Chenoa, Illinois: Bouncy Horse Gallop
An equestrian procession of rocking horses extends through a field, inviting sitting. Farmer Robert Wenger created the procession; he died in 2019.
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According to Dale Bowman of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Bouncy Horse Gallop began when a farmer set a carousel horse into the ground as a marker for a "breather tile line" (I'm not a farmer so I have no idea what that is). Other people started leaving other horses and the line grew, sometimes being decked out in the local high school football teams colors. I've been there twice and plan to go back.
[Jim Hantak, 03/27/2013]
We were driving on the way to Fairbury, hoping we would find the horses, and then all of a sudden, I saw what appeared to be geese off in a field (not uncommon this time of year). As I got closer, we found that they weren't geese, but the plastic horses we had been searching for.
[Luke Smucker and Jessica Anderson, 03/05/2012]
This is easy to miss when the corn is up! Fun to see the herd frolicking amongst the green stalks though.
[J Nichols, 06/17/2010]
West of Fairbury, this line of horses started with one horse placed mysteriously one night. Since then, this micro-equestrian parade continues to grow, with new members being added under cover of darkness. The herd numbers 27 (plus 1 green inch-worm) at present..
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Bouncy Horse Gallop
- Address:
- 35190 E. 3100 North Rd, Chenoa, IL
- Directions:
- On the south side of US-24/E. 3100 North Rd, four miles west of Fairbury and two miles east of Weston. The horses are in a line between two fields, and hard to spot when the crops are high.
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