List of fictional horses

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ Henry, Marguerite (5 July 2016). Black Gold. Aladdin. ISBN 9781481462129.
  2. ^ a b results, search (4 May 2015). The Secret Horse. America Star Books. ISBN 978-1681227221.
  3. ^ "Louis Salvérius". lambiek.net.
  4. ^ "Willy Lambil". lambiek.net.
  5. ^ Schlesinger, Alex (2022-07-21). "X-Men's Emma Frost Can Never Atone For Her Greatest Sin". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. ^ "Jacques Sandron".
  7. ^ "Het gouden paard". suskeenwiske.ophetwww.net.
  8. ^ "Joonas".
  9. ^ "Morris". lambiek.net.
  10. ^ "Norman Thelwell". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  11. ^ "60 Jaar Nero". www.stripspeciaalzaak.be.
  12. ^ "Het rijmende paard". suskeenwiske.ophetwww.net.
  13. ^ "Jerry Spring". www.bdoubliees.com. Archived from the original on 2000-04-24.
  14. ^ "Jijé". lambiek.net.
  15. ^ "Roland Davies".
  16. ^ "Billy DeBeck". lambiek.net.
  17. ^ "Fred Harman".
  18. ^ "John Gee".
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