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| Giant Rocking Horse Winchendon, MA |
Trojan Horse Wisconsin Dells, WI |
Caesars Palace Atlantic City, NJ |
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The original Giant Rocking Horse was built in 1912 by Morton Converse (the owner of the big toy company in town). The 12' tall grey hobby horse was named "Clyde" and made from nine pine trees. It was a copy of the company’s #12 rocking horse. In 1914, Clyde entered the local parade to celebrate the town's 150th anniversary (Winchendon was considered the toy production capital of America and nicknamed "Toy Town"). Clyde was moved to the railroad station for about 20 years. Then in 1934, he moved to the edge of the Toy Town Tavern for about 30 years. After that, he was put in storage and fell into disrepair. In 1988, a new 12' tall horse was sculpted ("Clyde II") using the original as a model. He is now on display in a covered pavilion.
The Trojan Horse is a 65' tall wooden horse with strobe light eyes. He was built in 1998. He stands in front of the Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park. I believe this is the go-kart track going through his belly. There is also a Giant Trojan here. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. Caesars Palace opened in 1979. I believe this fountain statue represents Caesar in a triumphal chariot with four horses. |
| Penn Tavern Morrisville, PA |
Equine Gatherings Metamora, MI |
Horse and Cow Skokie, IL |
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The Penn Tavern horse statue is probably a reference to the Budweiser Clydesdale.
Equine Gatherings, a tack shop, features a handprint-covered fiberglass horse. [photo thanks Mark Comstock] This fiberglass Horse and Cow stand in front of Levy Venture Management. Does anyone know more about them? |
| Main Street Army Navy Bozeman, MT |
Salem Feed & Grain Salem, CT |
Centerville Western Wear Oak Grove, OR |
Lamas Western Wear San Jose, CA |
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Main Street Army Navy features a fiberglass rearing horse. This statue revolves on its base.
Salem Feed & Grain has another example of this classic rearing horse statue. There are numerous others around the country. Centerville Western Wear has this fine-looking Palomino Quarter Horse on its roof. The Lamas Western Wear features this white Quarter Horse in Western tack in front of their store. For more, see this website. |
| Horse and Rider Pickerington, OH |
Big Ben and Ian Millar Perth, ON |
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This Horse and Rider statue is installed next to a US Bank branch. It may be related to the Hunters Run Business Center nearby. Does anyone know more about this statue?
The life-sized, bronze Big Ben and Ian Millar statue is a tribute to the highly successful Canadian equestrian team. It was installed in this park in 2005. For more, see this website. |
| Overland Stagecoach Overland Park, KS |
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| The Overland Stagecoach stands in front of the IMB Bank. The statue has been here since at least the late 1970s. Does anyone know when it was first installed or the history behind it? For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
| Horse Hammonton, NJ |
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| This Horse statue stands on a pedestal in front of the Oriental White Horse Farm which is located on the White Horse Pike. For more, see this website. |
| Hubbard Museum of the American West Ruidoso Downs, NM |
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| The Hubbard Museum of the American West features eight realistic galloping horses. There are seven different breeds represented. The painted bronze statues are one-and-a-half times life-size. In the entire group, there are only nine hooves touching down. The sculpture was installed in 1995 and is entitled "Free Spirits at Noisy Water". It was created by Dave McGary. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
| Dala Horse Cloquet, MN |
Dala Horse Mora, MN |
Mule Henry, SD |
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These giant Dala Horses are replicas of the Dalecarlian horses which are hand-carved in Mora, Sweden. These horses were originally children's toys. Over time, they became a Swedish symbol.
The Cloquet Dala Horse stands in front of Bergquist Imports, a Scandinavian gift shop. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. The Mora Dala Horse is 22' tall and 17' long. The statue was produced by FAST. It was installed in 1971. For more, see this website. This Mule is a companion to a Giant Pheasant. These cement statues were created in 1950 for Tinkertown which no longer exists. |
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