08-31-10
Lecture Schedule for September 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010 – No Lecture – Enjoy your Labor Day! Monday, September 13, 2010 – 10am – 12 noon: Bob Reardon: “Arabian Horse Forum and the Equine Industry Today”…
08-25-10
BE A KID AGAIN!
Laura Howell: Wells Fargo Stage Coach History – Laura Howell, a life long horse woman, will be talking about the drivers, the coaches, the pony-express and all the excitement surrounding the Wells Fargo…
08-19-10
Lecture Schedule for August 2010
08-17-10
The Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin’ down the street
Wells Fargo & Co. was born out of the California Gold Rush, an event that launched the greatest migration in American History. Virtually overnight the sleepy seaport of San Francisco, exploded with a non-native population. In 1852…
07-08-10
Lecture Schedule for July 2010
J. Scott Kelly – “Getting to Know Your Camera” – World traveled photographer, J. Scott Kelly shares his experiences and knowledge of the art of photography. Mr. Kelly lectures on the fundamentals…
07-07-10
Guardians of Freedom: Celebrating America’s Veterans
We invite you to join us November 5-10, 2010 at the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort for our first annual “Guardians of Freedom: Celebrating America’s Veterans” 6 – Day Celebration, presented by the Equine Heritage Institute, Inc. This event pays tribute to the men and women…
06-24-10
Disabled Veteran Finds New Challenge
Ken Weas, a former Air Force pilot, recently drove his first horse drawn carriage and he experienced this unique opportunity…
06-07-10
Let’s Hit The Trails!
Come check out the new addition to the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort! Debbie Zito, owner of Cactus Jack’s Trail Rides, will be doing trail rides for large or small groups….
06-04-10
What IS That Horse Doing
The Greek historian, Xenophon (approximately 350 B.C), wrote the oldest known work of equestrian literature The Art of Horsemanship. In this famous literary masterpiece…
06-02-10
Red Told A Fib: Wolf Awareness
Visit the Florida Carriage Museum and Resort on Friday, June 4th, from 5:30pm-7:30pm for “Wolf Awareness”, an art exhibition featuring oil paintings by Veronica Bruha……
05-24-10
Driver at FCMR Receive Training and Accreditation
Would you like to learn to drive a carriage? If so, several qualified staff members at the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort can help you receive excellent training. They took part in the CAA (Carriage Association of America) evaluations….
05-20-10
Ladies, Ladies, Ladies…
…are coming to the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort for a weekend of carriage driving lessons, camaraderie, food and drink, along with games. Memorial Day Ladies Driving Retreat will be held May 29, 30 and 31, 2010. We have several instructors…
05-13-10
Ceremonial Horses of London
For many centuries, horses have been an important part of the majesty surrounding the throne. They were long used in warfare, and even after their replacement in battle by tanks and armored personnel carriers…
05-11-10
Dance, Dance, Dance- It’s Hoedown!
Every Tuesday evening from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm, the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is the site of country and western dancing…
05-06-10
GRANDPARENTS- Want A Place For Your Grandchildren This Summer?
Due to overwhelming response to this year’s ‘I Love Horses’ Summer Day Camp, the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is excited to announce we are expanding enrollment for our summer camp. Camp this year filled up quicker than ever before….
05-04-10
Ocala Fire Rescue 125th Anniversary Celebration
Ocala Fire Rescue recently celebrated its 125th anniversary. Florida Carriage Museum and Resort had the privilege of showing its 1890 Howe Fire Apparatus Company’s Six Man Manual Fire Engine Pumper….
04-29-10
Lecture Schedule for May 2010
Gloria Austin, renowned horse-woman and lecturer, will introduce most of the lectures and participants will also get to meet other experts in the equine industry….
04-26-10
‘I Love Horses’ Summer Day Camp for Kids Filling Up Fast!
