![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lagilmanSo last night I went to the opening of the "Horse" exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.
Wow.
Unlike the Mythic Creatures exhibit, which was nice but a little light, this has (forgive me) more meat to it, from the genetic origins of equus through to the contemporary uses of therapy horses. There were a few blank spots, and I was heard to fact-check a few of the non-scientific displays, but we took a full two hours going through that one exhibit, and felt quite pleased with it, after. If you have any interest in horses, even just to see why they've been so important (in a relatively short time) to mankind's evolution, this is of interest.
And oh my gawd, if you go through with young girls, just blindfold them when you walk out, because as usual it dumps you into the gift shop where they have Prepared for the 12 year old [in all of us] with horse-related gear in every size, shape, color and price range..... (including chocolate!)
Museum horse!
Ancient Equus (three-toed variety)
Man and Beast (relative scale)
Horse in Art (ritual and otherwise)
Live Horse!
Scout, wondering if I have a carrot for her, too.
Am I sure?
Peewee has more dignity (when you're that big, you can be patient)
All a girl needs: dog, horse, & cell phone.
and some feline picspam
Cat, in reality and representation, with bird.
Pandora wants to know what was more important than her nap.
-------------------
Wow.
Unlike the Mythic Creatures exhibit, which was nice but a little light, this has (forgive me) more meat to it, from the genetic origins of equus through to the contemporary uses of therapy horses. There were a few blank spots, and I was heard to fact-check a few of the non-scientific displays, but we took a full two hours going through that one exhibit, and felt quite pleased with it, after. If you have any interest in horses, even just to see why they've been so important (in a relatively short time) to mankind's evolution, this is of interest.
And oh my gawd, if you go through with young girls, just blindfold them when you walk out, because as usual it dumps you into the gift shop where they have Prepared for the 12 year old [in all of us] with horse-related gear in every size, shape, color and price range..... (including chocolate!)
Museum horse!
Ancient Equus (three-toed variety) Man and Beast (relative scale)Horse in Art (ritual and otherwise)Live Horse!
Scout, wondering if I have a carrot for her, too.Am I sure? Peewee has more dignity (when you're that big, you can be patient)
All a girl needs: dog, horse, & cell phone.
and some feline picspam
Cat, in reality and representation, with bird.
Pandora wants to know what was more important than her nap.
-------------------
