Let's Run Park Seoul Horse Museum

To discover and preserve Korea's long history of equestrian culture, the Korea Racing Authority opened the Horse Museum in 1988, the only horse-specialized museum in Korea. Through activities such as collecting and displaying various equestrian cultural materials including harnesses, artworks, and folk items, supporting academic research, publishing books, and holding traditional horse martial arts demonstrations, it leads the restoration and dissemination of the disappearing equestrian culture. At the entrance of the Horse Museum, there is a large-scale display of the biological evolution process of horses and a timeline of equestrian culture. The exhibition space is largely divided into two sections. One side displays horse trappings by period, focusing on bits, saddles, stirrups, etc., with actual-sized horse models equipped with restored harnesses excavated from ancient tombs. The other side exhibits various equestrian cultural relics ranging from objects of faith to symbols of folklore and artworks. There is also a hands-on corner where visitors can touch horseshoes, horse tails, and horse feed. The 123-pyeong exhibition hall houses relics from various periods and genres, including harnesses from the Three Kingdoms period, clay horses showing Joseon Dynasty folk beliefs, weapons used in cavalry battles, and horse paintings by modern and contemporary artists. Notably, the Baekje stirrups with vine patterns and the large silver horse bells from the Unified Silla period represent the pinnacle of artistic beauty, and the saddle and stirrups used by Prince Yeong, son of Emperor Gojong, are also representative collection items.