The Mustangs of Las Colinas
Mustangs are wild horses,
descended from the well-bred horses brought to the New World by the
Spanish. These free-ranging symbols of the culture of independence in
wide-open spaces present the single, most enduring impression of Texas.
They are located in the plaza of Williams Square, a commercial office
complex in Las Colinas (Spanish for "The Hills"), in the city
of Irving, Texas, itself located between Dallas and Fort Worth. |
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world-class work was created by Robert Glen over a period of years. He
is an internationally-acclaimed wildlife artist of Scottish ancestry who
was born in Kenya, East Africa, and who maintains his home and studio
on the outskirts of Nairobi. The sculptures are 1.5 life size. |
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The Texas scholar, J. Frank
Dobie, said: "These horses bore Spanish explorers across two continents.
They brought to the plains Indians the age of horse culture. Texas cowboys
rode them to extend the ranching occupation clear to the plains of Alberta
(Canada). Spanish horse, Texas cow pony, and mustang were all one in
those times when, as sayings went, a man was no better than his horse,
and a man on foot was no man at all. Like the longhorn, the mustang
has been virtually bred out of existence. But mustang horses will always
symbolize western frontiers, long trails of longhorn herds, seas of
pristine grass, and men riding free on a free land." |
