Building a Future for Horses out of the Past
An exhibition about the roads of England from 1780 to 1840, highwaymen, coaching, and the history of road development. From 16 String Jack to Frost Fairs. This exhibition examines Regency England. It begins in the 18th century with the final flourish of highwaymen and women. Social mobility beings here with Elizabeth Farren an actress of
More ...Barbara has a 1st class Honours degree in Media Studies, and an MA in photography. She was a visiting lecturer in the UK and abroad and was attached to the Department of Anthropology at the National University of Mongolia. Her work has been shown at many venues including the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, the
More ...Local resident, historian and equestrian, Caroline Anns-Baldock has curated a special exhibition at the Bourne Hall Museum exploring the fascinating history of roads in this country. The museum is on the upper level of Bourne Hall, Ewell, above the library, and admission is free. When we sit in our comfortable cars and whizz from one
More ...A rollicking comic treasury, starring the world’s most famous cartoon horse. He has hundreds of thousands of followers on Facebook and a surging presence on Instagram. Each day, he and his diverse group of friends share their mishaps, their successes, and their innermost thoughts with the world. He is seemingly ageless, looking even better now
More ...Listen to Caroline talking to Mr Winter on Surrey Hills Radio about the formation of the Museum.
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A Tale of Two Racing Towns is an exhibition that celebrates the relationship between two racing towns that happen to be twinned. Betty Emery, a local character and racehorse work rider and supporter of all racing events achieved the twinning. The exhibition explores a patchwork of the life of the two towns from the earliest
More ...Epsom Downs and the Thoroughbred Poems and photographs by Caroline Baldock When: August 21st to September 1st 2018 Where: At Bourne Hall, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF Caroline Baldock was one of the first women to be granted a professional jockey’s license. In 1974 she worked for Anne Finch and Louie Dingwall and then
More ...Fergus, the world’s most popular cartoon horse, shares an epic holiday adventure inspired by the classic tale ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. With colorful, light-hearted comedy on every page, Fergus and his motley group of equine teammates bravely take to the skies to give St. Nick the sleigh ride of his life. Can Santa manage
More ...“Everyone loves Fergus!” say reviewers, and now the opinionated cartoon horse and social media star is back in an all new comic adventure. In his third book, Fergus catches a glimpse of what could be, and leaving his life of comfort behind, sets off on a hilarious journey. His exploits lead him over, under, and
More ...The collection has recently purchased a large collection of bits. We also have some old dumb jockey’s used for the training and breaking of horses in the nineteenth century. This large collection will take some time to be photographed but when complete will enable people to have a better understanding of the development of bits and
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