KY Lexington – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:10:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Morgan, John Hunt https://equestrianstatue.org/morgan-john-hunt/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1727 Morgan’s horse, Black Bess, was a mare, but sculptor Pompeo Coppini thought a stallion was more appropriate. Coppini said, “No hero should bestride a mare!”. Therefore, Coppini added the necessary testicles. Undergraduates from nearby University of Kentucky have been known to paint the testicles of the horse in the school colors of blue and white. An anonymous author wrote the “Ballad of Black Bess”, which … Continue reading "Morgan, John Hunt"

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