List of fictional horses
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This is a list of horses in fictional subjects.
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[edit] Horses in mythology
- Arion, an immortal, extremely swift horse
- Arvak and Alsvid pulled Sol's chariot
- Balius and Xanthos, Achilles' horses
- Centaur, part human, part horse
- Dyaus Pita, the Sky Father, who appears as a horse
- Embarr, Niamh's horse
- Epona, Gaulish horse goddess
- Gandharva, male nature spirits, usually part horse
- Gringolet, Sir Gawain's horse
- Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr in Norse mythology
- Hengroen, King Arthur's horse
- Hippocampus, a mythical seahorse that pulled Poseidon's chariot
- Llamrei, King Arthur's mare
- Hofvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gna in Norse mythology
- Kelpie, a mythical Celtic water horse
- the Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh
- Pegasus, a winged horse
- Rhaebus, the horse of Mezentius in Roman mythology
- the Sileni, a half-man, half-horse race in Greek mythology
- Silili, a Babylonian king of horses
- the Trojan Horse
- Skinfaxi, Dagur's horse
- Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse
- Unicorns, a species of horned horse
- Widow-Maker, mythical cowboy Pecos Bill's horse
[edit] Horses in literature
- Arod, Legolas's horse in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
- Artax, Atreyu's horse in Michael Ende's The Neverending Story
- Asfaloth, Glorfindel's horse, from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
- Athansor, ridden by Peter Lake in Mark Helprin's A Winter's Tale
- Banner, from My Friend Flicka
- Barnum and Skip, the Wilders' driving team of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books and The First Four Years
- Bela, originally owned by Tam al'Thor, and later by Egwene al'Vere in The Wheel of Time series.
- Bill the Pony, owned by the Hobbits in The Lord of the Rings
- Binky, ridden by Death in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels
- Black Beauty, from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
- The Black (Stallion), from a series of 21 books by Walter Farley beginning with The Black Stallion (1941)
- Black Boy and Rapide, Jill Crewe's ponies from the series by Ruby Ferguson (in later editions, "Black Boy" became "Best Boy")
- Blaze, from a series of children's books by C.W. Anderson, beginning with Billy and Blaze (1936)
- Boxer, Molly, and Clover, from Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah ("Bree" for short), from The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis
- Bumpkin, Merry Brandybuck's horse in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
- Cadoc, from Christopher Paolini's Eragon.
- Sir Chess, the Knight Destrier, in Linda Medley's Castle Waiting.
- Comet, Supergirl's pet horse.
- Many 'Companions', which are human spirits reincarnated in the form of white horses in Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series of books
- Condor, the mount of Green Rider Karigan G'ladheon in Kristen Britain's Green Rider series of books
- Dagobaz, Ash's horse from The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye
- De Lü, the mount of Chinese warlord Liu Bei in the Romance of Three Kingdoms
- Faran, Sparhawk's horse in David Eddings' series The Elenium and The Tamuli
- Fatty Lumpkin, horse owned by Tom Bombadil in The Lord of the Rings
- Firefoot, horse owned by Éomer in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Flame, from The Black Stallion series
- Fledge the winged horse from The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis - originally named Strawberry and working in London pulling hansom cabs, before being transported to Narnia and given wings and a new name by Aslan.
- Flicka, from My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
- Florian, from Felix Salten's novel "Florian, the Emperor's Horse"
- Fru-Fru, from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- Ginger, from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
- The Golden Ass, 2nd century AD Roman novel in Latin
- The "great horses" owned by Angus Morton in The Chrysalids. Though they are the result of an officially sanctioned breeding program, the fact they are, technically, mutants causes tension between Angus and his brother-in-law, Joseph Strorm.
- Hasufel, Aragorn's horse in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
- Hero, the fastest horse in the world; owned by the legendary The Phantom
- 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
- Captain Jinks' horse, of the Horse Marines, fed on corn and beans in the nursery rhyme
- Jolly Jumper, Lucky Luke's horse and friend in Lucky Luke
- Kate and Bill, the Wilders' work horses of Laura Ingalls Wilder's The First Four Years
- Lark, from The Berserker's Horse by Lisa Maxwell
- Merrylegs, from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
- Miramis with the golden mane and hooves of gold from Astrid Lindgren's book Mio, my Mio
- Misty of Chincoteague, a real pony made famous by Marguerite Henry's children's book of the same name
- Monarch, from the book Jodie's Journey
- Nahar, noble steed of the Vala Oromë, in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
- Nara, a Hunnuli or magical horse, from The Dark Horse series by Mary H. Herbert
- The Pie, from National Velvet by Enid Bagnold
- Pilgrim from The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans
- Prince and Lady, Almanzo Wilder's Morgan horse driving team of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books
- Rakhsh, Rostam's horse in Shahnameh
- Rocket, from My Friend Flicka
- Rocinante, from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
- Red Hare, the mount of L� Bu and Guan Yu in the Chinese epic Romance of Three Kingdoms
- Šarac or Sharkolia, horse of Prince Marko
- Roheryn, horse owned by Aragorn in J. R. R. Tolkien'sThe Lord of the Rings
- Sam and David, the Ingalls family work horses of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie
- Shadowfax, Gandalf the White's horse from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Sham from King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
- Silver Brumby, series of novels about Australian wild horses
- Stardust and Sunstorm from Ashleigh's Hope by Joanna Campbell
- Stormy, from Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry
- Thunderhead, son of Flicka from the book by Mary O'Hara
- Whinney and her offspring, Racer and Grey, from the Earth's Children books
- Whirlwind from Shadow Horse by Alison Hart
[edit] Horses in film
- Aldebaran in Ben-Hur (one of four from the Chariot Race)
- Atair in Ben-Hur
- Antares in Ben-Hur
- Beau in "True Grit" with John Wayne
- Black Beauty in Black Beauty
- The Black Stallion in The Black Stallion and The Black Stallion Returns, based on Walter Farley's books.
