For example, in Gettysburg, the statue of James Longstreet features his horse with one foot raised, even though Longstreet was not wounded in battle. Even the most cursory look at the statues around Washington, D.C. quickly disproves that the hoof code at all holds sway in that locale.
If all four hooves of the horse are on the ground, the general died at peace in his home. If one leg is raised, the general died after receiving an injury in battle. If the general died on the battlefield, the statue will have the horse with both front off the ground or perhaps one front leg and one hind leg raised.
A horse statue with legs raised in the air is said to signify that the rider was killed in battle. Although this is a common belief among some equestrians and artisans alike, this designation is not universally applied. At some historic sites across the United States and in other countries, horses ...
On a statue of a horse and rider, the number of legs in the air reveals information about how the rider died: both legs in the air means they died during a battle, one leg in the air means they died later of wounds inflicted during a battle.
I have heard that the number of legs a horse has in the air in a statue indicates how the rider died. According to what I have understood: 2 legs in the air: rider died in battle 1 leg in the air:...
A horse statue with legs raised in the air is said to signify that the rider was killed in battle. Although this is a common belief among some equestrians and artisans alike, this designation is not universally applied.
What is the logic behind the positions of a horse's legs in statues? ... meaning of a horse statue with its legs raised? ... symbolism behind horse and rider statues?
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).”
Anyone know the significance of the horse's raised legs on a statue of a soldier and his horse? ... and statues depicting rider and horse which do not fit ...
Folk wisdom has it that equestrian statues contain a code whereby the rider’s fate can be determined by noting how many hooves the horse has raised.
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