The horse, like the panther and the longhorn, has a prominent place in Fort Worth history and thus in Fort Worth public art.
The entrance of Greenwood Memorial Park (1909) on White Settlement Road. The quadriga (four horses abreast) has long been a symbol of victory.
Metal sculpture on Handley Drive.
Topiary on Main Street downtown.
At the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame on Gendy Street.
On Sundance Square.
At the Will Rogers complex.
Mural on the Marine Creek tunnel under Exchange Avenue.
Horse fountain at the courthouse.
Stockyards National Bank building (1910) on Exchange Avenue.
On Sylvania Avenue.
Trinity Park has a memorial to Fort Worth firefighters and police officers who were killed in the line of duty.
On North Main Street.
Vaquero de Fort Worth on North Main Street.
A water trough in a commercial park off Six Flags Road is all that remains of W. T. Waggoner’s Arlington Downs racetrack.
Will Rogers on Soapsuds at—where else?—the Will Rogers complex.
Thanks so much for your wonderful blog/website/photos. I am a 4th generation Ft. Worthian even though I live west of Tarrant Co. about 10 miles. (Parents are turning over in their grave I’m sure). I am surprised not to see Will Rogers statue at the coliseum on this horsey page but I’m sure someday it will be. I do hope I am on your e-mail or whatever list as I’d like to know when you post new items. I looked for a subscribe button but couldn’t find one. Thanks again for this nice publication and your excellent photos.
Thanks, Kay. Lots more horses in my stable of photos-to-come. Been out to the statue a couple of times to try to get better light on Will and Soapsuds, but that horse is always headed into the sunset.