The heat index soared this weekend, and that naturally raises questions about safety—for both our costumed interpreters and animals. Besides plenty of water, breaks, and shade, Coach & Livestock utilizes a heat index policy for working animals.
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A Quick update on our Spring babies
Time for a quick update on our spring babies! We’ve currently got a dozen lambs so far in the Historic Area, with more on the way. Six ewes are still due to have little ones over the next few weeks - so keep an eye out for more lambs!…
A January Jaunt Turns Out To Be Picture Perfect
As a lover of Colonial Williamsburg who lives only a few miles from the Historic Area, I spend time either volunteering or practicing my photography there almost daily. So after a few days being laid up at home with a sore foot (tendinitis) and experiencing the all-too-common winter symptoms of cabin fever, I decided on this particular day to venture back to my favorite place and see what I might be able to photograph. I had no way of knowing at the time that it would be such a fantastic day….
Tally Ho! This Fox Hunt Was All About the Cleveland Bays
It has been an exciting year for Lancer and Isabella! They are our very first Cleveland Bay horses who arrived in Williamsburg during a snowstorm last January. The pair has been busy ever since, serving as 18th-century mounts for our Nation Builders….
Horsin’ Around With Our Newest Addition to Coach & Livestock-Luke!
It’s been a couple of weeks since we first introduced you to our new Gelderlander-Percheron cross, Luke. And let me tell you firsthand that his picture doesn’t do him justice. This massive beauty stands at 17.1 hands and tips the scale at an equally impressive weight. …
Wardrobe Workhorse for the Equine Set: The Little Black Blanket
As the end of the year draws near, our horses are getting a stylish 18th-century look, courtesy of our Weavers. At the behest of Paul Bennett, head of the Coach and Livestock Department, the shop is making 26 new blankets to keep the horses cozy on those cold winter nights.
Classic black, of course. It goes with everything….
For Halloween, Even Our Horses Get to Let Their Manes Down
“The lights look cool,” says Paul Bennett, Director of our Coach and Livestock Department, holding up one of the LEDs that will brighten the four nights of Haunting on DoG Street. He’s excited about the prospect of outdoing last year’s Halloween bash.
We’re talking about the horses that will be coming in costume for Haunting of Dog Street. Why should humans have all the fun, right?…
Liberty & Her Friends Have a Roaring Good Time at Dogs of DoG Street!
It was a crisp, fall morning Saturday when an estimated 2,000 guests brought their pups into the Historic Area for our second annual Dogs of DoG Street event. Several of them (their humans included) donned costumes for our first ever Halloween contest!
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Liberty is Enjoying the Cooler Weather and Exploring the Historic Area
After a long, hot summer—we know many of you are looking forward to these cooler temperatures and spending more time outside. Well, you aren’t the only ones! Fall officially begins this Thursday which means Liberty can hit DoG Street on a more regular basis and hopefully run into many of you during her adventures….
Lesson Learned: Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They’ve Hatched!
This summer we’ve been playing scientists here at Coach & Livestock. As you may remember from a previous blog post, we’ve been trying to recreate an 18th-century method of hatching chicken eggs. Since things are slowing down a bit after our peak summer season, we thought it was time for a progress report….
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