he is on 2 surgically repaired knees so he wont last long.maybe 3 to 4 years before arthritis sets in like it did with terrell david.
Generally, rearing horses represent that it's rider died in a battle of war. Horse statues on all four legs, represent a soldier that fought in a battle but did not die in battle. I'm unsure if it's the same in European history of the period you refe...
Look at the renaissance and the industrial revolution.....These two major events are responsible for changing archaic europe into modern erurope.