Saddle Riders

A week after the derby, our little jockeys found their mounts Saturday at the International Bar-B-Q Festival in Owensboro. These mechanical wooden stallions moved their riders up and down around the track to the sound of joyful pipe organ music. Just to be safe, Mommy and Grandpa rode along side to catch any rider who might be thrown. The contraption harnessing these thoroughbreds is sometimes called a “galloper” or “flying horses” to describe the equine’s movement. Other popular names around the world are the “carousel” and “roundabout”, which describes the platform’s movement. In this country, we most commonly refer to it as a “merry-go-round”, which describes the children’s movements.