- Bucephalus in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- Buttermilk, Dale Evans' horse
- Clover, Bob Wills' horse
- Concorde, the mount of Sir Lancelot in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (not a real horse, but a page banging coconuts together), though on the Monty Python TV show, Dennis Moore had a "real" horse named Concorde.
- Dover, race horse from My Fair Lady (does not appear on screen)
- Flash in Flash
- Ginger in Black Beauty
- Goliath in Ladyhawke
- Gulliver from The Horse Whisperer
- Gunpowder, Constable Ichabod Crane's horse in the film The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
- Hidalgo, from the movie of the same name (disputed)
- Little Blackie in "True Grit" with John Wayne
- Khartoum, the horse in The Godfather
- The Horse Of A Different Color from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Phillip, Edmunds horse in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (voiced by Philip Steuer)
- Pilgrim, troubled horse in The Horse Whisperer
- Velvet Brown's horse Pie in National Velvet, and a bunch of other horses
- Rigel in Ben-Hur
- Seabiscuit in Seabiscuit
- Spirit in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
- Sprout from The Parent Trap (1998 film)
- Trigger, Roy Rogers' horse
- Various horses in The Man From Snowy River
[edit] Horses in television
- Argo, from Xena: Warrior Princess
- Black Beauty, from The Adventures of Black Beauty, loosely based on the novel (see above)
- The Black Stallion in Adventures of the Black Stallion
- Champion the Wonder Horse, the eponymous hero of a 1950s television series
- Catastros, Horse and Zord of Koragg in Power Rangers Mystic Force.
- Comet, the intelligent and courageous horse of Brisco County, Jr.
- Duncan, also known as Furious D, from The Simpsons
- Edmund, Aunt Manya's imaginary pony, from Seinfeld
- Mr. Ed, eponymous horse of the CBS series from 1961-1966
- Esquilax, in The Simpsons
- Fury, the eponymous black stallion of the 1950s TV series
- Hercules, Steptoe and Son's horse
- Lasty, Futurama
- Ostrich Horse of Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Pie-O-My, Ralph Cifaretto's horse from Episodes 44 and 48 of Season 4 of The Sopranos
- Pokey, the horse from The Gumby Show
- Pony Puff Princess, Dee Dee's idol in Dexter's Laboratory
- Princess, Lisa's horse in The Simpsons
- Quick Draw McGraw, of Hanna-Barbera's cartoon series
- Rocket, DJ's horse in Full House, taken over by Becky at the end of the episode
- Scout, Tonto's horse
- Silver, the Lone Ranger's horse
- Sophie, Colonal Potter's horse on M*A*S*H (TV series)
- Tornado, Zorro's horse
- The White Horses, the eponymous horses in the Yugoslav children's series, seen in an English dubbed version in the late 1960s/early 1970s.
- Wildfire, from ABC Family's Wildfire (TV series)
[edit] Horses in animation
- Spirit Who Could Not Be Broken, the stallion from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, who remains nameless until the end of the film
- Horace Horsecollar
- Khan, a horse from Disney's Mulan
- Philip, a horse from Disney's Beauty and the Beast
- Noble Heart Horse, a Care Bears Cousin from the Care Bears television series and films
- Catherine, Link's horse in The Legend of Zelda animated series
- Achilles, horse of Captain Phoebus in Disney's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"
- Altivo, Cortez's warhorse from Dreamwork's "Road To El Dorado"
- "Horse", Dudley Do-Right's horse
- Kokuō, Raō's giant horse from Fist of the North Star
- Mr. Horse from Ren and Stimpy
- Quick Draw McGraw
- Ponycorn Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden
- Bullseye, Woody's horse in Toy Story 2
- Spirit from She-Ra
- Starlight, from Rainbow Brite
- My Little Pony
- Bucephalus, demon-horse of Alexander the Great from Reign: The Conqueror
[edit] Horses in song
- Becky, the horse from Carl Perkins' "Movie Magg"
- 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)
- 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 eponymous horse in the song by America (assuming a nameless horse can be eponymous)
- Mac, from Mason Profitt's "Two Hangmen"
- The Old Gray Mare, the eponymous horse in the song of the same name
- The Tennessee Stud, the eponymous horse in the song written by Jimmy Driftwood
- Trigger, the horse who pulled the fastest milkcart in the West in Benny Hill's "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"
- Wildfire, the eponymous horse in the song by Michael Murphy
[edit] Horses in video games
- Epona is 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.
- Old Gary, the rotten old horse from Peasant's Quest
- Agro was the Wanderer's horse in Shadow of the Colossus
- Smith, Iolo's horse in Ultima series, who talks and can give clues for the previous part in the series.
- The Pokémon Ponyta and Rapidash
