Denver's rearing blue mustang draws wild reaction
DENVER (AP) — Rearing 32 feet high, the metallic blue mustang sculpture demands the attention of every traveler through Denver International Airport.
But that wild look of "Mustang" is prompting some to wonder if the sculpture installed just a year ago should be moved somewhere less prominent. Alternate monikers suggested for the horse with the glowering eyes include "Bluecifer," "Satan's Steed" and "Blue Devil Horse."
"What exactly was the deal with that horse?" said Rachel Hultin, a Denver real estate agent who's behind a Facebook site that derides the sculpture.
About 28 million travelers last year passed by the rearing blue horse, located south of the main terminal.
"It's not the image you want in your head as you're about to board a plane," said Christie Carlson of the Denver suburb of Thornton. "My daughter asked me `Is that the devil's horse?'"
Stan Ryland, a business development manager from Huntington Beach, Calif., isn't bothered by the horse's look.