A spring rider or spring rocker is a bouncy, outdoors playing device, invented in the 1960s in

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by the company Pozza. It mainly consists of a metal spring beneath a plastic or wooden central beam or flange, with 1 to 4

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seats above it. When a person sits on it, the structure moves and bounces. Spring riders are common in many

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s. They are often designed to look like an animal or a vehicle. Prior to this, the horse spring toy was

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ed in 1956 in

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. This toy is commonly known as a rocking horse or spring toy. This is because it has a great resemblance to these things.

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Vintage Spring Riders
nbsp;– gallery of spring riders circa 1950–1980 Playground equipment {{toy-stub