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I saved an Assoc. Press article on the unveiling of the Longstreet
statue at Gettysburg that came out quite soon after the last
time we had this discussion.  It states: "One hoof off the ground means
the soldier was wounded in the July 1983 Civil War battle; two raised
hooves signifies death in action."  However, it continues by stating that
although the Longstreet statue shows the horse with one hoof off the
ground "he (Longstreet not the horse) was not hurt on the field."
In other words, Stephanie Sigala probably has it right; there really is no
symbolic meaning to the placement of the horses' feet.

Susan Lentz
Arts Library
University of Calif.
Santa Barbara, CA 93106

On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Stan Shiebert wrote:

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> We were asked about the significance of the position of the horse's legs
> in equestrian statues. We have a reference in our files to LJ July 1950,
> an article on hard to find answers, which says: 1)all four legs on the
> ground - the rider escaped unscathed in every engagement; 2) one front leg
> raised - the rider was wounded; 3) both front legs raised - he died in
> battle. The source quoted is the Infantry Journal. I would like to confirm
> this. The long artlcle in the Dictionary of Art says nothing about
> symbolism. In a book on New York City memorials it is stated that one leg
> raised symbolizes victory -- originally, the body of the defeated enemy
> would have been shown under the horse's feet. I've not been able to find
> anything else in recent sources. Any leads or information gratefully
> received.
>
> Stanley Shiebert
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