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This is a list of
horses and
ponies in fictional subjects, excluding hybrid fantasy creatures such as
centaurs and
unicorns but including
pegasi ; their cousins,
donkeys and
zebras ; and cross-breed
mules and
zebroids .
Horses in literature
Tarquínia Winged-Horses, exhibited at National Museum of Tarquinia
Abelard, Halt's trained small horse/pony in the
Ranger's Apprentice series by
John Flanagan
Acorn, Davy's horse in the
Chaos Walking series by
Patrick Ness
Albino, from
Thunderhead by
Mary O'Hara
Alfonso (or, in Swedish, Lilla Gubben), in the
Pippi Longstocking series by
Astrid Lindgren
Angharrad, Todd's horse in the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness
Appalachian, from Thunderhead by Mary O'Hara
Arod,
Legolas 's horse in
The Lord of the Rings by
J.R.R Tolkien
Arondel, Bevis's horse in the Middle English romance
Bevis of Hampton
Arroch,
Sindarin for 'noble horse', ridden into battle by
Húrin in
The Children of Húrin by
J.R.R Tolkien
Artax,
Atreyu 's horse in
Michael Ende 's
The Neverending Story
Asfaloth,
Glorfindel 's horse in
The Lord of the Rings by
J.R.R Tolkien
Athansor, ridden by Peter Lake in
Mark Helprin 's
A Winter's Tale
Azarax, from The Byerley Turk by Jeremy James
Azul, the Blue Horse, from The Alchemical Horseman , by Jeremy James
Banner, from
My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
Barnum and Skip, the Wilders' driving team of
Laura Ingalls Wilder 's
Little House books and
The First Four Years
Bayard , a magic bay horse in the legends derived from the medieval chansons de geste
Bela, originally owned by Tam al'Thor, and later by
Egwene al'Vere , in
The Wheel of Time series
Bess and Beauty, two work horses from
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Binky , ridden by
Death in
Terry Pratchett 's
Discworld novels
Bill the Pony, pack pony for the Fellowship of the Ring in
Lord of the Rings .
Black Beauty, from
Black Beauty by
Anna Sewell
Black Boy and Rapide, Jill Crewe's ponies from the series by
Ruby Ferguson (in later editions, "Black Boy" became "Best Boy")
Black Gold, from Black Gold by Marguerite Henry
[1]
The Black (Stallion), from a series of 21 books by
Walter Farley beginning with
The Black Stallion (1941)
Blackjack, from Rick Riordan's
Percy Jackson & the Olympians series
Blaze, from a series of children's books by
Clarence William Anderson , beginning with
Billy and Blaze (1936)
Bless, Goldmund's childhood horse in
Narcissus and Goldmund by
Hermann Hesse
Blessing, Celeste's first horse in The Secret Horse by Gina Bertaina
[2]
Boxer , Mollie, and Clover, from
Animal Farm by
George Orwell
Bree Hee Hinny Brinny Hoohy Hah ("Bree"), from
The Horse and His Boy by
C. S. Lewis
Bright Country, Prince Eadric's horse from The Tales of the Frog Princess series by E.D. Baker
Bronze, the Steel General's horse in Roger Zelazny's Creatures of Light and Darkness
Bucephalus ,
Alexander the Great's horse in
Katherine Roberts' novel
I Am the Great Horse
Cadoc, from
Christopher Paolini 's
Eragon
Capilet, Sir Andrew's Ague Cheek's horse in
William Shakespeare 's
Twelfth Night , Act 3, Scene 4
Castor, one of the team of Shire horses owned by farmer Dawson in The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
Chretienne, a horse from
The Malloreon by
David Eddings
Cigarette, from My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
Cloud, the pony owned by
Veralidaine Sarrasri , and other ponies, in
The Immortals quartet by
Tamora Pierce
'Companions', which are human spirits reincarnated in the form of white horses in
Mercedes Lackey 's
Valdemar series
Condor, the mount of Green Rider Karigan G'ladheon in
Kristen Britain 's
Green Rider series
Dagobaz, Ash's horse from
The Far Pavilions by
M. M. Kaye
Dilu, the mount of
Chinese
warlord
Liu Bei in the
Romance of the Three Kingdoms , attributed to
Luo Guanzhong
Drinny, the Ranyhyn mount of Lord Mhoram in
Stephen R. Donaldson 's
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Faran, Sparhawk's horse in
David Eddings ' series
The Elenium and
The Tamuli
Favour, the time-travelling Great Grey Horse in the four-book Messenger series by
Monica Dickens , beginning with The Messenger (1985)
Felaróf, tamed by Eorl the Young, and from whom the Mearas of Rohan are descended in
The Lord of the Rings by
J.R.R Tolkien
Ferd, Carli's telepathic horse in
Bertil Mårtensson 's This is Reality (Swedish: Detta är verkligheten )
Figure, Justin Morgan's stallion and foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed,
Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry
