Constructing a Hobby Animal
A mast animal may need a whiffler or minder to protect it from children.
I recommend tourney riders to carry some sort of stick. I was once very glad of mine when faced with a small frantic dog which seemed to be trying to get under the skirt!!!
Do not worry about tradition as it relates to Hobby Beasts and the Morris. Little is known for. sure and nearly all traditional beasts existed independently of the Morris, although they may have become associated.