Public Engagement

“Horsepower is not just about documenting the past: we want to see those peoples and their horses as if they’re with us now to understand their relationships and how they developed."

Horse Drawn Letters is a public engagement project between Cutteslowe Primary School in Oxford,UK and Xiahe Primary school, held at the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xian, China.

After workshops on how to draw a horse in 10 steps, involving over 100 children, decorated letters and envelopes were taken by Miranda Creswell to and from China and the UK.

Enthusiastic and curious children from both countries, read the letters aloud, learnt about their respective schools and the history of the horse in China and Mongolia. It is hoped this project will continue between a school in Mongolia and a school in Scotland in the next year.