Rhys, why did you have to make it into a "north v south" thing?

To aid your education, the white horse is a symbol of Kent, the way the white rose is a symbol of Yorkshire.

The "waste of money" brigade should get so passionate about the millions lost in revenue by the rich avoiding tax...

Perry, Albufeira, Portugal

Blots on the landscape :-

Pylons, Wind Farms, Angel of the South.
The first two are regrettable but have a use.
The third is insupportable.

The opposite to green is red, and these proposals are pillarbox.

Ian, Solihull, UK

I suppose I am paying for this?

John Lee, Ellesmere Port, UK

What an absolute waste of money that could be far better spent. Reminds me of the very large and very expensive sheep, made of flowers, that the council erected in Maidstone, that has now magically dissapeared. Good job guys.

Sam, West Malling, Kent, UK

i think the Osmonds summed it up.

Crazy Horses.

hahaha

mick, newcastle upon tyne,

That is ridiculous. They're all ridiculous, and I LIKE these people.

Nik Rawlings, Glastonbury, United Kingdom

The horse is the most interesting, I'm just so ambivalent about Public Art , Josef Beuys used living Oak Trees in his work, did it offer more potential than static installations.? A herd of wild horses in their environment by Mark Wallinger would be most welcome, beware of whisky advertisements!

Jonathan Polkest, Penzance, United Kingdom

50 metres, surely - not 50 feet.

John, Leeds, UK

A giant horse? It reminds me of a 'My Little Pony'. Christopher le Bruns work is the most aesthetically pleasing by far.

Alex, Edinburgh,

2 million pounds to build a giant horse??!!!

Kerry, Nottingham, UK

It might help people find the international railway station at Ebbsfleet, which is out in the middle of nowhere and unreachable via the domestic rail network. Eurostar persists in stopping trains there even though nobody uses it, unlike Ashford which has five lines join up, but few Eurostar trains

Richard, Bexhill, UK

The horse definitely has a link with its surroundings that the others lack. It's the symbol of Kent and the colour echos the chalk of the area

Nick, London,

Sellars and Yeatman were there first, in "1066 And All That":

"Hengist was thus the first English King, and his wife (or horse) Horsa, the first English Queen (or horse)."

Sue B, Pontypridd, Wales

Better get down of your high horse you southerners since there's a recession brewing. I'm from the middle bit by the way and if you've seen Lincoln Cathedral you'll realise we got the size thing covered - and we built our angel long, long ago.

kevin, Lincoln, UK

So its a sculpture of a horse, only bigger? Not very original, sorry.

Phil Bailey, Shrewsbury, UK

I like the Horsa idea.
I doubt it will be picked as it relates to Anglo-Saxons and not the touchy feely multiculturalism that we all know and love...so...much

Phill, The Wirral, England

all of these ideas are ridiculous. what a waste of money. If I could do it, and i'm not that talented, its not art.

sam, edinburgh,

I think I prefer the horse.

The others seem to have no link with the concept or surroundings.

Kathryn, Preston, UK

Absolutely without a doubt not a patch on the angel of the north! The industrial rusted design of the angel means something to the north, harking back to the norths industrial heritage while guarding over it's future.

The horse means what? The south is full of horsey toffs???

Rhys, Leeds, U.K

What a load of rubbish is there any need to inflict any of this on the people of Britain. And don't say its art because all it represents is an ego boast to those involved. Anyway in the current climate here in the UK it will just be covered in grafitti and surrounded by needles

Rich , edinburgh, UK