Horse Museum – Musée du Cheval (Chantilly)

(Last Update: 31.01.2025) This article is for those who love horses.. No, it is not just for horse racing enthusiasts, but also for those who love horses and can feel the bond they create with people. Now we're all together near Paris Whipped CreamLet's go to Chantilly Castlepart of Musée du Cheval – Horse MuseumLet's visit .

Horse Museum – Musee du Cheval About 50 kilometers from Paris It is located in the north. You don't have to just love horses to visit this museum. giving its name to cream construction site, one of the most beautiful castles around Paris Chantilly castleOn the day you go to see , just include this museum in your itinerary. Because the two are side by side and this is included in the ticket you buy to visit the castle. Therefore, for entrance fees, opening hours, transportation details and other information Chantilly Castle – Château de Chantilly Just read the article.

Horses seem to have a very important place in the lives of Turks, but if we think about it, Our ancestors came from Central Asia on horseback Apart from this, we cannot say that horses have much importance today. Those who race horses in Veliefendi and six-pack playing and horse racing donkey racing Apart from those who say, and those who once sold potatoes and onions in horse-drawn carriages on the streets, horses don't seem to have much meaning in our lives. If we don't count the aesthetically bad examples of cowboy movies and rodeos we watch, maybe we can include the old carriages of Büyükada in our horse culture, but that's all...

My personal relationship with horses is not based on such deep-rooted love and care. Yes, I find horses noble, I accept them as human-like creatures that can communicate differently emotionally, like dogs, but on the other hand, I also remember being afraid of horses - for no reason - when I was a child. For some reason, I had a paranoia that the horse-drawn carriages passing by on our street, or even the horses harnessed in front of the phaetons passing us on our trips to Büyükada when I was at university, would bite my ear as they passed me :)

I always wanted to ride a horse, but I had to wait until I went to the military for my first try. The first time I rode a horse in my unit, thanks to my doctor friend Erhan, my world came crashing down: When I learned that we were controlling the animal by pulling the horse's mouth left and right, it hurt as if a bridle had been put on my mouth, and I absolutely could not continue. I can never forget the animal's breathing while climbing the ramp. Especially, I cannot accept the idea of ​​a spur being stuck into the animal as you see in the photo above. In summary, it is not in my opinion for a living being to mount or dominate another living creature -unless necessary; I am in favor of walking together...

However, we must accept that the relationship between humans and horses begins with human history. It is obvious that horses, which were used as the most important means of transportation until recently, have contributed to humanity. Apart from this, my interest in horses always continued, considering that they are incredibly aesthetic creatures. Finally, after petting the huge, beautiful chestnut-coloured horse that I saw in my dream a few years ago, sitting in the middle of the living room of the house, I took it out at home to drink water, and I felt a great sense of relief about the future and was relieved of all my worries… Since then, I have loved horses even more. . With these feelings Chantilly CastleWhen I went to visit, it was of course inevitable for me to visit the Horse Museum, which is right next to it. We added this place to the end of our castle tour, and I recommend the same to you.

Musée du Cheval – Horse Museum, 1719-1740 between the years Chantilly CastleIt was built as the large stables of . Anyway, the other name of this building is Great Stables In other words, it is called the Great Stables. There is a large hippodrome right next to it. Horse racing is also very important in France, but only six-pack It is not seen as a tool for playing, but as an aristocracy-based sociocultural activity. For this reason, there are a considerable number of hippodromes in Paris and its immediate surroundings. In addition, horse breeding is dominant around these hippodromes and you can see people walking around the streets with their horses. Maisons-Laffitte There are many settlements like these. Additionally, horses are very visible in daily life. For example, security forces such as gendarmerie and police Seine River You can see it as a horse patrol on the shore.

Interesting objects from the period from the domestication of the horse to the present day are exhibited in the Horse Museum. Among these, one of the ones that impressed me the most was the statue you see above. Again, years ago, I had a dream about Queen II. I had a conversation with Elizabeth and even kissed the giant red stone ring on her hand :) That dream is one of the dreams that relieves me and erases my future worries. Where is II now? If I see something about Elizabeth, I'll remember my dream and feel relieved, so I get a strange pleasure from seeing her pop up in places as soon as this happens.

I was also very impressed by the horse statue whose photo you see above. It has a different atmosphere, a different light, it touches me from behind the glass... I'm telling you, there is an interaction between me and horses for an unknown reason... Another interesting object is the horse carriage whose photo you see below. But what this reminds us of is only the old uncle who passed through the street with a horse carriage shouting "potatoes, onions, fresh eggs" when we were kids :) How much fun we used to secretly hang on the back of the car. Would the old uncle be angry with us? I don't think so, actually I don't remember...

The Horse Museum in Chantilly is bigger than you would believe. This place was first opened to visitors in 1982, and after its renovation, it reopened its doors to visitors in 2003. It underwent a major renovation in 2013 and took its current shape. That's why I remember this place as a very small place when I first visited it in 2012. Otherwise, on my last visit in July 2016, I came across a very large museum.

In this museum, you witness not only the story of horses, but also the story of horses in human life. For example, carousels… Why? merry-go-round As we say, that is a different matter, the things you will see in the streets and squares in Paris, or rather in all corners of France, and which the French say "Carousel"(carousel or carnal) detailed examples of these merry-go-rounds appear before you in the halls of the museum, and when you see them right in front of you, a pleasant smile comes to your face.

One of the details of the Horse Museum that may interest you is the special shows held here. I'm not interested in such shows though; It bothers me that horses are treated like this for training, but you may like it. But these shows Chantilly Castle not included in the ticket price. Therefore, you have two different options to buy tickets for the shows held in the garden and in the large hall, with different concepts depending on the periods:

If you want to watch the horse shows held at the Musée du Chantilly – Horse Museum You either buy a combined ticket or by paying extra you get a different combined ticket for the castle, park, Horse Museum and special horse show. If you have come to visit the castle - which I think should be your main purpose in coming to Chantilly - and want to watch these shows, of course it would be much smarter to buy the ticket accordingly. Otherwise already Chantilly Castle With your ticket, you can visit the inside of the Horse Museum - excluding the horse show.

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