Most backyard statues aren't this big

EAST HILLS, N.Y. (AP) - January 28, 2010

The 33-foot-high statue had been in the back yard of a Long Island, N.Y. house.

The current owners say the statue was there when they bought the home and now they're moving.

The family has donated the 100-year-old statue to the Town of North Hempstead.

A crew of movers spent six hours yesterday dismantling the massive artwork.

They say it will take at least another day to remove the limestone pedestal.

The statue is a copy of the "Horses of Marly" on the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

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