History of the Horse Show
Image Credit: Installation view, History of the Horse Show, May 5 - July 24, 2016, BRAHM.
May 5 - July 24, 2016
Horse sporting events have been prominent throughout the history of Blowing Rock. Before the town became the Blowing Rock we know today, it was divided into two villages—the Village of Blowing Rock and the Village of Green Park—and the villages considered themselves fierce rivals. Celebrating this, a horse race was organized, and the track ran between the two villages. Horseback riding was also practiced along trails on the Moses Cone Estate. Tourists came to expect horse sports in this area, so Lloyd M. Tate founded the Blowing Rock Horse Show in 1923. Since then, the horse show has grown to become a nationally recognized event, one of the oldest in the business. Today, the show brings thousands of visitors to the town of Blowing Rock and raises funds for a variety of nonprofit organizations in the region.
This exhibition is in partnership with the Blowing Rock Horse Show and guest curated by Carson L. Sailor.