Motorized trot track with a white horse riding the loop

Nov 04, 2026 Last reply: 18 hours ago 3 Replies
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The hardest problem here is getting a horse to move up and down while the loop keeps turning, and the maker handles it with a pole that travels over curved pieces as part of the mechanism. This is already the fourth version of the design, and I admire that kind of persistence.



The build is a continuous conveyor loop made from LEGO track elements, driven by an electric motor, with gray Technic liftarms and gears alongside standard LEGO bricks. A white horse on a Technic pedestal rides the moving track, and an elevated section carries two upright framed mechanisms in white and red. The route runs from the back, around the left bend, along the front rail, and through the right corner.



What stands out for me is the character of the running mechanism: it hums and clicks continuously through the lap. That steady mechanical soundtrack gives the whole thing a lively workshop feel in my view.



The maker is upfront that the build is still a bit janky, while noting it seems to work without exploding. With the aim of building a farm around power functions, this trot track reads as a promising piece of a bigger plan, and I would not be surprised to see a version five.


Rebuilding four times shows real patience, and to me that persistence is the clever choice here. The payoff is a mechanism that runs without coming apart, which is exactly what you want from a moving loop like this. It trades a lot of time for a result that actually works, and that seems like the right trade.

How does the pole stay seated on the curved pieces through the whole lap? I keep wondering about the bends, since the horse rounds a left turn and a right corner while the up-and-down motion is happening at the same time. Has anything been added to keep that contact steady along the route?

A concrete improvement I would suggest: run several poles around the loop instead of one, spaced to meet the curves at different moments. That should spread the work out and smooth the horse's ride, and it would give the continuous humming and clicking an even nicer rhythm to watch in motion.

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