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

Horses in mythology and folklore

Horses in Greek mythology

  • Phaethon,[3] one of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos
  • Sterope,[3] horse of the sun-god Helios

Horses in film

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
  • 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
  • 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. [4][5]
  • Basashi, from K - Days of Blue and K - Memory of Red
  • Billy Boy, in Bamse by Rune Andréasson
  • Blue Horse and Brown Horse, two programmers from the web comic horse++
  • 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]
  • Little Thunder, the personal pony of Yakari
  • Lucy, pet horse and special friend to Danae in Wiley Miller's Non Sequitur
  • 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").[10] 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.[11]
  • Ruby. The horse of cowboy Jerry Spring. [12] [13]
  • Slow Dancer, fictional Appaloosa of Johnny Joestar from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run
  • Steve, the carthorse in Roland Davies' comic strip Come On, Steve. [14]
  • Spark Plug. He is the horse of Barney Google.[15]
  • Thunder. He is the horse of Red Ryder. [16]
  • Troy. The family's horse in The Timbertoes. [17]

Horses in song

Horses in video games

Horses in toys

See also

References

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