Visit the stable where you can choose brief video topics about buying, feeding, grooming, and more. The little ones in your family can have fun in their special play area. A full-size cutaway horse trailer shows visitors an example of equipment used by members of the American Quarter Horse Youth Association in shows and contests. D uring the summer months, don't be surprised to find a live American Quarter Horse in the outdoor Justin Arena adjacent to the Museum. As part of its educational programming, theMuseum invites area volunteers to show their American Quarter Horses in action during brief exhibitions.
Visitors relish the opportunity for petting and picture taking.
I f shopping is your bag, check out the Heritage Center's store, Quarter Horse Outfitters . The shop fittingly offers many Western and Southwestern gift items and has an impressive selection of books, video and audio tapes, accessories and AQHA logoed items. T he Museum's temporary exhibitions are becoming one of its hallmarks. After leaving the Heritage Center, the exhibition was featured at seven stops in Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma, including the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Through 1996, the exhibition's 30 images of modern ranch life on the historic Pitchfork Ranch will be available at seven more venues including the Phippen Museum of Western Art in Presscott, Arizona, March 15 through April 28, 1996.