“Pony-henge” hits the front page

The Boston Globe has applied its investigative muscle to the mystery of Lincoln’s rocking horses, but the ponies didn’t give up their secrets.

The Globe ran a front-page feature in its September 5 issue about the horses that have accumulated in recent years on a piece of land next to the large meadow on Old Sudbury Road. The horses have taken on different poses, such as a line or racers around the time of the Kentucky Derby, but no one seems to know the how or why of “Pony-henge.”

One of those quoted in the article is Harold McAleer, who has photographed the horses on numerous occasions. Most recently, he sent around a closeup of what might be described as some of Lincoln’s four-legged Tea Party candidates (see above).

The Globe’s web story also included this gallery of photos of the whimsical equine display.