The History of Sherwood Forest’s Horses: Historic Equestrian Buildings-Online Course-Community Learning

About this course

This course celebrates the contribution that horses made to the areas around Sherwood Forest. From ‘Robin Hood’s rock cut stable to the opulent Rufford Abbey Courtyard, horses have left their marks on the buildings that confined them. The horses of the aristocracy have left us a legacy of highly architectural stables while working horses incised their own type of graffiti on the buildings that outlived them. These ‘oat- powered’ engines drove every aspect of life in the 18th and 19th Centuries and their stories will be told through the fascinating historic equestrian buildings around Sherwood Forest. Prize-winning equestrian buildings researcher and professional horse-behaviour specialist Janine Buckley, MA animates the equestrian landscape of Sherwood Forest through her cast-list of farm horses, pit ponies, race and carriage horses.

This is an online course.  You will need a suitable electronic device such as a laptop, tablet or smartphone with internet access. Learners will be required to download and use Zoom (free software).

Booking your place and fee information

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

This course is programmed as part of the Miner2Major Landscape Partnership scheme, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Any questions?

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• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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