Firefoot, a horse ridden by
Éomer in
The Lord of the Rings by
J.R.R Tolkien
Flame, from
The Black Stallion series
Flicka, from My Friend Flicka by
Mary O'Hara
Florian, from
Felix Salten's novel
Florian: The Emperor’s Stallion
Fru-Fru, from
Anna Karenina by
Leo Tolstoy
Fury, from the original story by
Norman Krasna , 1936, made into a movie the same year
Gabilan, from
John Steinbeck 's novel
The Red Pony
Glory, from
Gene Markey 's short story and made into a movie, 1956
Ginger, from
Black Beauty by
Anna Sewell
Glue-Boy, Cuthbert Allgood's horse from the
Dark Tower series by
Stephen King
The "great horses" owned by Angus Morton in
The Chrysalids , the result of an officially sanctioned breeding program; technically,
mutants
Greatheart, Beauty's horse from Robin McKinley's novel Beauty
Guido, a Pegasus from Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson"
Gulliver, narrator of Horseplay by Lee Siegel
Gunpowder,
Ichabod Crane 's horse from "
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow " by
Washington Irving
Gypsy, from Gypsy from Nowhere by Sharon Wagner
Hasufel, Gárulf's horse which after his death was given to
Aragorn in
The Lord of the Rings by
J.R.R Tolkien
Hatatitla,
Old Shatterhand 's horse in
Karl May 's
Winnetou
Hell Bitch, from
Lonesome Dove by
Larry McMurtry
Highboy, from
My Friend Flicka
The
Houyhnhnms , a race of intelligent and cultured horses in
Gulliver's Travels by
Jonathan Swift
Hwin , from
The Horse and His Boy by
C. S. Lewis
Iltschi, Winnetou's horse
Captain Jinks' horse, of the Horse Marines, fed on corn and beans in the
nursery rhyme
Jim, cab-horse from
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by
L. Frank Baum
Joey, from
War Horse by
Michael Morpurgo
Kate and Bill, the Wilders' work horses in
Laura Ingalls Wilder 's
The First Four Years
Kholstomer , from the story of the same name by Leo Tolstoy
Lark, from The Berserker's Horse by Lisa Maxwell
Lukas, in the
Emil i Lönneberga series by
Astrid Lindgren
March Malaen , from
Celtic mythology .
Mehryl, the Ranyhyn mount of Hile Troy in
Stephen R. Donaldson 's
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Merrylegs, from
Black Beauty by
Anna Sewell
Miramis, with golden mane and hooves, from
Astrid Lindgren 's book
Mio, My Son
Misty of Chincoteague , a real pony made famous by
Marguerite Henry 's children's book of the same name
Myrha, the Ranyhyn mount of High Lord Elena in
Stephen R. Donaldson 's
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Monarch, from Jodie's Journey by
Colin Thiele
Moonlight, the horse owned by Alanna of Trebond in the
Song of the Lioness quartet by
Tamora Pierce
Morgenstern, Julian's horse from the Chronicles of Amber by
Roger Zelazny
Mortis, Death's Steed (Death rides a pale horse). Mortis can transform into other modes of transportation,including a pale limousine with the license plate reading "Mortis". Mortis first appears in the book,
On A Pale Horse and accompanies Death in the
Incarnations of Immortality series by
Piers Anthony
Nana, the racehorse named for the eponymous heroine of
Zola's novel
Nana , and fictional winner of the
Grand Prix de Paris
Napoleon, from
The Black Stallion
Nara, a Hunnuli or magical horse, from The Dark Horse series by
Mary H. Herbert
Oberon, the "ghost pony" Sarah Elgin finds the remains of in an old stone house, in Lynn Hall's The Mystery of Pony Hollow
Peachblossom, the horse owned by
Keladry in the
Protector of the Small quartet by
Tamora Pierce
Persephone from
House of Night by
P. C. Cast and
Kristin Cast
The Phantom, Misty's dam,
Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
The Pie, from
National Velvet by
Enid Bagnold
Pied Piper, sire of Misty, in Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
Pildarlick, one of Panhandle Smith's first horses in Zane Grey's short story "Valley of Wild Horses"
Pilgrim from
The Horse Whisperer by
Nicholas Evans and the
film based on it
Pips, Matrim Cauthon's horse in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time
Pollux, one of the team of Shire horses owned by farmer Dawson in The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
Porkpie, a Pegasus from Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson"
Prairie horses, from The Horseclans
Prince and Lady, Almanzo Wilder's
Morgan horse driving team of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books
Pylon, Susan's horse from the Dark Tower series by Stephen King
Rakhsh , Rostam's horse in
Shahnameh
The Ranyhyn, prescient and hyper-intelligent great horses in
Steven Donaldson 's
Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Red Hare , the mount of
