I think it's admirable that the three individuals who knocked over the horse sculpture outside of the MAISE Center came forward to apologize. This is especially so since it's unlikely that they would every have been caught.

But, with the price on their collective heads, an uncertain economy and friends who had already heard tales of drunken horse-tipping potentially chomping at the bit to collect the reward, perhaps it isn't that surprising at all.

What would be truly surprising, is if the folks responsible for vandalizing the horse outside of Tom Roohan's realty office came forward. While the MAISE crew was simply trying to ride the horse -- something the sculptures practically beg drunk passer-bys to do -- the folks who destroyed the other horse showed some serious beef as they systematically tore apar the sculpture, ending their onslaught by taking away a trophy in the form of the horse's hoof.

So, the reward of unspecified amount remains available to anyone with information about that second vandalism. If you know whodunnit, call police: 584-1800.