HAW Shorts - International Museum of the Horse
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Horsing Around The World Shorts - Kentucky Horse Park Museum / International Museum of the Horse
In the International Museum of the Horse, the largest of its kind in the world, visitors learn about what some believe to be the 55-million year history of the horse.
Exhibits include a collection of 19th Century horse-drawn carriages and racing vehicles. Within the museum, the “Horse in Sport” gallery displays contemporary uses of the horse in competition. “Calumet Farm: Five Decades of Champions” includes 560 gold, silver and crystal trophies, and 35 paintings that trace the racing legacy of Lexington’s most famous farm. Changing exhibits of equine art are proudly displayed in the museum’s Special Exhibitions Galleries. The museum also houses the W. Paul Little Cultural and Learning Center – a permanent exhibit which honors this prominent Thoroughbred owner and breeder.
Current Exhibit: A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse
Fromm May 29 through October 15, 2010
The first major exhibition to explore the dynamic impact of the horse on Near Eastern civilization, A Gift from the Desert will have a particular emphasis on the first horse breed, the Arabian Horse. The exhibition will be a fascinating journey from the arrival of the first domesticated horses in the Near East to the renaissance of purebred Arabian horse breeding in the Near East today.
As with all horse breeds, the story of the Arabian horse is dependent upon the cultures that created, nurtured and protected their purity. Strong emphasis will be placed upon these cultures, not only in relation to the horse, but also in their myriad contributions to human civilization.