I FEEL that I speak for many local people [who] saw that our lovely wooden horse in Cowley park had been taken [Wooden horse sculpture stolen from park,Gazette,June 18].

The horse and barge were loved and admired by everyone.

Little children loved to sit on the horse's back.

How anyone could deprive us of this lovely carving beggars belief!

The remaining barge is nice,but without its horse it seems completely lost and depressed. How very sad.

JOANNE M. IDARE,

Barlee Crescent, Cowley.