UPSCALE HORSE THEME
Mitzvah Projects
Volunteer for a horse rescue charity such as chezchevaux.org, equihab.org, thegoldencarrot.org, foalrescue.com, or the US Equine Rescue League at ncerl.com.
Stamps
Make a real postage stamp of you with your favorite horse at the eMitz Stamp Shop.
Place Cards
Affix each guest's name to a chocolate horseshoe wrapped in clear cellophane
Affix each guest's name to a horseshoe that's been wrapped in ribbon. Apparently, these are traditional party favors in England
Centerpiece Ideas
Instead of or along with flowers, use a live-plant topiary of a horse.
Insert a small sculpture of a carousel horse into the top of each floral centerpiece
Ask a local artist, art teacher or art student to create a sculpture for each table using horseshoes or an assortment of riding paraphernalia such as velvet riding caps, riding crops, miniature saddles, etc.
Name each table after a different famous horse, such as Secretariat, Seabiscuit, National Velvet, Pegasus, Mr. Ed, Silver, etc.
Name each table after a famous horse bloodline, race, show, farm or jockey
Name each table after a different book, painting or movie about horses
Tabletop Decor
Napkin holders: shiny metal horseshoes wrapping around each napkin
Sprinkle Photofetti on the table using photographs of horses your child has taken or, better yet, photos of your child with horses taken during the course of her life. Click here to visit Photofetti.
Favors & Dancefloor Giveaways
Prizes for contests can look like ribbons awarded at horse shows
If your budget is sky-high, drape an Hermes scarf, featuring the company's equine logo, Pegasus, across each female adult guest's chair
Entertainment and Activities
Game: Play limbo using riding crops instead of sticks
Game: Play Coke and Pepsi but with a twist -- everyone must run from side to side wearing large leather riding boots
Game: Horse race casino games
Game: Horse shoe toss
Game: Hurdle jumping using low hurdles similar to those in horse competitions
Game: For an outdoor space, have kids or adults play human chess where everyone must move like a horse
Game: For an outdoor or larger indoor space, put the quest in equestrian with a scavenger hunt for horse-related items
Entertainment: Bobble heads where photos of guests' faces are placed on jockey's -- or horses! -- bodies
Entertainment: Have guests' photos taken in front of backdrops of famous stables or shows like the Kentucky Derby or Hampton Classic
Entertainment: For an outdoor space, hire horses and riders to do a demonstration
Entertainment: Hire a candy artist to create elaborate horse lollipops
Entertainment: Have a henna artist create henna horse designs on guests' skin
Entertainment: Have a hair stylist French braid girls' hair as is often done for horses' manes and tails for horse shows
Entertainment: Hire the Young Hoofers, a tap dance troupe
Other Decor
Select a color motif for your affair by picking the riding silk colors of your favorite stable, barn or jockey.
Have waiters wear velvet riding caps, English riding top hats or jodphurs
Use panoramic photos horses to decorate the sign-in board area or place card table. The photos can be printed on canvas, are available from three to nine-feet long, and can be taken home after the party or, better yet, given out as dancefloor prizes. Learn more
Volunteer for a horse rescue charity such as chezchevaux.org, equihab.org, thegoldencarrot.org, foalrescue.com, or the US Equine Rescue League at ncerl.com.
Stamps
Make a real postage stamp of you with your favorite horse at the eMitz Stamp Shop.
Place Cards
Affix each guest's name to a chocolate horseshoe wrapped in clear cellophane
Affix each guest's name to a horseshoe that's been wrapped in ribbon. Apparently, these are traditional party favors in England
Centerpiece Ideas
Instead of or along with flowers, use a live-plant topiary of a horse.
Insert a small sculpture of a carousel horse into the top of each floral centerpiece
Ask a local artist, art teacher or art student to create a sculpture for each table using horseshoes or an assortment of riding paraphernalia such as velvet riding caps, riding crops, miniature saddles, etc.
Name each table after a different famous horse, such as Secretariat, Seabiscuit, National Velvet, Pegasus, Mr. Ed, Silver, etc.
Name each table after a famous horse bloodline, race, show, farm or jockey
Name each table after a different book, painting or movie about horses
Tabletop Decor
Napkin holders: shiny metal horseshoes wrapping around each napkin
Sprinkle Photofetti on the table using photographs of horses your child has taken or, better yet, photos of your child with horses taken during the course of her life. Click here to visit Photofetti.
Favors & Dancefloor Giveaways
Prizes for contests can look like ribbons awarded at horse shows
If your budget is sky-high, drape an Hermes scarf, featuring the company's equine logo, Pegasus, across each female adult guest's chair
Entertainment and Activities
Game: Play limbo using riding crops instead of sticks
Game: Play Coke and Pepsi but with a twist -- everyone must run from side to side wearing large leather riding boots
Game: Horse race casino games
Game: Horse shoe toss
Game: Hurdle jumping using low hurdles similar to those in horse competitions
Game: For an outdoor space, have kids or adults play human chess where everyone must move like a horse
Game: For an outdoor or larger indoor space, put the quest in equestrian with a scavenger hunt for horse-related items
Entertainment: Bobble heads where photos of guests' faces are placed on jockey's -- or horses! -- bodies
Entertainment: Have guests' photos taken in front of backdrops of famous stables or shows like the Kentucky Derby or Hampton Classic
Entertainment: For an outdoor space, hire horses and riders to do a demonstration
Entertainment: Hire a candy artist to create elaborate horse lollipops
Entertainment: Have a henna artist create henna horse designs on guests' skin
Entertainment: Have a hair stylist French braid girls' hair as is often done for horses' manes and tails for horse shows
Entertainment: Hire the Young Hoofers, a tap dance troupe
Other Decor
Select a color motif for your affair by picking the riding silk colors of your favorite stable, barn or jockey.
Have waiters wear velvet riding caps, English riding top hats or jodphurs
Use panoramic photos horses to decorate the sign-in board area or place card table. The photos can be printed on canvas, are available from three to nine-feet long, and can be taken home after the party or, better yet, given out as dancefloor prizes. Learn more
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