Lü Bu and
Guan Yu in the Chinese epic
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Rih,
Kara Ben Nemsi 's horse in
Karl May 's tales of the Orient
Rival, wild stallion hero of Saddle a Thunderbolt by Jo Sykes
Roach, the name that
Geralt of Rivia , from
The Witcher series by Polish writer
Andrzej Sapkowski , gives to all his horses
Rochallor, Fingolfin's horse in
The Silmarillion by
J.R.R Tolkien edited by
Christopher Tolkien .
Rocinante , from
Don Quixote by
Miguel de Cervantes ; also the name of fictional horses in several other books and movies
Rocket, Flicka's dam, from My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
Roheryn, the horse
Aragorn rides through the Paths of the Dead and onto the Pelennor Fields in
The Lord of the Rings by
J.R.R Tolkien
Rusher, Roland's horse from the Dark Tower series by Stephen King
Sam and David, the Ingalls family work horses of Laura Ingalls Wilder's
Little House on the Prairie
Sea Star from Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague
Scipio, from Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series
Secret, from Gina Bertaina's The Secret Horse
[2]
Shadowfax, the horse ridden by
Gandalf the White in
J.R.R. Tolkien 's
The Lord of the Rings
Sham from
King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
Silveny, a alicorn in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger
Silver Blaze, from the
Sherlock Holmes story
The Adventure of Silver Blaze by
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Chess, the Knight Destrier, in
Linda Medley 's
Castle Waiting
Smiler,
Theon Greyjoy 's warhorse from
A Song of Ice and Fire by
George R. R. Martin
Smoky, from
Smoky the Cow Horse , written and illustrated by Will James
Snowfire, from Christopher Paolini's Eragon
Snowmane, the horse of King
Théoden which falls on and mortally wounds him during battle in
The Lord of the Rings by
J.R.R Tolkien
Stardust, from Ashleigh's Hope by
Joanna Campbell
Starlight from
Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Stayer and Stepper, Perrin's horses in
The Wheel of Time series
Stormy, from
Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry
Stranger,
Sandor Clegane 's warhorse from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
Sunchaser from The Unicorns Of Balinor by Mary Stanton
Sunfire, from Ravenheart and Sorrowheart by Kendra Ann Thomas
Sunka Wakan, from The Great Spirit Horse by Linda Little Wolf
Sunstorm, from Ashleigh's Hope by Joanna Campbell
Talat, Aerin's horse in
The Hero and the Crown by
Robin McKinley
Tencendur,
Charlemagne 's warhorse in
The Song of Roland
Thowra, a creamy-silver stallion, the main character in
Silver Brumby , by Elyne Mitchell
Thunderhead, son of Flicka in the book by
Mary O'Hara
Topthorn, from War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Tornac, from Christopher Paolini's Eragon
Trojan Horse (a structure), from Virgil's
Aeneid ; Homer's
The Odyssey ; Franco Brusati's
Ulysses ; Hugh Gray's The Treatment of Helen of Troy ; Margaret George's Helen of Troy ; and Adele Geres'
Troy
Trotsky,
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle 's horse in the books by Betty MacDonald
Tsornin (Sungold), Harry Crewe's horse in
The Blue Sword by
Robin McKinley
Tug, Will's trained small horse/pony in the
Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan
Veillantif (also called Brigliadoro),
Roland 's horse in the
chansons de geste
Watch Eyes, pony of Paul and Maureen Beebe, characters in Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry
Whinney and her offspring, Racer and Grey, from the
Earth's Children books
Whirlwind from Shadow Horse by
Alison Hart
Windfola, who carries both
Éowyn and
Merry Brandybuck in the charge of the Rohirrim on the Pelennor Fields in
The Lord of the Rings by
J.R.R Tolkien
Wings, sire of Stormy, in
Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry
Horses in film
Aldebaran, Antares, Rigel and Altair from
Ben-Hur (one of four from the chariot race)
Arizona Pie, Sarah Brown's horse from
International Velvet
April Love, from
April Love (1957)
Artax, Atreyu's Horse from
The NeverEnding Story
Bad Horse, from
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Beau, from
True Grit with John Wayne
Beric, Lancelot's horse, from
Knights of the Round Table with Robert Taylor
Big John, from
For Richer or Poorer
The Black Stallion, from
The Black Stallion and
The Black Stallion Returns , based on Walter Farley's books; played by the Arabian stallion
Cass Ole
The Young Black Stallion from
The Young Black Stallion film based on Walter Farley's book.
