he complained about the officer’s actions<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n “I like to believe that when people see it, they get a feeling about it,” Mr O’Connor said at the time.\n<\/p>\n
\n ![]()
The wooden horse spotted on an NDR roundabout in 2017 (Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n
\n “Whether that is memories of their grandfather using horses to plough fields or another feeling.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Although this is art, it is also similar to real horses in the fact that it moves and keeps moving.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The artist decided not to name the sculpture, encouraging the public to give it personal significance and transforming it into “a shared symbol rather than a fixed narrative”.\n<\/p>\n
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