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As a child do you remember playing with one of those stick horses? I spend hours upon hours riding my little horse around the house and taking care of him. Even if you have a little girl who's been begging for a pony or a little boy who loves playing cowboy, an old-fashioned stick horse is timeless that every child will enjoy.

In this day and age of high-tech toys with ponies nearly real life sized, and dolls that little girls can feed and change diapers on. The television keeps them glued to their seats for hours along with the endless array of video games. It's just that none of these toys really stimulate the imagination of children; it's already there for them.

Really? you wonder. How can a little stick toy make everything all right? Well to turn this stick of a toy, with a head that vaguely resembles a real horse, into a real live horse in your child's mind requires a whole lot of imagination. The personality, style, habits and manners of this horse will all be up to your child. In his mind your child can make the horse walk or gallop, eat hay and of course race through the fields.

Your child will give this horse a name, decide on his character, and choose what he likes to eat and where he will run. This little stick horse is basically a blank slate that your child can do what he likes with. And most fun of all, your child can ride the horse around at whatever speed he chooses.

You can be sure that any toy that allows your child time to be more active and run around instead of sitting at the TV is a good one. With childhood obesity being very high at this time we need more things to keep our children from gaining weight and what better way then keeping their minds and bodies active. A stick horse is perfect for getting your child to exercise without even realizing it. For an extra little workout, stage a horse race through the living room or even better in the back yard.