The hoof code mostly holds true in terms of Gettysburg equestrian statues, but there is at least one exception. James Longstreet wasn't wounded in this battle yet his horse has one foot raised. (illustration from Longstreet page) The article has a pretty good list of statues that do and don't match the "tradition". Short version of the article -
Horse Statue Meaning of Legs Raised December 24, 2013 araho If a statue depicting a person on a horse with both front legs in the air, the person died in a battle.
America's Response Monument, subtitled De Oppresso Liber, is a life-and-a-half scale bronze statue in Liberty Park overlooking the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Unofficially known as the Horse Soldier Statue , it is the first publicly accessible monument [2] dedicated to the United States Special Forces.
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Soldier on Horse by Carl Kauba 22 1/2" H x 14 1/2" L This bronze statue is a great addition to any Western collection. The How Kowla Sculpture by Carl Kauba depicts a Native American brave on the back of a horse.
Common folk wisdom claims that statues of mounted soldiers indicate the fate of the soldier by the placement of the hooves of the horse. According to this (generally false) tradition: all four hooves planted means the soldier did not die in battle, nor was he ever wounded.
The horse General Sheridan rides is named Winchester … Winchester’s raised leg symbolizes his rider was wounded in battle (the legs of [General Ulysses S.] Grant’s horse [as seen in another Chicago statue] are on the ground, meaning he was not wounded).”
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Equestrian Statue Code ... whereby the rider’s fate can be determined by noting how many hooves the horse has raised. ... commemorative statues of soldiers mounted on horses with their forelegs ...
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