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Museums

There are Museums dedicated to the Equine culture all over the world. We offer an exhaustive list of Western Museums, Rodeo Museums and Carriage Driving Museums throughout the United States and Internationally from Europe to Asia. Explore this fascinating world! Read more...

Paintings

Artists all over the United States and around the world specialize in a wide variety of styles and genres, portraying the Horse and the people who have them in their lives. There's also the highly unusual approach of giving the Horse a paint brush and letting him create their own art on canvas. Unbelievable but true. Many charities, rehoming and retirement organizations raise significant funds from Paintings devoted to horses.Read more...

Photography

There are people who specialize in different types of Equine photography from Portraiture to Rodeo, capturing live events. We offer an extensive resource of Photographers located all across the United States and around the world. The locations are only as a reference and photographers often travel extensively to perform their craft. Please contact the photographer directly regarding your specific location needs. Read more...

Sculpture

The ancient art of Sculpture is alive and thriving today. We offer a selection of Sculptors from the United States and Internationally. There are artists who use the expected mediums of bronze or marble, but there is also a fascinating trend to use drift wood and other natural mediums to capture the three dimensional form of the horse. Read more...

By John Hall, 15 January 2014
Read the original article on Daily Mail UK

James Doran-Webb made horses out of driftwood he found on beaches

James Doran-Webb, 46, made horses out of driftwood he found on beaches

The Birmingham-based master craftsman gave each horse moveable limbs

He made sculptures for an upcoming Chinese New Year party in Singapore

The coming Chinese New Year will be known as 'Year of the Wooden Horse'

Three horses each contain around 400 individual pieces of reclaimed wood

They are all built around a stainless-steel skeleton and stand roughly 6ft tall

These majestic horses galloping through the sea may look real but are in fact made from thousands of pieces of driftwood salvaged from the shore.

The life-size sculptures are the work of Birmingham-based master craftsman James Doran-Webb, 46, who spent a painstaking six months assembling them as part of celebrations to mark Chinese New Year in Singapore.

Each of the three sculptures stands at around 6ft tall - or 16 hands as horse lovers might say - and is made from roughly 400 pieces of driftwood of varying sizes built around a stainless steel skeleton.

Birmingham-based master craftsman James Doran-Webb (pictured on horse) spent a painstaking six months assembling the sculptures as part of celebrations to mark Chinese New Year in Singapore

Each horse weighs around half a ton and can take the weight of five people.

Read the original article on BBC.com

A massive art installation at Falkirk has been lit up for the first time.

The Kelpies, two towering statues of horse heads, will open to the public after a night-time launch event. The Kelpies each stand 30m tall and weigh 300 tonnes.

A lighting test has provided a sneak peek of the two 300 tonne, 30m (100ft) tall sculptures in their prime.

Thousands are expected to attend the launch of artist Andy Scott's creations, which will feature light, sound and flames in a pyrotechnic spectacle next week.

Horse museums are important for a number of reasons:

They preserve the history of horses and their relationship with humans. Horses have played an important role in human history for thousands of years. Horse museums help to preserve the story of this relationship and to educate the public about the importance of horses.
They showcase the beauty and diversity of horses. Horses come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Horse museums provide an opportunity for people to see and learn about a wide variety of horse breeds.
They promote horse sports and activities. Horse museums often host events and programs that promote horse sports and activities, such as riding lessons, horse shows, and trail rides. This can help to get people involved in the horse world and to appreciate the many benefits of horse ownership and horsemanship.
Horse museums can be a fun and educational experience for people of all ages. They are a great place to learn about horses, to see horses up close, and to have a good time.

Many horse museums are located around the world. Horse museums play an important role in preserving the history of horses, promoting horse sports and activities, and providing a fun and educational experience for people of all ages.