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U-Shaped Remount Stable
Front Royal, Virginia

Front Royal Quartermaster Remount Depot

These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.
Toy horses can mask and social distance, too.
roadside attractions

My Pandemic-Era Quest to Solve the Mystery of Ponyhenge

To get to know a new town, start with its charming local oddities, like a herd of toy horses in a field.
Jessica Leigh Hester June 23, 2021
The Wellington Statue in Aldershot
Aldershot, England

Equestrian Statue of the Duke of Wellington

Now overlooking the Home of the British Army, this gargantuan statue was removed from its original location in London.
Shelby Farms Park
Memphis, Tennessee

Shelby Farms Park

This park offers a variety of sights and activities including trail rides and buffalo sightings.
Leeds, England

Equus Altus

The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.
Leonardo's Horse Allentown PA
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Leonardo's Horse Scale Model

A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.
The Dutchman's Leap
Lerwick, Scotland

The Dutchman's Leap

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.
Aimoldir Dayanbek proudly displays her champion eagle at the 2020 Sagsai Eagle Hunting Festival.
animals

How a Young Eagle Huntress Kicks Butt at a Kazakh Tradition

10-year old Aimoldir Dayanbek is out there beating grown men.
Winnie Lee December 4, 2020
The horses have been wild for generations.
animals

Tracking Turkey’s Wild Horses

The provinces are home to the elusive yılkı horse, a living reminder of the rich equine history that has long stretched across Central Anatolia.
Ashley Parsons December 1, 2020
The púca is a shapeshifter that may take the form of a domestic animal.
mythology

The Púca Is Ireland's Supernatural Pastoral Trickster

They can turn a drunken walk home into a wild ride.
Kaleb Horton October 26, 2020
Staff Sgt. Reckless Monument
Triangle, Virginia

Staff Sgt. Reckless Monument

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.
Kenneth Atkins and his horse Ebony wait for the light to turn green at the intersection of Wilmington Avenue and Alondra Boulevard,
horses

The Badass Black Cowboys of Compton, California

A new book honors the Compton Cowboys and the motto they live by: “Streets raised us. Horses saved us.”
Claire Voon July 16, 2020
Dalahästen
Avesta, Sweden

Dalahästen

The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.
The Royal Stables of Meknes.
Meknes, Morocco

Royal Stables of Meknes

The ruins of an early-18th-century complex that could once house up to 12,000 horses.
Real-life counterparts: the Scythian warrior women of the Caucuses.
mythology

To Work Out Like an Amazon, Limber Up and Find a Horse

The fearsome fighters of Greek mythology have a very real, very fit regimen to share.
Isaac Schultz May 29, 2020
Downtown Paris.
Paris, Kentucky

Bourbon County Horse Walk of Fame

An equine tribute in a charming Southern city that calls itself "The Horse Capital of the World."
Memorial to Emily Wilding Davison.
Epsom, England

Emily Wilding Davison Memorial

This memorial is dedicated to the legendary suffragette, who stepped in front of the king's horse during the Epsom Derby.
Wooden Horse Museum
Stockholm, Sweden

Wooden Horse Museum

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.