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Since 1995, a life-sized beautiful bronze sculpture of a horse located in the pasture in Tiburon, near San Francisco, has attracted the attention of visitors curious about the horse’s story. This story is a part of local history and lore, a story of the love for a horse that lived in that same pasture for 28 years. In his youth, Blackie was a cavalry horse stabled at the Presidio. Every spring the horse would patrol Yosemite National Park with the cavalry, returning to the pasture in the Presidio during the winter. After his retirement he became a rodeo horse for a while and then finally retired completely to the pasture, which by then had become known as Blackie's Pasture. He was visited daily by his owner and local kids until he died. In 1995, thanks to a gift by the family of Tiburon’s first mayor Gordon Strawbridge, the sculpture, created by the renowned Bay Area artist Albert Guibara, was placed in Blackie’s favorite pasture.

Tiburon Blvd, Tiburon, CA 94920, Phone: 415-499-6387

Blackie's Pasture
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