Hobbyhorse: An unusual pastime originating in Finland and quickly gaining popularity worldwide

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Hobbyhorse Revolution is a funny and moving film about the power of imagination and the strength of a community. The film follows three young girls, Aisku, Elsa and Alisa whose lives have been transformed by their new interest: hobbyhorses. Despite a lack of understanding by some, the girls bravely and spiritedly pursue their hobby. Playing with hobbyhorses is a traditional children’s activity, but today’s Finnish teenagers have created a versatile hobby around it, raising the scene to a whole new level. The hobbyists’ are unofficially organised , working on a voluntary basis. In one hand they are active online with their Instagram accounts, blogs and forums while on the other they practise the sport by exercising outdoors in woods and parks - and they are serious. They are an ever-growing group that trains determinedly and organises nationwide competitions. Every handcrafted hobbyhorse has its own name and personality. The age range of hobbyists is continuously expanding, with the eldest now over 20 years old. The hobbyhorse fever is now spreading abroad as well. Director Selma Vilhunen says: “Making this film has been a sort of an exercise in letting go of my own preconceptions. I have never seen such a diverse and inclusive community as this. I’m forever grateful for the chance to have gotten to know this world.” ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00:00 - Introduction ▷ 0:01:24 - Aisku, Elsa and Alisa talk about Hobbyhorse ▷ 0:09:12 - The 2014 Hobbyhorse Finnish Championships ▷ 0:16:10 - The bullying that often comes with hobbyhorse ▷ 0:25:37 - Hobbyhorse camp ▷ 0:30:30 - Difficulties faced by the girls : from living in foster care to sudden depression ▷ 0:36:24 - Aisku leaves her foster facility for first time in 2 weeks for a competition ▷ 0:42:59 - Elsa mourns the loss of her therapy horse ▷ 0:44:45 - Aisku comes home and spends time with her mom ▷ 0:46:16 - Enrollment for Finnish Championships ▷ 0:54:11 - Heading to the championships ▷ 1:02:48 - Regaining motivation after a disappointing competition ▷ 1:07:41 - The next steps for the girls ▷ 1:12:06 - Elsa visits an art high school she wants to attend ▷ 1:13:54 - Aisku prepares her 20 trainees for the championship ▷ 1:22:44 - Alisa organizes a Flashmob ▷ 1:25:48 - Credits #documentary #fulldocumentaries #hobbyhorse #hobbyhorser #hobbyhorsecomunity #horse #horseriding #horsegirl #Finland #competition #community #WocomoDOCS ------- Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: https://goo.gl/sBmGkp Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- Alisa Aarniomäki (19, Ulvila) has been into hobbyhorses for almost ten years. The YouTube videos she has made for her hobbyhorse stables Kht Natasha and Kht Windna have inspired many others to explore the hobby. For a couple of years, Alisa travelled successfully around Finland participating in numerous hobbyhorse competitions. She now concentrates on making popular handcrafted hobbyhorses and has managed to pay for her driving school with the money earned from selling her creations. Mariam "Aisku" Njie (17), born and raised in East Helsinki, discovered hobbyhorses some years ago mainly thanks to the inspiration by Alisa Aarniomäki’s videos. The hobby has helped her to hop over even the most challenging of times during her teenage years, and yet she has kept the hobby a secret from most of her friends for fear of being bullied. Aisku therefore struggles to find a balance between her enthusiasm for hobbyhorses and life outside the pastime. In addition to exercising with hobbyhorses, Elsa Salo (16, Lohja) has always been into drawing, painting, and playing instruments. Elsa has a lively imagination and a strong inner world, in which hobbyhorses have an important place. Art, hobbyhorses, and close friends lift Elsa up when everything else in life feels heavy. What these three main characters have in common is a passion for their special hobby and the courage to continue doing what they love even when people around them are not willing to accept it. Original Title: Hobbyhorse Revolution A documentary by Selma Vilhunen © 2017, Licensed by First Hand Films ------- Documentaries about politics, society and science produced by leading studios around the world. Our goal is to be a reliable source of high-quality information and investigative journalism for a better understanding of relationships, backgrounds and future developments. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoWILDLIFE: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoWILDLIFE ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoCOOK Wocomo DOCS is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.