Blue Boy, race horse from
Laurel and Hardy 's 1929 comedy short,
Wrong Again
Bucephalus, from
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and
Alexander
Checkers, from
Moondance Alexander
Cisco, John Dunbar's buckskin gelding from
Dances with Wolves
Cochise, the
Appaloosa stallion ridden by John Wayne in the movie
El Dorado
Conquistador, the General's horse stolen and rescued by Pablito from
The Littlest Outlaw
Copper, one of the horses ridden by
Eddie Dean in his films
Denny, the buckskin gelding of
The Man From Snowy River (also appeared in the sequel,
The Man from Snowy River II )
Diablo, the black and white pinto from the
Cisco Kid movies
Dollar, the horse of John Wayne's character (John Bernard "J.B." Books) in
The Shootist , 1976
Don, talking horse from
Hot to Trot
Dover, race horse from
My Fair Lady (does not appear on screen)
Flash, from
Flash
Flicka, from
Flicka (based on the book
My Friend Flicka )
Ginger, from
Black Beauty
Goliath, from
Ladyhawke
Gulliver, from
The Horse Whisperer book and
film of the same name
Gunpowder, Constable
Ichabod Crane 's horse in the film
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Gypsy, Meggie MacWade's horse, which undertakes a 500-mile journey over treacherous terrain to be reunited with her in
Gypsy Colt
Hidalgo, paint stallion from the
movie of the same name (disputed)
The Horse of a Different Color, from
The Wizard of Oz
Joey, from the movie War Horse
Little Blackie, from the John Wayne film
True Grit
Lucky Number Slevin, from the
movie of the same name
Khartoum, the ill-fated horse from
The Godfather
Maximus, horse featured in the animated film
Tangled
Napoleon, Snoe's gray cart horse and The Black's stable mate in the film
The Black Stallion
Nurah and Thebes, the horses of Pharaoh Ramses from Cecil B. DeMille's 1956
The Ten Commandments
Oliver Hardy , at the end of
Flying Deuces ; after he died in a plane crash, he was reincarnated as a horse
Pepper, from Two Bits and Pepper (1995)
Phillip, Edmund's horse from
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Pie, Velvet Brown's horse from
National Velvet
Pilgrim, troubled, injured horse from The Horse Whisperer book and movie
Shadowfax from Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Sonny, Joe's horse in
My Outlaw Brother
Spirit, buckskin stallion from
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Sprout, from
The Parent Trap
Sylvester, from
Sylvester (1985)
Taff/Bo, the main horse character in Disney's
Ride a Wild Pony
Tír na nÓg from
Into the West
Tolo, gelding from The Long Shot
Two Bits, from Two Bits and Pepper (1995)
Horses in television
Alípio, from puppet series
Cocoricó
Amigo, Cordell Walker's horse in the TV series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Argo, from
Xena: Warrior Princess
Bandit, buckskin from
Caitlin's Way
The Black Stallion in
Adventures of the Black Stallion
Blue Jeans, Miley Stewart's horse in
Hannah Montana
Buck, the buckskin horse of Ben Cartwright on the TV series
Bonanza
Buck, the buckskin horse ridden by Trampas in the TV series
The Virginian
Champion the Wonder Horse , the eponymous hero of a 1950s television series
Chestnut, from the TV series
2 Broke Girls
Chico, also his real name,
Queen of Swords ' horse
Chub, Chubb, or Chubby, the horse of Hoss Cartwright on the
Bonanza television series
Cochise, Little Joe's horse on the
Bonanza television series
Cocoa, Nick Barkley's horse on
The Big Valley TV series (Cocoa was retired at the end of the Hunter's Moon episode in Season Four)
Domino, the pinto ridden by Bill Longley, played by
Rory Calhoun in
The Texan TV series
Fury , the eponymous black stallion of the 1950s TV series
Grace's Secret, Tommy's racehorse in Series 2 of
Peaky Blinders
Hercules,
Steptoe and Son ' s horse
Joe D., the horse ridden by the Virginian in the TV series
The Virginian
Katy, the paint mare belonging to The Kid from
The Young Riders
Li'l Sebastian, the little horse beloved by Pawnee, Indiana in the sitcom
Parks and Recreation
Mister Ed , eponymous horse of the
CBS series, 1961–1966.
