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The Grand Oaks Resort
Florida Carriage Museum & Resort is located in FloridaFlorida Carriage Museum & ResortLocation within Florida
Established2011
LocationWeirsdale, Florida
Coordinates28°57′13″N 81°54′18″W / 28.95369°N 81.90488°W / 28.95369; -81.90488
TypeCarriage museum
WebsiteThe Grand Oaks Resort

The Florida Carriage Museum was an equestrian-themed museum established by carriage collector Gloria Austin and located in Weirsdale, Florida. It contained more than 160 antique horse-drawn carriages from Europe and America, as well as equine-related artifacts and artwork. In 2011, Austin sold the 400-acre equestrian resort property, of which the museum was part, to her ex-husband, Tom Golisano; it was renamed Grand Oaks and the carriage museum became known as the Grand Oaks Museum. Formerly known to be a destination for carriage driving, the property has since hosted different equestrian athletes in a variety of disciplines and is a United States Equestrian Federation accredited training facility. In 2017, Grand Oaks sold and dispersed the majority of the carriage collection, thereby closing the museum. A portion of Austin's collection remains at Austin's Equine Heritage Institute, adjacent to Grand Oaks.

References

  1. MuseumsUSA. "Florida Carriage Museum & Resort", MuseumsUSA website, 2008. Accessed September 7, 2008 Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Jacobson, Susan (September 2, 2017). "'Exquisite' carriages up for sale as Lake County museum transitions to car theme". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  3. The Grand Oaks Resort, 2008. Accessed September 7, 2008.
  4. "About the team". The Grand Oaks Resort Official Website. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015.
  5. Schumer, Tracy (June 17, 2011). "Florida Carriage Museum and Resort Sold". High Minded Horseman. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. "USEF Elite Training Center Program". USEF. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  7. "Tour The Austin Carriage Collection". Equine Heritage Institute. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

Further reading

  • Austin, Gloria; Beaulieu, Linda; Batchelder, Jeffrey (2015). The Gloria Austin Carriage Collection: From a European full state carriage to an American road cart : a comprehensive collection (First, updated ed.). Weirsdale, FL: Equine Heritage Institute. ISBN 978-1-5143-0589-8.

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