History has revealed an unimaginable story through a source surprising familiar to me. I had no idea that the friendly, professional, and knowledgeable veterinarian and founder of Heartland Vet Supply was also a professional sculptor. Upon one of my veterinary inquiries at Heartland Vet Supply, we somehow got onto the topic of Dr. Biehl's current sculpture project, "The Martin Brothers". I had never heard about the Martin brothers and their
remarkable story of survival after a Sioux Indian attack in 1864. Please, if you've not heard of this story, read the December 27, 2005, Trade West article about the 1864 attack in the following link: http://www.thebronzehorse.com/images/VictimsOfTheSioux.pdf As you read through the article you'll come to know and understand how the Martin brothers, Henry Nathanial age 15, and Robert Ower age 12, we're pinned together by an arrow shot by the Sioux, and eventually left for dead. You'll also read about how the little mare they were riding, courageously fought back and bit the Sioux Indian pony that was leading the attack. What's bringing this story to life once again, is the life-size sculpture of the boys on their little mare, and it's placement a few miles near the incident on the Platte River in Nebraska http://www.thebronzehorse.com/martinbrothers.html If you plan to travel through Nebraska this summer, stop by and visit the site. You'll learn about a remarkable event in history while you gaze upon the sculpture and visualize the boys on their little mare, running for their lives.
remarkable story of survival after a Sioux Indian attack in 1864. Please, if you've not heard of this story, read the December 27, 2005, Trade West article about the 1864 attack in the following link: http://www.thebronzehorse.com/images/VictimsOfTheSioux.pdf As you read through the article you'll come to know and understand how the Martin brothers, Henry Nathanial age 15, and Robert Ower age 12, we're pinned together by an arrow shot by the Sioux, and eventually left for dead. You'll also read about how the little mare they were riding, courageously fought back and bit the Sioux Indian pony that was leading the attack. What's bringing this story to life once again, is the life-size sculpture of the boys on their little mare, and it's placement a few miles near the incident on the Platte River in Nebraska http://www.thebronzehorse.com/martinbrothers.html If you plan to travel through Nebraska this summer, stop by and visit the site. You'll learn about a remarkable event in history while you gaze upon the sculpture and visualize the boys on their little mare, running for their lives.
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