The summer of 2010 will bring the third year of the ‘I Love Horses’ Summer Day Camp to the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort. The camp is geared to horse lovers between the ages of 6 to…
04-14-10
Equine…and Wine! Comes to FCMR
We invite you to “Equine…and Wine!, a premiere food and wine event to be held on Saturday, May 1st, 5 – 10pm at the beautiful Florida Carriage Museum & Resort, to benefit the Equine Heritage Institute and the Veterans’ Assisted Equine Therapy…
04-12-10
Spring Fling Arena Driving Trials
The most rapidly growing area of competitive carriage driving is in one day events, called Arena Driving Trials, or ADT’s. They take each of the elements of a three-day event, but allow flexibility in the choice of the facility, relax the dress code…
04-07-10
Horse Shows In The Park Summer Series at FCMR
Get ready for a busy summer at the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort! Horse Shows In The Park is hosting their Hunter – Jumper series starting in April, 2010. Competitors from all over Florida will be participating in this great event. Dates for…
03-31-10
Lecture Schedule for April 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010- 10 AM – Noon: Polo: The World’s Oldest Team Sport- The first recorded polo tournament was in 600 BC and is still enjoyed by cultures across the globe today. Stewart Campbell….
03-25-10
SAUSAGE, BISQUITS, EGGS…and More
This was just part of the menu as the Boarders at the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort gathered for the bi-weekly breakfast. This week’s gathering was held in the Austin Education Center on the campus on March 17, 2010….
03-24-10
Horses, Carriages, and Fun at FCMR
Sunny weather and mild temperatures in Central Florida drew large crowds to the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort’s 13th Annual Florida Carriage & Horse Festival, February 19-21. An American Driving Society (ADS) Pleasure Driving Show was the highlight of the three day…
03-23-10
Pretty Girls, Handsome Guys, & Horse
Florida’s 17th Annual Region V Challenge Equestrian Horse Show was held at Florida Carriage Museum & Resort, 3000 Marion County Rd., Weirsdale, Fl. on Saturday, February 6, 2009. The show was free to the public, although donations…
03-19-10
Early Spanish Cart Acquird by FCMR
The Equine Heritage Institute in Weirsdale, Florida, became the proud owner of an early, circa 1900s, Spanish cart from the South Florida Museum in Bradenton, Florida. The Equine Heritage Institute is the not for profit arm of…
03-17-10
Meet Choke, the Wild Mustang
Choke is the wild filly mustang trained by TJ Clibborn during the 2009 Mustang Challenge. This is a competition held by the Bureau of Land Management and involves 100 horse trainers choosing and training 100 wild mustangs in 100 days…
03-11-10
EQUESTRIENNESHIP-POPULAR THE WORLD OVER
WEIRSDALE, FL – Florida Carriage Museum and Resort and its founder-president, Gloria Austin, hosted Belgian Countess Consuelo de Grunne at a recent carriage driving meet at its panoramic, 400-acre attraction…
03-05-10
EXCITING WEEKEND at FCMR
This year two events are being combined into one to make a weekend package that is hard to resist. The CAA Driver Proficiency Program will be held in conjunction with the Southern Ride and Drive this Thursday…
03-04-10
Gus & Terri Henrich of The Villages Donate Norman Rockwell Collection to FCMR
The Equine Heritage Institute, a 501©(3) not-for-profit educational foundation at the Florida Carriage Museum, recently became the beneficiary of generous donation of 61 original Norman Rockwell…
02-25-10
Meet the Gypsyvanner Horse at FCMR
The Gypsy Vanner Horse Society Annual Meeting, Judges & Breeders Seminar, and Horse Evaluations will be held on the beautiful 400 acre campus of The Florida Carriage Museum…
02-24-10
Lecture Schedule for March
Spring is busting out all over and full of interesting demonstrations and PowerPoint assisted lectures for docents and horse lovers. Gloria Austin, renowned horse-woman and lecturer, will introduce most of the lectures…
02-05-10
Rochesterian’s Picnic in Sunny Florida
Floridians ~ Join Us at the Rochester Area Reunion Picnic. There are old friends to greet and new ones to meet at the Resort called the hidden jewel of Central Florida…
02-04-10
Horse Show for Disabled Riders and Drivers
Riders from Florida and Georgia with physical or mental disabilities will arrive at the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort (10 minutes from The Villages) to compete in the “17th Annual…
02-03-10
The MA3 Comes to FCMR
