The Fighting Stallions, located right outside of Derrick Hall, is a TX State Tradition and a landmark on campus that almost everyone sees daily if he or she passes through the Quad. I first remember seeing the Stallions about two years ago when I came with my sister, who graduated SWT, and we toured the campus together. I didn't know the significance of the statue back then, but I do now. The Fighting Stallions is a designated free speech area, which means anyone has the right to speak out about anything he or she desires. The first time I saw someone speaking out was the outrageous Pastor I think everyone has seen. It was the first month of school. Im not sure what his name is, but he generated alot of reactions from the students. He was pretty radical in his ideas and offended some people. One girl even slapped him. I thought it was hilarious.Another crazy tradition that some students have heard about is the tradition of rubbing the stallion's "testicles" to get a good grade on a test. lol. That's pretty outrageous. At student orientation, the OL told us that she knew about the tradition but hasn't seen anyone actually do it. Neither have I. I think it would be pretty funny to see it though. I see the statue everyday since I have a class in the quad everyday. There are usually people sitting around the statue working on homework, talking to friends, or studying. It remains to be a great part of Texas State and a Tradition.
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