Meindert het Paard, a horse who is a character in the Dutch TV children's puppet series
De Fabeltjeskrant .
Pie-O-My , Ralph Cifaretto's horse from Episodes 44 and 48 of Season 4 of
The Sopranos
Phantom, Zorro's white horse in the Disney series
Zorro
Pokey, the pony from
The Gumby Show
Polka-Dotted Horse, Ludicrous Lion's horse from
H.R. Pufnstuf
Ringo, the black horse with the white star ridden by Josh Randall in all but the first few episodes of the TV series
Wanted Dead or Alive
Saddle Club horses from
The Saddle Club
Scout,
Tonto 's horse
Silver,
the Lone Ranger 's horse
Sophie,
Colonel Potter 's horse on
M*A*S*H
Spartan, Amy Fleming's horse from
Heartland
Sport, the chestnut gelding of Adam Cartwright on the television series
Bonanza
Superstar, the real name of the black horse who played James West's horse in the TV series
The Wild Wild West
Tornado ,
Zorro 's black horse
Victor, the Lone Ranger's nephew's horse
Wildfire, from ABC Family's
Wildfire
Horses in animation
Achilles, horse of
Captain Phoebus in Disney's
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Altivo, Cortez's warhorse from DreamWorks'
The Road to El Dorado
Angus, horse of
Merida in Disney's
Brave
BoJack Horseman , the titular alcoholic celebrity horse in
BoJack Horseman
Bucephalus , demon-horse of
Alexander the Great from
Reign: The Conqueror
Buck, the sheriff's horse from
Home on the Range
Bullseye ,
Woody 's horse in
Toy Story 2 and
Toy Story 3
Burrito, a winged donkey that Gauchito finds in the Flying Gauchito segment of
The Three Caballeros .
Captain, the authoritative farm horse in Disney's
101 Dalmatians
Chet, from
The Littlest Pet Shop
Cyril Proudbottom, Toad's helpful but clumsy horse friend in Disney's
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
De Royal, Double Eight, Chestnut, Mikagehomare, Miyako, and Rosanna from
Silver Spoon
Deablo the Horse, from
Johnny Bravo .
Donny the White Horse, Bubbles' friend in the reboot of
The Powerpuff Girls .
Frou-Frou, from
Aristocats
Fun Saiki, from
Mobile Fighter G Gundam
Gallopin' Gals
Horace Horsecollar from the
Walt Disney cartoons
Horse,
Dudley Do-Right's horse in
The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Horse, from Centaurworld
Ico, from
Ico, el Caballito valiente
James Baxter, from Adventure Time
Khan, the Fa family's horse from Disney's
Mulan
Kokuoh,
Raoh 's horse from
Fist of the North Star
Lightning, from
Dinozaurs: The Series
Majesty, from
Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale
Major, from
Cinderella (1950 film) .
Maximus, the horse who pursued Flynn Rider in Disney's
Tangled
Mr. Horse from
Ren and Stimpy
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Noble Heart Horse, a
Care Bears Cousin from the television series and films
Opal, in
Ribon no Kishi
Pharfignewton, Pinky's girlfriend on
Animaniacs and
Pinky and the Brain
Phillipe ,
Belle and her father's horse from Disney's
Beauty and the Beast
Pony Puff Princess, Dee Dee's idol in
Dexter's Laboratory
Ponycorn, from
Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden
Ponygon and his parents,
Kardio from
Zatch Bell!
