Bronco Buster - Pagosa Springs, CO - Equestrian Statues on Waymarking.com

Many people are not aware that rodeo developed as a test of cowboys skills - we have a innate desire to compete with any skill we develop! Tradition states that rodeo developed in the south-central Colorado area. While this may or may not be true, the 'Bronco Buster' statue is fitting for the area of Colorado where rodeo remains popular to this day.

This full-sized reproduction (Monumental Size) of Frederic Remington's 'Bronco Buster' is in the parking lot of a local shopping center. 'Bronco Buster' was Remington's first sculpture - fitting that it is of a horse and rider! This is probably his most famous piece and the smaller version (originally sculpted in 1895) in the White House Oval Office on a credenza. The piece was a gift of Miss Virginia Hatfield and Mrs. Louis Hatfield Stickney during the Carter Administration. If you watch the newscasts carefully, you may see it!

Remington had a long career as an artist whose mediums included drawing, painting and later sculpting. An excellent biography may be found at (visit link) .

Remington's works are no longer covered by copyright law, so reproductions may legally be cast. This is a 'museum-quality' piece, so it has the fine details of the original version.

Identity of Rider: Unknown Identity of Horse: Unknown Name of artist: Frederic Remington Date of Dedication: Unknown Material: Bronze Unusual Features: Frederic Remington's first sculpture (though this is a reproduction) Position: Two Hooves Raised

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