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A mechanical horse is a machine that moved and is built to look like a

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million yea ...

, used either for amusement or for exercise. Some look like a horse, others imitate the motion of a horse, and some are both. Mechanical horses may include the following designs, many of which are

patent A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...

ed. It may also mean: * Merry-go-round *

Equicizer The Equicizer is a mechanical horse that is non-motorized and is controlled by the rider's own movement. Invented by Frank Lovato, Jr. in 1982, it is used by people all over the world for exercise, training and therapy. It has been used in man ...

, an American-made horse riding simulator *

Racewood Racewood is a British company that specialises in creating horse riding simulators. It was established in 1990. Types of simulators To this day, Racewood has made 8 different types of simulators as follows:- *Walking & Trotting: Allows the ri ...

, a British company that manufactures riding simulators * Scammell Mechanical Horse, a type of lorry built by

Scammell Scammell Lorries Limited was a British manufacturer of trucks, particularly specialist and military off-highway vehicles, between 1921 and 1988. History Scammell started as a late- Victorian period wheelwright and coach-building business, G Sc ...

in the UK * A type of

kiddie ride A kiddie ride - or kids' ride - is a coin-operated amusement ride for young children. Kiddie rides are commonly available in amusement parks, arcades, malls, hotel game rooms, outside supermarkets and discount department stores. Less commonly ...

that incorporates a horse design

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