisa Aarniomaki从11岁就开始参加竹马比赛了。
She is twenty-one now, and she teaches other children.
她现在21岁了，在教其他孩子。
But do these children also like riding real horses?
但是这些孩子也喜欢骑真马吗？
Yes, they do. Many of them are interested in horses.
是的，他们喜欢。他们中的许多人对马很感兴趣。
They practice so that they can jump very high and run fast, just like real horses! They practice walking like a horse.
他们经常练习，这样他们可以跳得很高，跑得很快，就像真正的马一样！他们会练习像马一样走路。
And if you like making things, you can make your own hobby horse.
如果你喜欢制作东西，那你也可以制作自己的竹马。
