I have a 17 month old daughter and I have watched her many a days going “whee” on her little rocking horse we got for her at Christmas. Her face just lights up when she’s rocking back and forth. But the rocking horse is plastic, and it’s flimsy and it’s not going to last long. There are now new generation rocking “horses” that are no longer horses at all.  Choose your child’s favorite animal, like a puppy dog, and let them rock away: