These of you who like mysteries will get a kick out of this. In a subject in Lincoln, Massachusetts, a herd of deserted rocking horses sit ready for riders to mount up. Dubbed “Ponyhenge” after the equally mysterious Stonehenge, albeit much less historical, the various rocking horses and mannequin horses began showing in 2010.
In keeping with Psychological Floss, the house owners of the sector are Jimmy Pingeon and Elizabeth Graver, who additionally reside subsequent door. In a 2015 Boston Globe article, the couple stated that the unique horse was a leftover prop from a Headless Horseman show they’d created for Halloween. They figured the native youngsters may need enjoyable taking part in with it, however then one other horse appeared, and one other. And 20 years later there are roughly 30 plastic and picket horses within the subject, as you’ll be able to see on this YouTube drone video:
The horses within the farmer’s subject have an artwork set up vibe that’s sudden and kooky, but in addition barely spooky. It’s develop into an area landmark and vacationer attraction. Through the Covid pandemic somebody even put masks on the horses!
As to who’s leaving the opposite rocking horses, nobody is aware of. And likewise, it’s a thriller as to who’s behind the motion of the horses across the subject. They’ll be in a Stonehenge-inspired circle at some point and unfold out randomly on one other. Haunting? Or superior?
Both method, the couple find it irresistible. “There was one thing beautiful about it being nameless, and now each time we go away, one other one seems,” they advised the Globe.