Blackie's Pasture

Tiburon's beloved mascot is honored in sculpture form in a field called Blackie's Pasture. It was created in 1995 as a way to commemorate everyone's favorite swaybacked horse, Blackie. Blackie lived for 28 years and those leaving or entering the towns of Tiburon and Belvedere would pass the pasture and Blackie. Blackie was popular at rodeos in Salinas, California after a few years of working as a cavalry horse. After his retirement at age 12 he would relax in the pasture, enjoying the carrots and snacks the residents of the area would feed him. Blackie died in 1966 and was buried in the pasture, his grave marked by a cross and later, a plaque. Blackie was 40 at the time of his death. With funds donated from the Gordon Strawbridge family, the sculpture was created and erected in the pasture. Strawbridge served as the town's first mayor, so his family understood the importance of Blackie and the love the town had for the horse. The sculpture can be seen as you drive past the pasture, just as Blackie could be seen for so many years. The sculpture was created by artist Albert Guibara, one of the most well-known sculptors in California.