Coolest Lawn Jockey Costume

by Jeff
(Amherst, OH)

Homemade Lawn Jockey Costume

Here's my "Jocko" Lawn Jockey costume.

A lawn jockey is a small statue of a man in jockey clothes, intended to be placed in yards. The lawn ornament, popular in certain parts of the United States in years past, was a cast replica, usually about half-scale, of a man dressed in jockey's clothing and holding up one hand as though taking the reins of a horse. The hand sometimes carries a lantern or a metal ring suitable for hitching a horse. Two traditional lawn jockey styles are produced, commonly known as "jocko" and "cavalier spirit". The former is of stockier build, with a hunched posture; the latter is generally slender and erect. Both styles are still manufactured and sold.