The mechanical horse was an invention dreamed up by several ancient cultures including the Greeks, Chinese & Japanese. Leonardo Da Vinci also tinkered with this idea himself. Now you can too! This horse actually moves. This is a laser-cut wooden kit. Laser cutting allows for precision model parts that you can punch out by hand. This kit operates with a rubber band motor and comes with all the necessary parts to get it into action and a turn crank to get it started. Instructions come in English, German, Ukrainian, French, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, Italian, Chinese and Korean.