Catch Freehold's Half Mile Of Horses Art Walk Until Oct. 27

FREEHOLD, NJ — The top three vote-getters in the Freehold Half Mile of Horses Art Walk - and all 18 horse sculptures submitted this summer - will be on display to Oct. 27.

"Congratulations to the winners and all the artists who provided such wonderful horses this year. Thanks to the sponsors and everyone who voted. You all helped make this year's Half Mile of Horses Art Walk a great success," the borough said.

Here is the Winners' Circle, with win, place and show sculptures, complete with horseshoe flower rings for the winning art works and trophies for the artists. The announcement was Oct. 4. As of Sept. 20, 2,948 votes were cast.

• Win: "Greetings From The Jersey Shore," Mary K. Nesnay artist; New Jersey Beach Badge Vodka, patron sponsor.
• Place: "A Stitch In Time," Paige E. Reed, artist; Freehold Democratic Club, patron sponsor.
• Show: "Kaleidoscope," Emma Elizabeth, artist; El Meson Café, patron sponsor.

If you'd like to see how your favorite horse placed, follow the link. You can see the progress of the voting throughout the summer, up to the final days of the vote.

"Greetings From The Jersey Shore" won by several lengths of the bar chart with almost 1,200 votes.

"We appreciate and thank all the artists who participated and created such exquisite pieces of art. The youngest artist was 13 years old. Thank you to all the sponsors that participated we could not do this without their support," the borough said.

Each artist received a hard-coated horse sculpture. The undecorated sculptures are produced by a local company, StoneDog Studios, 17 Bannard St. #12 in Freehold. Artists then had about four weeks to complete their design.

This is the second year of the Art Walk and, if funding continues, you can expect another edition next summer.

It all adds some summer fun to a borough at the heart of Monmouth County history and its long association with the horse and horse racing.

The project was funded by a grant from New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) and many local sponsorships, said Dominica R. Napolitano, Freehold Land Use and NPP Coordinator