Horses used for beach art display

Heavy horses from Cumbria are to take a pivotal role in a beach art project at Silecroft over the next few days.

The project, a creation by artist Everton Wright, will involve the help of twenty horses and riders for his Walking Drawing project.

Made up of a selection of Clydesdales, Ardennes, and Shire horses, the gentle giants will be filmed as they are ridden over a drawing carved into the sand.

Explaining the technique behind his artwork, Evewright said:

"What happens is I do the drawing using a garden rotavator to create a visual installation on the beach and then ask volunteers to come and walk the drawing."

The horses are to be filmed riding the drawing today while walkers are to be filmed walking it tomorrow.

To find out more about the project visit Evewright's website.


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