Playford's Progeny

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====== Mock Hobby Horse ======
Walsh 1719\\
Sharp 1916\\
Duple Minor longways

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A1 1-4 1st corners 2H turn once
A2 1-4 2nd corners 2H turn once
B1 1-4 Men lead through Women and cast back
   5-8 Neighbours 2H turn 1.5
B2 1-4 Women lead through Men and cast back
   5-8 Partners 2H turn once.
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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4N7hcv77kk \\

This hobby-horse, in the later 17th century, was not quite yet the nursery
toy with which we are familiar today. As depicted in The Thames at Richmond,
the hobby-horse was the figure of a horse, generally a frame of fabric and
wood, fastened around the waist of a dancer, with rider's “legs” painted or
sewn on the sides, while the wearer's real legs passed through the skirt of
fabric. 
The hobby-horse’s performances were apt to be showy and athletic, and there
seems to have been a running joke such that the most memorable feature
the hobby-horse was that it was always forgotten.

Ride (one's) hobby-horse\\
To frequently or incessantly talk or complain about a subject, topic, or issue in which one is excessively interested. "Hobby-horse" can also be spelled as a single word.

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