The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Few pieces evoke such a potent yearning for childhood as a ...

The rocking horse, offspring of the hobby horse, seems to have appeared first in the early 17th century. Not much more than a log with board sides, it may have been inspired by the cradle, according ...

A wooden rocking horse is a timeless plaything. It will be given a name and become a treasured family possession, passed down to succeeding generations. And to craft 50,000 of them by hand is ...