Empty Saddle, (sculpture).

Empty Saddle, (sculpture).

Beard, Ralph E., sculptor.

Empty Saddle, (sculpture).

Dedicated Nov. 12, 1983.

Horse: painted fiberglass; Base: limestone.

Horse: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. x 7 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 7 x 14 ft.

(On aluminum plaque on front of base:) Empty Saddle 1982/Fort Clark/1852 (On aluminum plaque, right side of base:) Designed & Built by Ralph E. Beard & Friends signed

A riderless horse symbolizing the death of a soldier and commemorating the days of the U. S. Cavalry. The horse has all of the accouterments he would have worn if ridden by a cavalry soldier. The horse is mounted on a limestone base located on a high knoll and lighted at night. An iron relief on the front of the base depicts two crossed sabers. Around the base is a concrete walk surrounded by concrete posts linked by chains to form a fence. The two front posts are each topped by a concrete eagle.

History -- United States -- Military history

Animal -- Horse

Allegory -- Death

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Brackettville

Administered by Fort Clark Springs Association, Maintenance Department, P. O. Box 345, Brackettville, Texas 78832

Located Fort Clark Springs, Intersection of Bowie Road & Ft. Clark Road, Brackettville, Texas

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

Texas Highways 32 (Aug. 1985): pg. 7.

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