What is a fetish? To Native Americans a fetish is any object that possesses "spirit power." They believe that when the object is treated with respect, the spirit that resides within can bring its owner good luck, good health and a harmonious life. 

With this in mind, Oregon painter Lynn Bean created an extraordinary "fetish pony" on which the spirit images of different horses seem to emerge from inside a sandstone carving of a host horse, who wears a "power pack" of feathers, beads and shells on its back. If you are a Trail of Painted Pony collector, Fetish Pony would be in the same class as War Pony, Medicine Pony and Reunion of the Family of Man. 

These are the perfect size for ornaments - about 2 x 3 inches. The first cow ornaments were made back in 2001 and they were too big. Westland Giftware has learned the proper size. If you don't know the story of the Trail of Painted Ponies, it all began with the Cow Parade. We were the 1st Internet site to sell Cow Parade items in October 2001. Then, we began this web site in February 2003 for the Trail of Painted Ponies.