Artifact No.38 - Horse & Wagon

Probably Cursed Artifact #38 – Horse & Wagon. We found this item on a trip out of town, and I knew it needed to come home with us. The horse is a ceramic Clydesdale, and it's hooked up to a wooden cart with plastic wheels. Google tells me that this type of ceramic horse was popular during the 1970s to 1980s, but it can’t give an accurate date. It also points out that the item was likely made in Hong Kong.

It seemed pretty fitting because February is the Lunar New Year, and this year is the year of the horse.

This horse and wagon is one of our least creepy items in the Probably Cursed Museum and Gift Shop. It appears it was played with at some point. The bridle and hitch are made of leather and appear to be quite brittle because it looks like the bridle has snapped in a couple of places. Because of this damage, the horse’s blinders are off its face, revealing that the horse has no eyes. There is also a small chip out of the horse’s ear, and he has one foot up, revealing a horseshoe on his foot. The other thing that’s a bit weird about the horse is that it is dark brown with four white boots. There is a superstition from Devon in the UK that a horse with four white boots is considered bad luck, which then makes it a weird choice for this horse.

A popular poem from the 1800s was:
“If you have a horse with four white legs, Keep him not a day;
If you have a horse with three white legs, Send him far away;
If you have a horse with two white legs, Send him to a friend;
If you have a horse with one white leg, Keep him to his end.”

Maybe you’re a horse in the Chinese zodiac, or maybe you just love horses. Or maybe, you just want someone to have a bit of bad luck. Whatever the reason for wanting this item, this horse is for you!