Hubbard Museum of the American Horse

Fran and Tim at Inn of the Mountain Gods

We drove over to the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Mescalero today to have lunch at Wendell's.  Then we drove to Ruidoso Downs to get a look at the bronze statues of horses in front of the Hubbard Museum of the American Horse, now a Smithsonian affiliate institute.  We wanted to see the exhibit called "Free Spirits at Noisy Water," and we were not disappointed by the magnificent portrayal of the American horse.

Mescalero Apache Kachinas (spirit dancers) at the main entrance

Closeup of the Spirit Dancers

Bronze statues of horses at the Hubbard Museum of the American Horse

Red Hot Pokers were growing all over Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs

Tim, Fran, Bob, Kate and equine friends

The plant called Red Hot Poker

Hubbard Museum of the Amemrican Horse

Not far from Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico