for the most part, in general, This is a myth, . Equestrian statues of war and military heroes are not indicating anything by the placement of the horses hooves, Far too many counterexamples can be shown where the contrary is true. -- however, there are exceptions to the rule.
The only places that a horses hoof/ hoves, commonly referred to as "Hoof Code", has any implication or meaning , is on the Monuments at the Gettysburg Memorial, as well as some in horse and Rider Statues witin Washington D.C. The only one that doesn't adhere to the "Hoof Code" at Gettysburg, is Lieutenant General James Longstreet --allthough he was severely wounded At Chapultepec during the Mexican American war, Longstreet was not wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg, yet his horse has one hoof raised.
The placement of the feet at the Gettysburg Memorial, and in some Washington D.C. Statues, usually means the following when adhering to the "Hoof Code".
All four hoofs on the Ground, the Rider was not wounded. One Hoof Raised:the Rider was wounded in battle, Two Hoofs Raised: the Rider was Killed in Battle . Again, this only applies to the Gettysburg Memorial, and to some of the monuments in Washington, D.C., and no where else.
Most of the time, the hoof placement is merely to make the horse and rider look good.
Here is more information on the placement of hoofs, and the Hoof Code.
http://horsehints.org/WashingtonDCHorseStatues.htm
One of the front feet in the air means wounded in battle but lived, both feet in the air means died in action and both feet on the ground means died of natural causes.
It means its rearing to show that its a hero!!
the horse is rearing as it is scared
they both are works of art. they both may be used as a tribute to a person or a thing. they both may inspire us.
The statue of David.
In Diamond, the statue is Dialga. In Pearl, the statue is Palkia. In Platinum, the statue is a combination of both.
Abraham Lincoln is on both the front and back of the five dollar bill. His statue can be seen through the door of the Lincoln Monument.
A Lincoln Memorial penny. Lincoln is on the front, of course, and there's a tiny image of the statue visible inside the Memorial on the back.
From the get-go or when both burst out of the starting gate, absolutely!!
A horse is known to work in the fields and pull wagons and both activities are considered hard. When a person works like a horse, they are working very hard.
The United States $5 bill has a picture of the Lincoln Memorial on the back. The front has a portrait of President Lincoln. Because his statue is visible inside the Memorial, the $5 bill is the only current US bill to show the same person on both sides. Also note that every current bill has captions identifying the person on the front and the scene depicted on the back.
No, the Statue of Liberty and the Washington Monuments do not both have torches. The Statue of Liberty does have a torch whereas illumination of the Washington Monument is separate from the monument and includes no torch.
The Statue of Liberty and the Sphinx are both considered female.
No, a horse has both front and rear teeth. There is a space in between the frontal incisors and the first premolars called the bar where there are no teeth.
Many women used extreme methods to be heard... I can't remember who but a women ran I front of the kings horse killing both herself and the horse - she martyrd herself :)