Ortho-Tex - Hoof Prints of the American Quarter Horse - Amarillo, TX
N 35° 11.735 W 101° 54.972
14S E 234487 N 3898630
Ortho-Tex stands near the Potter-Randall County Medical Society at 1721 Hagy Blvd, Amarillo, TX. She is one of over a hundred horses placed in the area as part of the Hoof Prints of the American Quarter Horse project.
Waymark Code: WM113B1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/08/2019
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There is no identification plate to be found on the base, like there is for others in the series. Interestingly, the website for the Hoof Prints of the American Quarter Horse (see below) has a photo of Ortho-Tex in the Medical Center Area section, which is appropriate, but the photo indicates "Removed." Nor is she listed in the Microsoft Office document for the area. It's possible there's been a change of ownership, but she was standing proudly in July of 2019.
She was originally created for Dr. Richard McKay by Alice Hyde. She is a medium brown, with Texas-shaped light blotches all over her body. What appears to be a tree with a log is on each side, possibly forming a saddle blanket, and she appropriately wears a stethoscope around her neck. On one of her rear legs is an old-fashioned cast, colored green, and a multi-colored Rod of Asclepius is on her muzzle. She has black eyes and looks fairly chipper. Note the x-ray patterns on one foreleg and one rear leg, revealing bone underneath.
Physical Address:
1721 Hagy Blvd
Amarillo, TX USA
79106
Web site: [Web Link]
Horses Name: Ortho-Tex
Background Story:
"Hoof Prints of the American Quarter Horse" is a city-wide public art display featuring more than 100 fiberglass replicas of an American Quarter Horse. Handled by Center City of Amarillo, with the American Quarter Horse Association as sponsor. it was begun in 2002 to raise money and promote art in public places. Each is a life-sized American Quarter Horse, in honor of an animal so vital to the city of Amarillo. Each horse weighs 125 pounds, and costs $3,500, requiring from three to six months from a local artist to create.
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