one inspiration was frederic remington and his very well known coming through the right -- coming through the rye. you can see that many of the horses are elevated as though they are floating. there had to be a way to connect , some sort of structural connection, for the piece to be cast. applied the same logic and approach for casting objects, particularly the artillery in the grand memorial. next came the calvary. he completed the modeling in 1915 and it was installed the following year. he modeled several elements multiple times, never being satisfied with either the particular horses or the configuration of the group. he added 2 additional horses and der about to be crushed, modeled on himself. the seven horsemen of the color squad of the calvary regiment are seen going into battle. they are equipped with weapons. it is a riveting digital narrative. beinge see the grand the equestrian statue, finally being wasted into position. it was completed in 1919. until 1921.nstalled it took six weeks to actually place it on the pedestal. it came in peices. i've seen images where the torso and p