As of the first week in August 2010, the relevant forms have been lodged with the Charities Commission so we can begin the process of creating the right environment for the Museum to flourish and to bloom into a place of research, of history and of living beauty. The horse is a graceful and unconditional animal that deserves recognition.
We begin as any journey does by taking a first step and this is the formation of a Trust that we hope, one day, will become something greater than our imagination can dream. If your imagination can dream along with ours, we would be pleased to hear from you. Ideas are what we need, sponsors are what we need, skills are what we need.
As a follow-up to the ride to Whitehall last year, almost to the day, we are planning another trip. This time though we are following the pilgrim routes to Canterbury.
Please make a donation towards our goal of creating a Museum of the Horse.
The Canterbury Ride 2010
Caroline Baldock and her two companions, Miepe Boyde and Gill Nurse, will be riding some of the ancient Canterbury pilgrim’s road from Epsom to Canterbury to raise funds towards the establishment of a museum of the horse for Great Britain.
The story of the horse in Great Britain needs to be told. The horse has played an important part of the development of our society for over 2000 years, yet we do not have a museum to record and celebrate this ancient partnership. Today, the horse has lost its role as our main means of conveyance; Caroline intends to see just how hard or easy it is to retrace this journey in the modern world of the combustion engine.
We will be starting in Epsom on Thursday 23rd September and will arrive in Canterbury by 4.30pm on the 26th September 2010.
Caroline is a storyteller and will be bringing a storytelling group, ‘Three Heads in a Well’ to Canterbury for an evening of storytelling including stories from the Canterbury Tales. Literature and storytelling are an important part of our heritage.
We will be inviting the Mayor of Canterbury to join us at the Cathedral when we are given our blessing on the Sunday. The timing will depend on the Dean.
Sponsor Us
We invite companies to sponsor our ride either in kind or with a donation towards our feasibility study. Sponsors will be put on our Sponsors page on the website (24,000 annual visits) and their logo’s will be in our leafleting material and on the banner at Canterbury announcing our ride and story telling.
Please contact Caroline Baldock using the Contact Us page if you are interested in sponsoring our ride. Alternatively, you can download our sponsorship form to send to Caroline.
Join Us
We will be inviting people to come and join us for a day for a donation of £20.00/day. Please contact us first to provide us with your details and also whether you will be walking or riding your own horse. Please use our sponsorship form to confirm your details after contacting us.
Storytelling
The evening performance of Storytelling will be held at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, The Precinct, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. £6.00 with concessions, £4.00. Telling stories from the Canterbury Tales will be Janet Dowling, Richard Trouncer and Caroline Baldock. Please download our flyer advertising the evening.
There are a limited number of seats available for the evening so booking is advised. Please call Caroline on 07745 831843 to book your place. She will take your details so you will be able to pay on the night.
Two videos added to YouTube detailing the 2002 trip to Iran by Caroline and Louise Firouz.
Watch the whole event as it happened on YouTube now.
Caroline Anns-Baldock and Her Campaign to Establish a Museum Of The Horse in the UK
At around 11 am on Saturday, 26th September Caroline Anns-Baldock will be riding, in the guise of Lady Godiva, her bright chestnut racehorse down Whitehall to No 10 Downing Street. Caroline’s dramatic act is to publicise the need for an official Museum of the Horse for the UK.
Caroline will be accompanied by Mrs Christopher Boyd and Lucinda McAlpine and her committee, including Colin Henderson, Ex Head Coachman of the Royal Mews.
Caroline is a unique phenomenon in the horse world. She was one of England’s first three professional female flat jockeys. She has worked in the horse world all her life. She was the antiquarian Equestrian specialist at J.A Allens; The Horseman’s Bookshop and was literary assistant to Monty Roberts.
Her quest is to set up a Museum of the Horse here in the UK. Caroline says, “We are the only European country without one a museum to honour the contribution of horses to our society and heritage. Yet, we are known throughout the world as the home of horse-loving people!”
Caroline’s determination to create a museum of the horse has a practical application – she has for many years been collecting fascinating equestrian artifacts from all over the world and she intends to display them in the museum for all to learn from and enjoy. She has some unique artifacts from the racing industry and has already successfully organised a display of them at Bourne Hall in Ewell, Surrey. She has established a trust whose purpose is to fundraise and establish the museum to celebrate the heritage of the horse in the UK.
Her website for the museum is a fascinating mixture of fact, poetry, storytelling, research and travel writing. Caroline represented the UK at a conference in Turkmenistan on the little-known horse breed the Akhal-Tekke.
The ride down Whitehall is the beginning of a journey to make The Museum of the Horse a reality and Caroline and trust representatives will be meeting Government ministers and equestrian parties over the coming months to set the wheels in motion.
Watch an interview with the Minster of State for DEFRA, Minister of the Horse, Jim Fitzpatrick and Caroline Anns-Baldock referencing the potential for a Museum of the Horse for the UK. Includes extra footage of the ride up Whitehall with Caroline dressed as Lady Godiva.
At around 11 am on Saturday, 26th September Caroline Anns-Baldock will be riding, in the guise of Lady Godiva, her bright chestnut racehorse down Whitehall to No 10 Downing Street. Caroline’s dramatic act is to publicise the need for an official Museum of the Horse for the UK.
Caroline will be accompanied by Mrs Christopher Boyd and 
Her quest is to set up a Museum of the Horse here in the UK. Caroline says, “We are the only European country without one a museum to honour the contribution of horses to our society and heritage. Yet, we are known throughout the world as the home of horse-loving people!”
Her website for the museum is a fascinating mixture of fact, poetry, storytelling, research and travel writing. Caroline represented the UK at a conference in Turkmenistan on the little-known horse breed the Akhal-Tekke.