Horace Horsecollar
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| First appearance | The Plow Boy, 1929 |
| Created by | Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks |
| Voiced by | Bill Farmer |
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| Friends | Clarabelle Cow (girlfriend), Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Clara Cluck, Donald Duck, Pluto, Sora |
Horace Horsecollar is a fictional character created by Ub Iwerks for Walt Disney.
He is one of Mickey Mouse's friends and the boyfriend of Clarabelle Cow. Horace first appeared as Mickey's plough horse in The Plow Boy in 1929. Since then, he was 'killed off' but came back with the personality of a cheerful know-it-all. He next appeared later that same year, in The Jazz Fool, and after that became a regular member of the Disney supporting cast, along with Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck and others even more minor. Horace helped Mickey on his sleuthing expeditions in the comics before Goofy was created; in recent years, Horace has more commonly appeared in Mickey Mouse Works and Disney's House of Mouse.
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[edit] Horace in Animation
He appeared frequently from 1930 to 1932 and less frequently afterward, making his final classic-era bow in 1942. In his earliest incarnation, Horace was presented as Mickey Mouse's four-legged plow horse. He could walk upright on his hind legs, at which time his forelegs became gloved hands; at other times, he got back down on all fours and reverted to form. Horace mostly played bit-part characters in the approximately 30 cartoon shorts in which he appeared, and his character was never as fully developed as the "Fab Five." Like Goofy in his early Dippy appearances, Horace's body seemed to be formed of rubber tubing. He and Clarabelle had an uncanny ability to change from somewhat normal farmyard animals into anthropomorphized beings as necessary. In film he has been most recently seen in "The Prince and the Pauper" where he had a bigger role as Mickey's pompous tutor. And as with most Disney characters, he was given small cameos in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).
In these latter-day animated appearances, his voice is provided by Bill Farmer (who also voices Goofy and Pluto).
After departing the Disney studio, Ub Iwerks created a Horace-like character, the mule Orace, for his own studio. As can be noted, even the name is almost the same.
[edit] Classic Cartoon Appearances
- 1929 - The Plow Boy
- 1929 - The Jazz Fool
- 1930 - The Barnyard Concert
- 1930 - The Cactus Kid
- 1930 - The Fire Fighters
- 1930 - The Shindig
- 1930 - Pioneer Days
- 1931 - The Birthday Party
- 1931 - Blue Rhythm
- 1931 - The Barnyard Broadcast
- 1931 - The Beach Party
- 1932 - Mickey's Revue
- 1932 - Barnyard Olympics
- 1932 - Mickey's Nightmare
- 1932 - Touchdown Mickey
- 1932 - The Whoopee Party
- 1933 - Mickey's Mellerdrammer
- 1933 - Mickey's Gala Premiere
- 1934 - Camping Out
- 1934 - The Orphan's Benefit
- 1935 - The Band Concert
- 1935 - On Ice
- 1936 - Mickey's Grand Opera
- 1936 - Toby Tortoise Returns
- 1937 - Mickey's Amateurs
- 1938 - Boat Builders
- 1938 - The Fox Hunt
- 1941 - The Orphan's Benefit (remake)
- 1942 - All Together
- 1942 - Mickey's Birthday Party
- 1942 - Symphony Hour
- 1983 - Mickey's Christmas Carol
- 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- 1990 - The Prince and the Pauper
[edit] Horace in Comics
Horace has never really been more than a supporting character, though he has starred in numerous European comic book stories of his own. In these, he plays a much bigger role than elsewhere: often accompanying Mickey on his many sleuthing adventures or acting as Clarabelle Cow's paramour and fiance. Clarabelle and Horace were engaged in the comics according to some 1931 and 1932 continuities, but neither ever followed through. For a brief time, during the late 1960s, Clarabelle began dating Goofy, perhaps in an attempt to give Goofy a girlfriend. During this time Horace's whereabouts are unknown. Toward the end of this time Clarabelle's status with Goofy was challenged by another dogface named Glory-Bee and Clarabelle seems to have returned to her former paramour, Horace.
[edit] Horace In Video Games
Horace made a cameo appearance in the Timeless River world of Kingdom Hearts 2 with many other classic Disney characters like Clarabelle Cow and Clara Cluck as one of the world's citizens, even though he probably now lives in Disney Castle. He also appeared in Mickey's Ultimate Challenge.
