Our Museum uniquely offers a glimpse into the history of the relationship between man and horse and clearly defines the manner in which the horse has helped shape the history of man. Step back in time and discover the elegance, pageantry and simplicity of over 160 European and American Carriages, including the elaborate 1850 Armbruster Dress Chariot once owned by Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria, and his wife Elisabeth.

Museum guests have the opportunity to gaze upon an English Omnibus, a horse-drawn fire fighting apparatus, a World War I supply wagon, the colorful and ornate Sicilian Caretta, and a Dutch Tikker. This Tikker is one of a pair; the other was displayed by Count de Hamptinne in the Hotel Particulier in Ghent, Belgium. And that’s only the beginning of what this Museum has to offer. It is truly a "must see" for those who value history, love pageantry and enjoy the unique.

In 1995 Gloria Austin, former owner, entrepreneur and philanthropist, founded the Museum to fulfill her passion of educating, celebrating and preserving the history of the horse and its role in shaping world civilizations and changing lives.