Horsemaning | Fake Beheading Themed Photo-Posing Pictures

Horsemaning Origins

Horsemaning, or fake beheading, takes its name from the Headless Horseman, an character from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”  Sometimes spelled horsemanning, horsemaning was reportedly a popular way to pose in a photograph in the 1920’s.  According to the interwebs, the “first” horsemaning photo on the left was discovered at a flea market.  After its discovery, a few horsemaning photos began circulating on sites such as RandomlyHeard and others soon joined the creative movement. Horsemaning is experiencing currently a revival basically the next form of planking, owling and/or cone-ing.  Check out our gallery which even includes some famous celebrities horsemaning!