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Available for Quick Ship
Limited Supply
Can Be Personalized
Unbridled and free to have fun! This traditional wooden rocking horse is made for the youthful pleasures of climbing, rocking, and imagining. Four natural hardwoods are beautifully shaped, joined, and finished all by hand.
If your child or grandchild has an exuberant spirit, the unbridled horse is the perfect match. The rockers are intentionally shaped to prevent tipping. Because spirited children like to name their own horses, we've left all of our rocking animals nameless.
This horse will be personalized and dedicated to the child or children who receive it. Please type your 4-line inscription in the "engraving" box at checkout.
For the love of grandchildren and family, Fred Stave has designed classic and timeless rocking toys. Applying his engineering expertise and his innate appreciation of the beauty of natural wood, this skilled artisan meticulously handcrafts walnut, cherry, red oak and ash to make some of the best rocking horses in the world. With an artistic eye, Fred carefully selects wood with grains that mimic the natural muscles and hide of a horse. ( Look closely at all of the photos.)
All Goose Creek Enterprises products are designed for fun and safety for children. Knowing that families treasure these symbols of childhood, Fred makes sure each rocking toy is beautiful and durable. We are very proud to offer our customers six GCE rocking animals designed exclusively for Heirlooms To Be.
See Technical Specs for dimensions.
See Extended Information for more about Goose Creek Enterprises.
See below to learn about the many heirloom quality features of this fine product.
Unbridled Natural Wood Rocking Horse Dimensions
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Length: 45.5" from back to front rocker tips
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Height: 36" from top of horse's hoed to the floor
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Seat Height: 15.5" from seat to platform
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Weight: 28 lbs.
Goose Creek Enterprises
Engineer Turns Artisan
Fred Stave's background is rooted in design and perfection. For many years, he worked as a research and products development engineer and design manager at RCA Corporation. In 1985, Fred co-founded a small medical device company and created a tool utilized in cataract eye surgery. For the remainder of his engineering career, Fred directed a global group of applied research engineers at Whirlpool Corporation.
In retirement, Fred considered the possibility of building a keepsake for his 3 (now 4) grandchildren. After attending a large woodworking show in 2000, the idea was born... design and build an heirloom quality rocking horse for each of the grandchildren. Each rocker would be so beautiful and durable that it would be passed on from generation to generation.
Other grandparents saw the beauty and artistry of Fred's creations, and they asked him to build rocking horses for their grandchildren and families as well. Fred has found his artistic side, and we are so glad he did! He has combined his engineering, design, and woodworking skills to create some of the most beautiful rocking toys in the world.
Fred and his wife Sondra are the parents of two boys and two girls and the grandparents of one grandson and three granddaughters. They live in Indiana with their three Cocker Spaniels on 150 wooded acres by Goose Creek Bay. With most of his time spent in the workshop designing and building these beautiful, one-of-a-kind Riding Rockers, Fred delights in being a true perfectionist. He combines artistry, skill, and attention to detail to make delightful rocking animals for today's children and for future generations.
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Features
HEIRLOOM QUALITY AND SAFETY FEATURES
Unbridled Wooden Rocking Horse
Special Family History Features
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Dedication Plaque - Each Horse will be personalized for the child or children receiving it as a gift. The gift-giver's message will be inscribed in four lines on a plaque which will be attached to the top of the front cross piece between the rockers.
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Authenticity Plaque - This plaque, attached to the underside of the rocker, includes the Goose Creek Enterprises logo along with the rocker's unique number and date of production.
Materials
Fred Stave personally selects every piece of wood he uses in the construction of his rocking animals. He utilizes only the highest quality locally harvested and processed Indiana hardwoods. He chooses each piece of wood very intentionally, in order to take advantage of the most beautiful and appropriate natural grain.
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Rockers - Ash, one of the strongest woods available
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Body - Red Oak
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Legs, Ears, Platform Crosspieces - Cherry
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Mane, Tail, Eyes, Hooves, Handles, & Foot Rests - Walnut
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Seat - Red Oak
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Finish - Five coats of a special child-safe, non-toxic polyurethane are hand applied for beauty and durability. The natural wood is hand sanded before each coat of varnish.
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Ears - Genuine leather
Construction
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Rocker ends are designed with a no-tip feature for safety.
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The underside surface of each rocker is protected with a strip of high molecular weight polymer.
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All joints have multiple fastening/jointing systems. This provides not only enhanced safety but also ensures longevity.
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The rocker cross pieces are joined to the rockers with Mortice &Tennon and screw and glue.
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Handlebar is attached to stems with threaded rod for strength and glue to prevent rotation.
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Horse's legs and rockers have pegs inserted for strength at the high stress areas to prevent wood splitting.
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All body joints have dowel pins and glue with inlays in some areas for increased strength.
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All legs are screwed to the platform.
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Ear base is attached with screw. The leather ears are glued and screwed to a center peg and then glued into the base.
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The saddle is integrated to the animal body with dowels and glue.
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The contoured seat consists of nine pieces of wood meticulously joined with pegs and glue.
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