Frame-masonry　horizontal　hybrid　structure　is　a　new　type　of　self-built　residence　in　the　rural　areas　of　Fujian　Province　in　recent　years.　A　shaking　table　test　for　1/2　scale　model　is　carried　out　on　the　basis　of　one　representative　rural　structure,　and　the　dynamic　characteristics　and　seismic　responses　of　this　experimental　model　are　measured.　As　a　supplement,　the　finite　element　model　of　the　prototype　structure　is　built　by　ANSYS　software,　and　simulation　and　test　results　are　contrasted　and　analyzed.　The　results　show　that　according　to　this　structure,　the　beam-column　joint　of　the　frame　part　has　stress　concentration　and　the　destruction　pattern　of　the　masonry　part　is　similar　to　brick-masonry　structure.　There　are　obvious　differences　in　lateral　stiffness　of　each　floor　and　direction,　and　the　mass　center　does　not　coincide　with　the　stiffness　center,　which　can　lead　to　excessive　torsion　and　story　drift　of　this　structure　under　earthquakes　of　a　certain　intensity.　Because　of　poor　construction　quality,　unfavorable　structural　measures　and　irrational　structural　system　in　present　rural　areas,　there　is　a　potential　safety　threat　with　this　type　of　structures　in　highly　seismic　region.　Some　suggestions　for　strengthening　and　retrofitting　frame-masonry　horizontal　hybrid　structures　are　pointed　out.　©　2019,　Shanghai　Jiao　Tong　University　and　Springer-Verlag　GmbH　Germany,　part　of　Springer　Nature.