Free Family Activities related to The Horse

Equustravaganza
Saturday, March 21
11 a.m.–5 p.m.
In honor of the temporary exhibit The Horse, CMNH will feature a festival of all things horse! Equustravaganza will spotlight an array of equine activities, including shoeing, grooming, tack, conformation, video presentations, and more!

There will be a farrier shoeing horses, an Equine Education Station from the PA Equine Council that will include a horse, and possibly another horse in the parking lot. Visitors can see video, talk to competitors, try on equipment, learn about tack, breeds, horse care and famous horses.

Some of the groups expected to participate include:
– Western Reserve Carriage Club
– Sharon Miner, author
– Beaver and Allegheny County 4–H
– Tri-State Region Pony Club
– Horse and Soul
– Morgan Horse Association
– PA-Ohio Youth Rodeo
– Darwin 2009
– Ft. Ligonier Museum
– PA Equine Council
– Western Pennsylvania Dressage Association
– In-Stride with Therapeutic Riding
– Arab Horse Association
– Lipizanner
– Kurt Heinsburg
– Rolling Rock Hunt Pony Club
– Darby Downs Equestrian Center
– Dr. Ann Swinker Associate Professor of Equine Sciences, Penn State University
– Jason Adam Bannister of Mechanimal
– American Saddlebreds
– Darlington Polo Club
– American Quarter Horse Association

Rock Art Rubbing
After February 28 – check weekend Today Sheets for times and dates
Visit the Discovery Room and travel back to a time when prehistoric people painted breathtaking images of the wild horses that shared their landscape. Create your own rock art rubbing on paper at our realistic cave wall!

Horseshoe Table Activity – Exploration Stations
After February 28 – check weekend Today Sheets for times and dates