The Horses Are Coming! The Horses Are Coming!

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Who/What/Where
Chicago had painted cows. Cincinnati had painted pigs. Norfolk had mermaids and Tampa had turtles. New Orleans had A Festival of Fins, and Charlotte had Chairs on Parade. Nashville and Cleveland had guitars. Belzoni, MS, the catfish capital, had catfish! Athens, GA said, "We Let The Dawgs Out" with dogs. New Mexico has The Trail of The Painted Ponies, which has diversified into a big business. Lexington and Louisville, Ocala and Saratoga are few of the other cities who have featured horses.

So with a wonderful horse heritage and a charity horse show that is known far and wide, Germantown, Tennessee, celebrated the Germantown Charity Horse Show's 60th Anniversary in 2008 with a 21 Horse Salute.

The painted horses were placed in public in June, and remained there until October 2008 when they were corralled for a big party and auction. The Buyer will keep the painted horse with 10% of the purchase price going to the artist, 45% of the purchase price went to Germantown Charity Horse Show, and the other 45% donated to the charity of the buyer's choice.

The Horses Are Coming! Artist Links

Deborah Fagan Carpenter www.faganart.com
Caroline Winters www.carolinejoneswinters.com
Lauren Spiotta www.tada4arts.com
www.busybeesheart.blogspot.com
Sheryl Hibbs http://sherylhibbs.blogspot.com
Andrea Maki http://pearlandrea.home.mchsi.com
Deanna Mullins http://www.designsbydeanna.biz
Miranda Griffin http://mirandagriffin.blogspot.com/
Betsy Bird www.betsybird.com
Ellen Isaacman www.goodadvertising.com/woodwork/
Tom Foster http://www.drthinkum.blogspot.com/
YouTube Video

 

Press Coverage
Where Are the Horses?
http://www.germantown-tn.gov/documents/GCHS/HorseList_000.pdf
http://www.commercialappeal.com/horsemap/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/may/04/personalized-ponies-draw-unbridled-energy-for/
http://www.midsouthhorsereview.com/articles/2008/08/11/news/news01.txt
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/oct/27/of-a-different-color/
(Article update - The auction is Sunday October 19th and there are 21 Horses)

The Artist's Own Words
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/ann-moore/  
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/sheryl-hibbs/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/miranda-griffin/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/sandee-sander/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/leaha-freeman/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/lori-cook/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/purple-rain-tom-monaghan/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/gary-parisi/
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/betsy-bird
http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/horse-blues-ellen-cox/

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:
email:
thehorsesarecoming@gmail.com

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