When Texan Ben Carpenter decided to transform his family's ranch - El Ranchito de Las Colinas, or the Little Ranch of the Hills - into a centre matched to the rapidly developing surrounding community, he chose to think big.
The world-class development he envisaged for the former open grassland would be centered by the largest equestrian sculpture in the world. It was to be his acknowledgment of the territory's past - and a symbol for the driving energy of the future.
In 1976, Robert Glen was commissioned to create a massive sculpture of wild mustangs to centre the development's main plaza. The herd would be pictured crossing a river and so designed as to be aesthetically pleasing from any point of view.
It took seven years for the sculptor to complete the work - but the positive effect on the community continues to this day. Since its installation in 1984, the Mustangs of Las Colinas has been among the most photographed and visited sites in North Texas.
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