Equestrian sculpture

In sculpture, an equestrian (from the Latin "equus" meaning horse) is a statue consisting of a horse with mounted rider. Such statues were frequently (but not exclusively) made out of military leaders of note, and such statesmen who wished to symbolically emphasize an active and strong leadership role.

Related Topics:
Sculpture - Latin - Horse - Symbolically

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There is also a popular urban legend that the number of legs connected to the ground on some equestrian statues is correlated to the manner in which the rider died, but according to various historians, this is simply myth. (http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm)

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