The Carolina Horse Park Foundation’s annual Painted Ponies Art Walk will bring artistic representations of local culture to downtown Southern Pines for the third year.
They donât eat anything, no fenced pastures are necessary â and theyâre completely weatherproof.
Downtown shoppers and joggers are already well-acquainted with the Painted Ponies who have graced Broad Street for the last two months. Local artists have poured their creative talents into each of the life-size fiberglass horse sculptures, which represent an array of local traditions from the literary and golfing to the patriotic.
Theyâll be sold on Saturday in a live auction to benefit the Carolina Horse Park Foundation. The Carolina Horse Park is a 315-acre, nationally-recognized competition venue located in nearby Hoke County. Itâs become the hub of equestrian activity in the Sandhills since its establishment in 1998.