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Horsey Horsey Don’t You Stop!

September 9, 2021 By Sara Mullett 8 Comments

Horsey Horsey Song is a lovely traditional knee bobbing song. All babies enjoy being bobbed up and down to a song on your knee, and this is the simplest way to sing this song. But you can also do some easy actions (suggested in brackets) as you’re bobbing them up and down, with wheels going round, and tails going swish!

If your baby loves knee bobbing  Trot, Trot, Trot and This Is The Way The Lady Rides will also go down very well!

Horsey Horsey Don’t You Stop

Horsey Horsey don’t you stop! (slap the floor on the beat)

Just let your hooves go clip-pe-ty clop! (slap the clip-pe-ty clop!)

Your tail go swish! And your wheels go round! (swish your arm)

Gid -dy – up we’re homeward bound! (make your wheels go round)

Horsey horsey : knee bobbing songs: Let's Play Music

Once children are a little older, they love exploring the different sounds that horses hooves make, with lots of clip-clops! They will also enjoy imaginative movement and pretending to be little horses. Take it in turns to provide the coconut clip clop sound effects while everyone trots around the room like a pack of little ponies.

Let's Play Music : Horsey Horsey Don't You Stop - Free Sheet Music

You can check out my Horses lesson plan for inspiration on how to use Horsey Horsey! with other related activities in a music lesson.

Educational benefits of Horsey Horsey: knee bobbing Song - Let's Play Music

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Filed Under: 5+, Action songs, Baby, Farm Songs, Imaginative Play, Knee Bobbing Songs, Musical Activities For..., Musical Movement, Preschoolers, Rhythm & Percussion Activities, Toddlers Tagged With: Free Sheet Music, Horses, Rhythm Games

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  1. Polly says

    December 4, 2015 at 8:34 pm

    Thank-you so much for sharing : )

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  2. Polly says

    December 4, 2015 at 1:40 pm

    Just wanted to thank-you for all your wonderful posts here Sara. We love Horsey, Horsey! I made a Christmas version that I thought you might like!!

    Ihttp://letslearnenglishforkids.blogspot.fr/2015/12/reindeer-reindeer-dont-you-stop.html

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    • Sara Mullett says

      December 4, 2015 at 5:15 pm

      You’re welcome Polly ๐Ÿ™‚ I’m so glad you are enjoying our Let’s Play Music website. I think your Christmas version of Horsey Horsey is excellent! I shall share it on our Facebook page immediately!

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  3. Carrie says

    June 29, 2013 at 12:47 am

    Oh, I wish we had some coconut shells to try out now. My daughter loves trying to make music with different instruments. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!

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    • Sara_LetsPlayMusic says

      June 29, 2013 at 11:29 am

      Thanks Carrie! It’s the simple things that kids love so much! Thanks for hosting! ๐Ÿ™‚

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