Horse rings in Portland, Oregon

Today, the city of Portland helps to preserve the rings by requiring them to be replaced following sidewalk construction or repair.

In recent years Portland residents have started tethering model horses to the rings, sparking interaction, and drawing attention to part of the city's history.

The Horse Project, started by one resident of the Woodstock neighborhood in 2005, encourages participation in the urban art movement.

[4] Today, the city of Portland is committed to preserving the horse rings, which are reinstalled following curb and sidewalk construction or repair.

City officials in Oak Harbor, Washington, confirmed that the last in a series of horse rings would be preserved during a February 2011 sidewalk construction project.

The installations have sparked interaction with residents, who have left hay, lassoes, riders, saddles, water, wool blankets, and other "treats" for the horses.

[22] In 2012, The Oregonian highlighted the engagement of a couple who attribute the start of their relationship to a horse ring installation in the Pearl District.