Princess, Lisa's horse in
The Simpsons
Quick Draw McGraw , of
Hanna-Barbera 's cartoon series
Rain, the paint mare from
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Sabure, in
Tari Tari
Samson ,
Prince Phillip 's horse from Disney's
Sleeping Beauty
Spirit from
She-Ra
Spirit, the stallion from
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Starlight and Skydancer, from
Rainbow Brite
Tempest,
Princess Sissi 's horse from the show of the same name
Thirty/Thirty, the Equistroid Deputy of Marshal
BraveStarr
Thowra, the Silver Brumby in
The Silver Brumby cartoon series
Yato, from
Legend of Basara
Horses in comics
Alsan, from
Red River
Arabesque, Blutch's horse in
Les Tuniques Bleues , whom he has trained to fall down during battle so he can act as if he is wounded and thus survive the battles.
[3]
[4]
Basashi, from
K -Memory of Red- and
K -Days of Blue-
Billy Boy, in
Bamse by
Rune Andréasson
Blue Horse and Brown Horse, two programmers from the web comic horse++
Butter Rum,
Firestar ’s horse that dies in a stable fire secretly set by
Emma Frost .
[5]
Comet ,
Supergirl 's pet horse
Godasse, horse of the French soldier Godaille in the comics series Godaille et Godasse by Jacques Sandron.
[6]
Het Gouden Paard, a horse whose skin is gold. Appears in the
Suske en Wiske story Het Gouden Paard .
[7]
Hero, the fastest horse in the world; owned by
The Phantom .
Hirnu the pony, the protagonist of Hirnu , a Finnish comic strip by Joonas.
[8]
Hortense,
Scrooge McDuck 's horse in
The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by
Don Rosa
Jolly Jumper , Lucky Luke's horse and friend in
Lucky Luke .
[9]
Kipper, the pony of Penelope in Penelope by
Norman Thelwell .
[10]
Little Thunder, the personal pony of
Yakari
Lucy, pet horse and special friend to Danae in Wiley Miller's
Non Sequitur
Midori no Makibaō
Nightmare, from
Casper the Friendly Ghost .
Rik Drie ("Rik Three"). A horse of
Nero in the story "Het Geheim van Bakkendoen" ("The Secret of Bakkendoen").
[11] It turns invisible due to a serum. Nero named him "Rik Three", because "he is even greater than Rik One and Rik Two" (Cyclist champions
Rik Van Steenbergen and
Rik Van Looy were popularly nicknamed "Rik One" and "Rik Two", because they were active around the same time.)
Rin Sohma in the form of a horse, from
Fruits Basket .
Het Rijmende Paard ("The Rhyming Horse"). He is the horse of
Saint Martin of Tours on
Antoon van Dyck 's famous painting. In the
Suske en Wiske album "Het Rijmende Paard" he is brought alive and escapes, causing the protagonists to start a search for him.
[12]
Ruby. The horse of cowboy
Jerry Spring .
[13]
[14]
Slow Dancer, fictional Appaloosa of
Johnny Joestar from
Steel Ball Run
Steve, the carthorse in Roland Davies' comic strip Come On, Steve .
[15]
Spark Plug. He is the horse of
Barney Google .
[16]
Thunder. He is the horse of
Red Ryder .
[17]
Troy. The family's horse in The Timbertoes .
[18]
Horses in song
Badger, a possibly unrideable horse in the song "The Scene We All Ain't Saw" by
Chris LeDoux
Becky, the mule from
Carl Perkins '
Movie Magg .
Bottle of Smoke, the eponymous horse in the song by
The Pogues
The Brute, a horse ridden for the first time in the song "The Continental Suit"
Chestnut Mare , the eponymous horse in the song by
The Byrds
Feitlebaum, the racehorse who always comes up from behind to finish first (even in a car race) in songs by
Doodles Weaver (performed with
Spike Jones and his City Slickers)
Galway Bay, the 'coal-black mare with a white starred chest' in the song "The Galway Farmer" by Steve Knightly of
Show of Hands
Henry the Horse, the waltzing horse from
The Beatles ' "
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite " (based on a real horse called Zanthus, from
Pablo Fanque 's Circus Royal)
The Horse With No Name , the horse in the eponymous song by
America
Leroy, the cowboy's horse in
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) by
Big & Rich
Lisette, crazed horse in the song "Run Lisette" by
Glass Hammer
Mac, from
Mason Proffit 's "Two Hangmen"
Mighty Little from
Frank Zappa 's "Montana"
Molly O'Brian and Tenbrooks, who raced in the song "The Ballad of Molly and Tenbrooks" written by
Bill Monroe
The Old Gray Mare , the horse in the eponymous song
Old Red, a bucking bronc who'd never been ridden in the eponymous song by Chris LeDoux
Paul Revere, the horse from the song of the same name,
Paul Revere , by the
Beastie Boys
Een paard in de gang , a horse which somehow ended up in neighbour Jansen's hallway. From the eponymous song by comedian
André van Duin .
