Inside the Grandes Écuries (Grand Stables), west of the château near Chantilly's 19th-centrury hippodrome (racecourse), the Musée Vivant du Cheval's displays range from riding equipment to rocking horses, artworks and objets d'art. Entry is included in domain-only and combined domain and show pass admissions.
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