List of fictional horses

Horses in literature

• 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
• Alfonso, in the Pippi Longstocking series by Astrid Lindgren
• Angharrad, Todd's horse in the Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness
• Arondel, Bevis's horse in the Middle English romance Bevis of Hampton
• Artax, Atreyu's horse in Michael Ende's The Neverending Story
• 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
• 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
• Bess and Beauty, two work horses from Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Binky, ridden by Death in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels
• Black Beauty, from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
• Black Boy and Rapide, Jill Crewe's ponies from the series by Ruby Ferguson
• Black Gold, from Black Gold by Marguerite Henry
• The Black, from a series of 21 books by Walter Farley beginning with The Black Stallion
• Blackjack, from Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series
• Blaze, from a series of children's books by Clarence William Anderson, beginning with Billy and Blaze
• Bless, Goldmund's childhood horse in Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse
• Blessing, Celeste's first horse in The Secret Horse by Gina Bertaina
• Boxer, Mollie, and Clover, from Animal Farm by George Orwell
• Bree Hee Hinny Brinny Hoohy Hah, 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
• 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 David Edding's The Malloreon
• Cigarette, from My Friend Flicka
• 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
• Di Lu, the mount of Chinese warlord Liu Bei in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, attributed to Luo Guanzhong
• Faran, Sparhawk's horse in David Eddings' series The Elenium and The Tamuli
• Ferd, Carli's telepathic horse in Bertil Mårtensson's This is Reality
• Figure, Justin Morgan's stallion and foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed, Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry
• 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 Horse
• Fru-Fru, from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
• Fury, from the original story of 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"
• Gunpowder, Ichabod Crane's horse from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
• Gypsy, from Gypsy from Nowhere by Sharon Wagner
• 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
• Kieran's horse, Nigel, from Kieran and the Horse by Thomas Pynchon
• Lark, from The Berserker's Horse by Lisa Maxwell
• Lukas, in the Emil i Lönneberga series by Astrid Lindgren
• 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
• Monarch, from Jodie's Journey
• 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
• 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 Hallow
• Peachblossom, the horse owned by Keladry in the Protector of the Small quartet by Tamora Pierce
• Persephone from House of Night by PC Cast and Kristen 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Shadowfax, the horse ridden by Gandalf the White in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
• Sham from King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry
• Silver Blaze, from the Sherlock Holmes stories 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
• 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, 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, 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, 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
• Wings, sire of Stormy, in Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry

  Horses in mythology and folklore

• Arion, an immortal, extremely swift horse
• Árvakr and Alsviðr pulled Sól's chariot
• Balius and Xanthos, Achilles' horses
• Dora, a war horse of Đurađ Senković
• Dyaus Pita, the Sky Father, who appears as a horse
• Embarr, Niamh and Lugh's horse
• Epona, Gaulish horse goddess
• Falhófnir, a horse in Norse mythology
• Glad, a horse in Norse mythology
• Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning
• Grey of Macha, or Macha's Grey, CúChulainn's chariot horse; known as the king of all horses
• Gringolet, Sir Gawain's horse
• Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr in Norse myths
• Hengroen, King Arthur's horse
• Hippocampus, a sea horse that pulled Poseidon's chariot
• Hofvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gná in Norse myths
• The horse of Sinterklaas: in the Netherlands "Amerigo", in Flanders "Slechtweervandaag"
• Hrimfaxi, Nótt's horse in Norse myths
• Jabučilo, horse of Momčilo
• Kelpie, a mythical Celtic water horse
• Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend, Cúchulainn's horses
• Llamrei, King Arthur's mare
• The Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh
• Morvarc'h, the horse of Gradlon in Breton legend
• The Nuckelavee, an Orcadian horse with no skin which sometimes appears to have a man astride its body
• Pegasus, flying horse of Greek mythology
• Rhaebus, the horse of Mezentius in Roman myths
• Ros Beiaard, a horse from Belgian folklore, still celebrated annually in many cities across the country.
• Šarac, horse of Prince Marko
• Silili, a Babylonian king of horses
• Skinfaxi, Dagur's horse in Norse myths
• Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse in Norse myths
• Svadilfari, the giant stallion that fathered Sleipnir
• Tikbalang, the demon horse in Philippine folklore
• The Trojan Horse
• Tulpar, the winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology
• Uchchaihshravas, Indra's horse in Hindu mythology
• White horse of Kent
• Widow-Maker/Lightning, mythical cowboy Pecos Bill's horse
• Ždralin, horse of Miloš Obilić
• Zelenko, horse of Damjan Jugović

