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Stallion Heads | Garden Statue

Stallion Heads | Garden Statue

Stallion Heads | Garden Statue

£32.99

About Horse Garden Ornaments & Statues

Horse Garden Ornaments: The Stallion Heads Pair

Horse garden ornaments at Backyard Bliss is currently a single dedicated piece, the Stallion Heads, two horse-head busts on stake-mount finishes that suit a fence-cap placement at a stable-yard corner or a paddock gate. The long-lined equine silhouette, withers and crest and the flowing line down the nose, sits distinctly apart from the squatter farmstock shapes in the sheep and cow ranges. Cast resin with a stone-effect painted finish, sized to read clearly from a few paces back.

What the Stallion Heads pair is

The piece is a pair of horse-head busts, each one a cast-resin sculpture cut at the lower neck with the head raised and the nostril flared, the mane suggested in flowing lines down the crest. The painted stone-effect finish reads as weathered cast stone at a few paces back, not the painted full-colour finish you get on the farmyard ducks and pigs. The two heads are made to sit as a pair, one on either side of a gate or two side-by-side on a long fence cap, so the eye catches the pairing rather than a single bust on its own.

Where the long-lined equine shape sits in a garden

A horse silhouette earns its spot at the edges of the property where a real horse would stand: the gate post of a paddock, the fence cap of a stable yard, the corner of a brick wall above a manège, the corner of a high stone gate pier on a driveway. The withers-and-crest line reads against open sky better than against busy planting, so a clear backdrop helps. Avoid setting the heads against a fussy hedge or a busy border, the silhouette gets lost. A clear stretch of sky, timber or stone behind each head lets the shape do its work.

How the pair sits relative to the rest of the farmyard

The Stallion Heads are the only equine pieces in our current catalogue, distinct from the cow and sheep shapes that share a paddock corner. A real horse stands taller than the farmstock around it, and the busts on fence-cap mounts respect that by sitting elevated above the cow and sheep pieces on the ground. Place a Dairy Cow or a Highland Cow Stone Statue a few paces away at the corner where the fence turns, set the heads on the cap above, and the eye reads a working paddock corner with the horse pieces holding their proper height.

Cast resin, painted finish and a wet British year

Cast resin throughout, frost-proof, with a sun-fast stone-effect paint that holds colour through several seasons of British weather. A soft brush across the painted detail once or twice a year keeps the surface clean. If the fence cap beneath the mount stays wet, a small patch of roofing felt between cap and mount keeps the finish longer; cast resin handles wet, the joint between resin and damp timber is the slow weak point. Skip the power wash.

For the wider farmyard pieces alongside, see farm animals. For the cow shapes at the same corner, cow garden ornaments and highland cow garden ornaments. For the sheep silhouette nearby, sheep garden ornaments. For the donkey-corner family that shares the paddock feel, donkey garden ornaments. For pigs at the gate, pigs.

Stallion Heads | Garden Statue — From the horse garden ornaments & statues range

Frequently Asked Questions

How does delivery, returns and contact work?

UK delivery is free on orders over £50, with a flat rate below that. Orders ship within one working day from our Cotswolds workshop, packed in recyclable materials. Returns are accepted within 30 days for a full refund, with no restocking fees. If something arrived damaged or you need help choosing, email hello@backyardbliss.co.uk and we usually reply within a few hours.

Is there a full-body horse piece in this range?

Not at the moment. A full-body horse in cast resin is a piece we have carried seasonally and may again, the lead-time on the larger equine pieces is long and they come and go. The Stallion Heads are the current piece, two horse-head busts on fence-cap mounts that hold the equine silhouette at a paddock corner. Drop us a line through the contact form if you want a full-body horse specifically and we can flag when one is back in.

Are the Stallion Heads sold as a pair or singly?

They ship as a pair. The pose and scale of the two busts is set up to read together, one on either side of a gate or both on a long fence cap, so the eye catches the pairing rather than a single bust on its own. Full dimensions and current price are on the product page.

Where on a fence do the busts sit best?

On a wide flat fence-cap or a brick pier where the head has a clear backdrop of sky or stone behind it. The silhouette is long-lined, the eye reads the line of crest and nose against an uncluttered background. Avoid setting the heads against a busy hedge or a flowering border, the shape gets lost in the texture. A clear stretch above a paddock fence or driveway pier is the natural spot.

Will the stone-effect finish hold through winter?

Yes. Cast resin throughout with UV-stable paint that handles freeze-thaw and a hot July without cracking or fading. The painted detail holds through several seasons. The slow weak point is the joint between the resin mount and a wet timber fence cap, so a small patch of roofing felt or a hard plastic shim between mount and cap keeps the finish longer if the post beneath is softwood.

How does the horse piece sit alongside the cow and sheep pieces?

The Stallion Heads sit higher than the cow and sheep pieces because they mount on a fence cap rather than standing on the ground, which respects the actual height a horse stands at in a paddock. A Dairy Cow or a Highland Cow Stone Statue a few paces away on the ground fills out the rest of the smallholder scene. Sheep from the sheep garden ornaments range fit a paddock corner at the same scale as the cows.

How does this range fit with the farmyard catalogue?

The Stallion Heads are the equine line in the catalogue, distinct from the squatter farmstock shapes. The wider farm animals range gathers cows, sheep, pigs and ducks at the same paddock scale. The donkey garden ornaments range carries the broader farmyard-family pieces; cow garden ornaments and highland cow garden ornaments carry the bovine shapes; pigs covers the pig pieces at the gate.

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