Enjoying rocking horses

A DigitalNZ Story by Zokoroa

A pictorial look at rocking horses over the decades

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Image: Murray Rosser

Murray Rosser

Puke Ariki

Image: [View of a baby on a rocking horse]

[View of a baby on a rocking horse]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Master Theobold on a rocking horse

Master Theobold on a rocking horse

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Schwan

Schwan

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: O'Connell, Boy

O'Connell, Boy

Puke Ariki

Image: Burnes

Wearing my riding hat!

Burnes

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: Perret child on rocking horse

Perret child on rocking horse

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Miss Bland on a rocking horse

Side-saddle!

Miss Bland on a rocking horse

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Doreen Gifford on a rocking horse

Doreen Gifford on a rocking horse

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Millie Ellis on rocking horse

Millie Ellis on rocking horse

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Robson

Robson

Nelson Provincial Museum

Image: The rocking horse: "I want it"

The rocking horse: "I want it"

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: [Levin]

[Levin]

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Simple Toys

Simple Toys

Christchurch City Libraries

Image: Mr and Mrs M.P. Cameron's children

Mr and Mrs M.P. Cameron's children

Waitaki District Council

Image: English princesses at play

And enjoyed by Royalty!

Princesses Margaret & Elizabeth, 1933

English princesses at play

Auckland Libraries

Image: Duchess of Kent among the children

Duchess of Kent visiting the new children's home in Twickenham, 1937

Duchess of Kent among the children

Auckland Libraries

This DigitalNZ story was updated in September 2023