Riddle: Thirty white horses on a red hill?

easy ::teeth::

Easy? I thought it was not

Is this a misquote? Teeth number 32 (counting wisdom teeth) unless this is a hidden insult to British dental hygene.

(I know the riddle was published in "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R.Tolkien c1960 and He was a famous British Author and Professor of Languages)

Thirty-two white horses upon a red hill,
First they Tramp,
then they Stamp.
Now they stand still.

I still don't get how you come up with teeth

Anyone who read or seen the hobbit knows

merry-go-round

white horses-teeth
red hill-gums

AnonymousI still don't get how you come up with teeth

But what does the Champ and the Stamp mean?

Champ is just a spelling variation of the word "chomp."
Stamp is just a spelling variation of the word "stomp."
So the horses (and they do this) are chomping and stomping (or champing and stamping), just as teeth do.
It's actually a clever riddle, and very understandable if you are adequately familiar with the English language.
(Also, in reference to stamp, think of the word "stamp