tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post116322124783681956..comments2024-02-24T18:30:26.749-07:00Comments on prairiemary: GEORGE WASHINGTONUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-1163253675238957232006-11-11T07:01:00.000-07:002006-11-11T07:01:00.000-07:00Ah, yes...the number of feet on the ground suppose...Ah, yes...the number of feet on the ground supposedly has significance. If no feet are on the ground, obviously, the rider died in space. (Oh, <I>man</I>, I couldn't help myself!) Thanks for the reminder and further information.<BR/>Cop CarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-1163247930606587272006-11-11T05:25:00.000-07:002006-11-11T05:25:00.000-07:00There is supposedly a code that has a meaning for ...There is supposedly a code that has a meaning for each number of feet off the ground, but I can never remember what it is and I don't think it's a universal rule or anything -- just an idea. It probably shouldn't overrule considerations of what is right for the particular work of art. <BR/><BR/>We used to joke about making a bronze with ALL four feet off the ground and Bob did that a couple of times: one was a bucking horse connected to the ground by "dust" or a "bush." One was a horse that had gone over on its back. People have messed around with pieces of glass to make it look like the horse was off the ground. There is a point in some gaits where a moving horse has all four feet off the ground.Mary Strachan Scriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538160009129822362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11838465.post-1163223543245339402006-11-10T22:39:00.000-07:002006-11-10T22:39:00.000-07:00Mary--I'm sure that you know and can refresh my me...Mary--I'm sure that you know and can refresh my memory if I err. Do I remember correctly that a statue of a man on a rearing horse signifies that he died in battle?<BR/>Cop CarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com