Have you ever wanted to experience shooting arrows on horseback? Well, here’s your chance! On Saturday, February 27th, the Mounted Archery…
01-08-10
Anne Bliss Enjoys Her “Home away from Home&quo;
Mrs. Anne Bliss refers to the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort as her “home away from home. I love it here.” Sher and her husband, Ned, have been visiting for 9 years…
01-05-10
Gypsy Vanner Horse Society Annual Meeting at FCMR
The GVHS is honored to be able to hold this event at such a unique and beautiful location. Located near The Villages in Central Florida’s horse country, this location is a …
12-31-09
Bring Your Tailgate Picnic to FCMR
You mean to say the tailgte picnic didn’t originate in the football parking lot? Yes, it’s true! The first tailgating party was served from the back of a horse-drawn carriage…
12-30-09
Make a “Healthy Life Now” Your New Year’s Resolution
Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is now offering another unique program to the public, its employees, docents, and resort guests…
12-01-09
Florida Cowboys: Keepers of the Last Frontier
Naturalist photographer, Carlton Ward, Jr. will be a guest lecturer at the Florida Carriage Museum and Resort as part of a series of lectures…
11-24-09
Cowboy Christmas BBQ & Dance at FCMR
Sunday, December 13th at 6:00PM at the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort will be the site of a “Cowboy Christmas & BBQ and Dance” for all to enjoy….
11-19-09
Dept 56 Victorian Christmas Village Displayed at FCMR
Explore a magical Christmas Village of over 140 collectable houses, shops, and scenes, primarily of 19th century England…
11-11-09
Free PowerPoint Assisted Lectures For November & December
In November, Hitch Your Wagon to a Star series will focus on carriage driving and the horses and skills to win at competitions in America and Europe…
11-10-09
VisitFlorida.com Reviews the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort’s Christmas Past Celebration
VisitFlorida.com Blogger Hilda Mitrani’s Off the Beaten Path reviewed our upcoming Christmas Past Celebration and the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort…
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11-05-09
Veterans Free Admission at Carriage Museum
The Florida Carriage Museum offers free admission to veterans, police and firefighters on Veterans’ Day, November 11th to commemorate the human and horse heroes…
11-04-09
Tandem Bike Rally at the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort
The horse was the first thing that allowed man to go faster than his two legs could travel. In 1790, the first modern bicycle changed everything. From that time forward, bikes…
10-28-09
Seniors Horsin’ Around Camp
Do you fondly remember attending summer camp as a child? Or maybe you never had the chance to go to camp, but have always longed to do so. If this sounds like you…
10-21-09
Savvy Business Divas’ GetAway at Florida Carriage Museum and Resort
During these economic hard times, it becomes even more essential that people pull together for mutual support and encouragement. This is what the will happen…
10-15-09
Civil War Codes & Ciphers at the Florida Carriage Museum!
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol has nothing over on Don Wyman, an American Civil War expert, who will speak on ‘Civil War Codes and Ciphers’ at the Florida…
Help a Horse to Help a Human!
Horses Helping Humanity, LLC (HHH) is a division of the Equine Heritage Institute, Inc. (EHI), a not-for-profit foundation whose mission is to educate, celebrate…
10-12-09
Meet Some of Our Team
Everyone say “Hello” to Michelle Dlugoborski and Amy Golisano, the FCMR Marketing Team; Kacy Fashik, the Equine Manager; and Cyndi Parks, the Docent Coordinator…
10-5-09
Halloween Pumpkin Patch Celebration
The Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is pleased to announce our first annual Halloween Pumpkin Patch Celebration! Come join us at the Florida Carriage Museum…
10-1-09
Horses, Wheels to Automobiles Lecture Series
Did you know that the invention of the rigid horse collar has been noted by famous historians as the greatest invention in history?
9-16-09
Senator Carey Baker to Speak at the Florida Carriage Museum
Senator Carey Baker (R), currently Florida’s Representative for District 20, will be seeking office of Agricultural Commissioner for Florida…
9-15-09
Ocklawaha River Raid Re-enactment
The beautiful grounds of the Florida Carriage Museum & Resort will be the site of the 25th Annual Ocklawaha River Raid Civil War Re-enactment…
