Horsetails
Gypsy Supreme
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The chestnut gelding CH Gypsy Supreme was foaled in 1987 by Sultan's Flashdance and Kalarama's Gypsy Lady. The five-gaited Saddlebred was World's Champion Junior Five-Gaited Horse in 1991 and World's Champion Women's Five- Gaited Horse in 1994. He was the World's Champion Ladies Five-Gaited Gelding in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1997. Over the course of his career, he won nine world titles and five national titles, carrying five different riders to World Championship titles. Residing at the Kentucky Horse Park, CH Gypsy Supreme still has the spirit and pride of a World Championship horse, performing for his visitors and posing for the camera. CH Gypsy Supreme's tail hair has been generously donated by the Kentucky Horse Park.
Kentucky Horse Park
Theo Edmonds
Originally from the Appalachian foothills of Kentucky, artist, poet, and theatrical performer Theo Edmonds has a bachelor's degree from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky and graduate degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has worked and shown internationally with major solo exhibitions in New York and France in 2009. In his violin of Gypsy Supreme, Edmonds used a collage piece of Gypsy Rose Lee as a literal inspiration. Metaphorically, he embraced the concept of America in an exotic and beautiful multi-cultural tableau created by people of the world who now share the American label.
About the Project
Fifty-two artists from around the country have been chosen and each given small replicas of a violin and bow. Each artist has been assigned an unforgettable, beloved horse and has created a work of art. Artists have worked with paint, glass, metal, and other mediums. Their only charge was to embrace either the image or spirit of their horse. Horses include well-known Thoroughbreds, as well as other breeds represented in the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™.
Each piece will be on display at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. During the Games, a silent auction will take place, with all proceeds go to the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra’s Partners in Education, a program benefiting the children in high-risk areas of Kentucky through music education.
Please take the time to enjoy our art gallery (link to gallery), learn more about our special events (link to special events), and shop in our retail area for your very own HORSETAILS® 2010 merchandise. If you have questions about the project or would like more information, please contact us.
The Presentation
Each completed work of art is professionally mounted on linen mat board and framed in an antique black wooden slant-top shadow box. Framed by Lexington’s premiere sporting arts framer, the finished size measures 13.25" x 17".
