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| Horses & Other Equines Statues (page 6) |
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| Dala Horse Cloquet, MN |
Dala Horse Mora, MN |
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These 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. For more, see this website.
The Dala Horse in Cloquet stands in front of Bergquist Imports, a Scandinavian gift shop. [map] The Dala Horse in Mora is 22 feet tall and 17 feet long. The statue was produced by FAST Fiberglass. It was installed in 1971. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Dala Horse Albert City, IA |
Dala Horse Lindsborg, KS |
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There are two Dala Horses in Albert City. One serves as a welcome sign at the entrance to town and another is installed on a trailer. [map]
These Dala Horses in Lindsborg are just two of the many fiberglass statues scattered around town. They were mass-produced in 2000 as a local art project, each one with different paint. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map] |
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More Dala Horses:
Minot, ND Avesta, Sweden |
| Zebras Port Huron, MI |
Zebra Fort Smith, AR |
Zebra Tulsa, OK |
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These Zebras are installed on the roof of the Zebra Bar at the Bowl-O-Drome. For more, see this website. [map]
The Zebra in Fort Smith is installed at the Park at West End. [map] The Zebra in Tulsa is located on the roof of Dong's Guns, Ammo and Reloading. It has been there since at least 2007. Unlike the other zebras shown above, this one is a horse painted with stripes. [map] |
| Burro Hillsboro, ND |
Mule Henry, SD |
Mule Muleshoe, TX |
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This Burro in Hillsboro was created by the Concrete Machinery Co. It has been located downtown since at least 2008. The high school sports teams' mascot is the burro. [map]
This Mule in Henry is a companion to a Pheasant. These cement statues were created in 1950 for Tinkertown which no longer exists. For more, see this website. [map] This Mule in Muleshoe is known as Old Pete. This fiberglass statue was installed downtown in 1965. It was sculpted by Kevin Wolf and produced by Fiberglass Menagerie of Alpine, CA. [map] |
| Mule Nederland, TX |
Mule Hesperia, CA |
Twenty Mule Team Boron, CA |
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The Mule in Nederland is located at R.C. Services, a construction fasteners and tools store. The Mule was installed around 2015 and is known as "Big Red." [map]
The Mule in Hesperia is located at Main Street Collectors which produces and sells all sorts of fiberglass statues. [map] This Twenty Mule Team is located at the Borax Visitor Center. The statues were probably installed in 1997 when the Visitor Center opened. There are also animatronic mules inside. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Twenty Mule Team Boron, CA |
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| This animatronic Twenty Mule Team is located inside the 20 Mule Team Museum. There are two different accounts as to its history. It may have been built for a restaurant in Van Nuys, California. However, the museum claims it was built in 1962 for the Borax Company and was installed at their headquarters in Los Angeles. In the early 2000s, when the company moved, this statue wound up at the 20 Mule Team Museum. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Twenty Mule Team Oakland, CA |
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| A Twenty Mule Team statue group was produced by International Fiberglass in 1969. It was installed at Park Boulevard Recreation Center, a mining town themed playground. It was a tribute to F.M. Smith, a prominent resident who made his fortune from borax mining. By the 1970s, the playground was in bad shape. The buildings had been destroyed and the mules were damaged by vandals or stolen. The remaining four mules still remain at the renamed F.M. Smith Park. I don't know if the grave marker for "Smokey" is for a real mule or if it was just a decorative piece from the original playground. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Jackass McKinney, TX |
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| This limestone Jackass sculpture was carved in place by Jake Dobscha. It was installed in 2021 in front of the Stix Icehouse. The property is owned by a City Council member who was fined for cutting down trees. This sculpture, entitled "Laughing My Ass Off", was created in response to that. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Donkey Simi Valley, CA |
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| This Donkey sculpture was created by Chris Budzin. It is installed on a residential street with an elephant which was also created by Budzin. [map] |
| El Burro Los Angeles, CA |
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| El Burro, a donkey statue covered with fake fur, has been a fixture on Olvera Street since the 1980s. It is installed in front of La Carreta. When the store opened in 1968, the family's pet donkey stood outside. [map] |
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More Zebras:
Haughton, LA Zebras and Mules:
More Mules:
More Burros:
Donkeys:
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| Pegasus Gillette, WY |
Pegasus Deadwood, SD |
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| Pegasus Beloit, KS |
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These modern, aluminum Pegasus statues are horses with wings attached, inspired by the Mobilgas logo.
This Pegasus in Gillette is installed in front of the Frontier Auto Museum around 2016. [map] This Pegasus in Deadwood is located at the Antique Emporium. [map] This Pegasus in Beloit was installed on the roof of Brummer Supply Co. around 2017. [map] |
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More Pegasi:
Hallandale Beach, FL Lawrenceburg, IN [map] |
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