This sculpture was fashioned in rope before being cast in bronze. It is an anatomically correct horse, 15ft high and 4 tons in weight. At the horses tail a length of rope extends to the ground where a life-size sculpture of a man steps upon the rope 'forcing the horse to rear and apparently unravel itself in a bid for freedom'. This scene is apparently intended to reflect man's efforts to free himself of slavery. Edward Cronshaw is an English sculptor, who works exclusively in natural materials - wood, stone, fruit, bone before making bronze casts of his creations. Another famous bronze cast by Cronshaw is 'Spaghetti Bull' a fork embedded as if by the matador. Cronshaw was raised near Pendle, in a family home of such antiquity that a local hill bears the same name, Cronshaw's Seat. . His career as a sculptor first took off whilst living in the cosmopolitan town of Hebden Bridge and prior to his success could regularly be found playing pool in the dark corners of the Stubbing Wharf public house. At present he lives in Todmorden, his hostelry of choice is not known in the public domain.

Sources: Wikipedia & http://www.deanclough.com/arts/artists.asp

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