Pinto the wonder horse from the song by
Tom T. Hall .
Seven Horses in the Sky , seven horses who appeared in the sky, according to the 1969 eponymous hit song by
The Pebbles .
Sorrow, the name of the carnie's horse in the
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds song "The Carnie"
Stewball, from the eponymous song by
Peter, Paul and Mary
The Strawberry Roan , an unrideable horse in the eponymous song performed by
Marty Robbins ,
Chris LeDoux , and others
The
Tennessee Stud , the horse in the
eponymous song written by
Jimmy Driftwood and later covered by
Doc Watson and
Johnny Cash .
Trigger, the horse who pulled the fastest milkcart in the West in
Benny Hill 's
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West) .
Wildfire , the horse in the eponymous song by
Michael Martin Murphey
The Yellow Stud, an unrideable horse in the eponymous song performed by Chris LeDoux
Horses in video games
Aaron, a merhorse/seahorse monster in
Undertale
Agro, the horse of Wander, and Phaedra, the 4th Colossus in
Shadow of the Colossus
Arvak, a skeletal horse with blue flames in
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim , obtained after completing the "Soul Cairn Horse Quest"
"The Boss's Horse", an Andalusian horse who appears in
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater , in
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (as a painting), and in
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker as the temporary steed of Big Boss
Butt Stallion in
Borderlands 2 , a pure diamond horse owned by Handsome Jack
Blitzle, the Electrified Pokémon from the
Pokémon series
Callus, the horse that takes Joel and Ellie to the University of Eastern Colorado and Silver Lake in
The Last of Us
Despair, Horse of Death in
Darksiders II
D-Horse, an Andalusian horse who appears in
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain as the steed of Venom Snake.
Epona , Link's horse in
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ,
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess . She also appears
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as a special horse obtained via the amiibo Rune.
Frost, a breeding stallion in
V: Skyrim , obtained after completing the quest "Promises to Keep"
Geryon, demon horse in
Devil May Cry 3
Glastrier, the Wild Horse Pokémon who has the ability to fuse with the King Pokémon Calyrex, in the
Pokémon series
Hudson Horstachio,
Viva Pinata
Invincible, undead steed of Arthas, the Lich King in World of Warcraft.
Ixion , one of
Yuna's summons from
Final Fantasy X
Kage (Shadow), Nobu (Trust) and Sora (Sky), each a starter horse from
Ghost of Tsushima
Keldeo, the Colt Pokémon and the fourth member of the Swords of Justice in the
Pokémon series
Mary Lou, Hank Hoffman Jr.'s horse in
Dragon Quest IV , who pulls the party's wagon; in the original NES release, she is named Primrose
Matsukaze , from the video game series
Samurai Warriors
Mudbray, the Donkey Pokémon from the
Pokémon series
Mudsdale, the Draft Horse Pokémon which evolves from Mudbray from the
Pokémon series
Old Gary, the rotten old horse from
Peasant's Quest
Phear lap, the skeletal ghost horse mini-boss from
Cuphead
Ponyta, the Fire Horse Pokémon from the
Pokémon series
Rapidash, the Fire Horse Pokémon which evolves from Ponyta from the
Pokémon series
Red Hare , from the video game series
Dynasty Warriors
Roach,
Geralt of Rivia 's mare in
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Ruin, horse of War in
Darksiders
Shadowmere, a black horse with red eyes in
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and
V: Skyrim , obtained after joining the Dark Brotherhood
Smith ,
Iolo 's horse in the
Ultima series, who talks and can give clues
Spectrier, the Swift Horse Pokémon who has the ability to fuse with the King Pokémon Calyrex, in the
Pokémon series
The Knight, a chess piece inspired mini-boss from
Cuphead who takes the form of a horse
Torrent, a spirit steed bearing a set of horns given to the protagonist by Melina in Elden Ring
Zebstrika, the Thunderbolt Pokémon which evolves from Blitzle in the
Pokémon series
Horses in toys
See also
References