Introduction to the Equestrian Artefact Collection

From the earliest times when man first encountered the horse he recorded his impressions using the tools available to him.

Many fragments of images of the horse have survived from the early stone age. Since then images of the horse have played a major part in our artistic lives. The image of the horse recorded on canvas, in stone, wood, metal, in carpet, china, glass and latterly plastic, is a thread of culture that winds itself through many thousands of years of civilization. Our response to the beauty of the horse and its role in our lives is recorded in every art form imaginable.