  Horses in Greek mythology

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

  Horses in film

• Aldebaran, Antares, Rigel and Altair from Ben-Hur
• April Love, from April Love
• 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, from Knights of the Round Table, Lancelot's horse 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
• 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
• Diablo, the black and white pinto from the Cisco Kid movies
• Dollar, the horse of John Wayne's character in The Shootist, 1976
• Don, talking horse from Hot to Trot
• Dover, race horse from My Fair Lady
• Flash, from Flash
• Flicka, from 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
• 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
• Phillip, Edmund's horse from '
• 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
• Sonny, Joe's horse in My Outlaw Brother
• Spirit, buckskin stallion from '
• Sprout, from The Parent Trap
• Sylvester, from Sylvester
• 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

  Horses in television

• Alípio, from puppet series Cocoricó
• Amigo, Cordell Walker's horse in the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger
• Argo, from
• 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
• 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 Sons 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
• 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
• Ico, from Ico, el Caballito valiente
• James Baxter, from Adventure Time
• Khan, the Fa family's horse from Disney's Mulan
• Lightning, from '
• Majesty, from Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale
• Major, from Cinderella .
• Maximus, the horse who pursued Flynn Rider in Disney's Tangled
• Mr. Horse from Ren and Stimpy
• '
• 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
• Princess, Lisa's horse in The Simpsons
• Quick Draw McGraw, of Hanna-Barbera's cartoon series
• Rain, the paint mare from '
• Sabure, in Tari Tari
• Samson, Prince Phillip's horse from Disney's Sleeping Beauty
• Spirit from She-Ra
• Spirit, the stallion from '
• Starlight and Skydancer, from Rainbow Brite
• Sugarfoot, a Walter Lantz cartoon
• Tempest, Princess Sissi's horse from the show of the same name
• 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.
• 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.
• Het Gouden Paard, a horse whose skin is gold. Appears in the Suske en Wiske story Het Gouden Paard.
• Hero, the fastest horse in the world; owned by The Phantom.
• Hirnu the pony, the protagonist of Hirnu, a Finnish comic strip by Joonas.
• 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.
• 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. A horse of Nero in the story "Het Geheim van Bakkendoen". It turns invisible due to a serum. Nero named him "Rik Three", because "he is even greater than Rik One and Rik Two"
• Rin Sohma in the form of a horse, from Fruits Basket.
• Het Rijmende Paard. 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.
• Ruby. The horse of cowboy Jerry Spring.
• Slow Dancer, fictional Appaloosa of Johnny Joestar from
• Steve, the carthorse in Roland Davies' comic strip Come On, Steve.
• Spark Plug. He is the horse of Barney Google.
• Thunder. He is the horse of Red Ryder.
• Troy. The family's horse in The Timbertoes.

  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 in songs by Doodles Weaver
• 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"
• The Horse With No Name, the horse in the eponymous song by America
• Lisette, crazed horse in the song "Run Lisette" by Glass Hammer
• Mac, from Mason Proffit's "Two Hangmen"
• 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 rode 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 Johnny Cash.
• Trigger, the horse who pulled the fastest milkcart in the West in Benny Hill's Ernie .
• 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 ', obtained after completing the "Soul Cairn Horse Quest"
• "The Boss's Horse", an Andalusian horse who appears in ', in ', and in ' as the temporary steed of Big Boss
• Butt Stallion in Borderlands 2, a pure diamond horse owned by Handsome Jack
• Despair, horse of Death in Darksiders II
• Epona, Link's horse in ', ' and '. She also appears ' as a special horse obtained via the amiibo Rune.
• Invincible, undead steed of Arthas, the Lich King in World of Warcraft.
• Frost, a breeding stallion in V: Skyrim, obtained after completing the quest "Promises to Keep"
• Geryon, demon horse in Devil May Cry 3
• Hudson Horstachio, Viva Pinata
• Ixion, one of Yuna's summons from Final Fantasy X
• 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
• Old Gary, the rotten old horse from Peasant's Quest
• Red Hare, from the video game series Dynasty Warriors
• Ruin, horse of War in Darksiders
• Shadowmere, a black horse with red eyes in and V: Skyrim, obtained after joining the Dark Brotherhood
• Smith, Iolo's horse in the Ultima series, who talks and can give clues

  Horses in toys

• Several Beanie Babies
• Breyer horses
• Grand Champions
• Horseland
• My Little Pony
• Papo
• Schleich