In the summer of 2022, the green lawns of Sha Tin Racecourse, alongside the usual sight of horses galloping at full speed, were filled with hundreds of figurines of small, white, plump ponies with the horns, whiskers and sharp ears of a Chinese dragon. The “herd” has since February this year gone on a world tour as part of the Drago Cavallo Travels Around the World project, visiting several cities in China, including Shanghai, Jiangmen and Hangzhou. This month, they’ll be back in town for a month, before they are on the road again to more cities including Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou and Rome.
These adorable, which means “dragon horse” in Chinese, are Hong Kong artist Simon Ma’s latest edition of his signature dragon horse design from 2012. Back then, he was commissioned by Italian car manufacturer Ferrari to create a design for the bonnet of the F458 sports car. The limited-edition design featured a mighty Chinese dragon flying over Ferrari’s iconic prancing horse logo. Ma’s latest edition combines the two creatures into one.
