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Humans and horses have a historical alliance dating back millennia; a connection joined by both tack and trust. Ever since the Bronze Age, the two species have coevolved in all aspects of life, from industry and warfare to transportation and leisure.
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To commemorate this time- honoured relationship here in South Yorkshire, a new exhibition tells the ‘tail’ of how three great places in our area became allies with an entwined equine bond.
The Museum, The Mansion and The Mine looks at how the humble horse shaped the stories of Clifton Park Museum, Wentworth Woodhouse stately home and Elsecar colliery. Supported by the Great Place Wentworth and Elsecar project, the exhibition, based at Clifton Park Museum, harnesses anecdotes and artefacts to bring a new perspective to the South
Yorkshire story. From spirited hotbloods to patient coldbloods, horses helped construct many areas in South Yorkshire, both physically and metaphorically. There were celebrated racehorses living in the stables at Wentworth Woodhouse, hard-working pit ponies down the mines at Elsecar, and even a few circus performers at Clifton Park. Their legacies now dance around the museum walls and spill onto the floor.
A main part of the exhibition is the ‘Shadow Horse’ art installation which was created by local artist, Rob Young and brings life to the folklore and fairy tales surrounding these sites using puppetry. Rob was inspired by Turner Prize winner Mark Wallinger’s Ghost, currently on loan to the museum, which in turn
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was inspired by George Stubbs’ iconic Whistlejacket; a painting commissioned by the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham of Wentworth Woodhouse. Life at Wentworth Woodhouse has always revolved around horses. At the end of his first tenure as
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