History Main / RearingHorse

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Twilight Sparkle obliges Spike by doing this when they go off to rescue Rarity. The ponies sometimes make the rearing gesture without a rider (it's not like they usually have one), but they're so diminutive that it tends to look more cute than impressive.

* ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Twilight Sparkle obliges Spike by doing this when they go off to rescue Rarity.

* This is a manoeuvre frequently used in [[TheThreeMusketeers Twenty Years After]]to save the rider.

** Ditto the Equestrian statues of [[http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1283/plazabolivar12hs.jpg Simón Bolívar]]

* Strangley, one hero's mount does this way off in the distance in Ralph Bakshi's ''{{Wizards}}''. What's strange about it is that mounts in the film only have two legs, so [[FridgeLogic what exactly was the mount kicking out in front of it]]?

In real life, it's a Very Bad Thing, and ''only'' experienced trainers should even get on a horse with a rearing habit.[[hottip:*:Please note that there is a difference between an actual rear and several of the dressage moves known as the Airs Above the Ground. One is on command, one is not.]] The same goes for any position potentially removing the rider and having a horse's weight unbalanced at the same time.

* At the end of TerryGilliam's ''Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' the Baron raises his hat as his horse rears up... and they both vanish. Both the horse and rider in this shot were doubles.
* Happens in [[{{TheLordoftheRings}} The Lord of the Rings]] film when Aragorn and his army are at the Black Gates at the end of a [[{{RousingSpeech}} Rousing Speech.]] According to the DVD Commentary, this happened entirely by accident, but Viggo Mortensen stayed on the horse and it looked good so they kept the shot.

* In one of the ''1632'' side-stories, a Grantville American is leading the defense of Prague (on a borrowed horse) one of the other Americans tells him to do this to inspire his troops. He flat out refuses (being a decent rider, but a 50-odd year old jeweler) he does agree to wave his plumed hat.

* The horse the cheetah rides in the DoctorWho episode ''Survival''. Yes, ''the horse the cheetah rides.'' Note: During filming, the stunt man couldn't get the horse to rear, or do anything else, but the actress playing the cheetah-girl could. It turned out that the horse hated men.

* FinalFantasyXIII: Lightning's Eidolon transforms into a horse, which does this in a recently released official image without a saddle or reins (possible with strong legs and good balance, but in Lightning's case it's more likely that she's using her gravity manipulation powers).

* The Winchester logo and the Colt, sans rider

* FinalFantasyXIII: Lightning's Eidolon transforms into a horse, which does this in a recently released official image without a saddle or reigns (possible with strong legs and good balance, but in Lightning's case it's more likely that she's using her gravity manipulation powers).

** Happen aswell on the title screen from ''OcarinaOfTime''.
* In ''Assassin's Creed'', you can get your horse to rear as well. Makes for some truly impressive shots when doing it on the bluffs overlooking Jerusalem...

** Bizarrely, even pegasi do this sometimes.
* [[FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]]'s Eidolon transforms into a horse, which does this in a recently released official image. Most likely her reason for not falling off -- despite the lack of ''saddle and reins'' -- [[{{Justified}} is her ability to manipulate gravity at will.]]
** You don't need to be able to manipulate gravity to do that, just have strong legs and a good sense of balance. Promise, I've done it.

* The English County of Kent is [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Kent_flag.svg symbolised by the rearing white horse Invicta]]. Used by [[http://www.kent.gov.uk/ local Government]], [[http://www.kentmessenger.co.uk/ newspapers]], etc.
** That horse doesn't look rearing so much as about to kung fu some mother into next week.
** In any case, it's not specific to Kent. The rearing white horse on red was a general Saxon symbol, which is why it is also the arms and flag of the State of Lower Saxony in Germany, and of Westphalia (nowadays part of North Rhine-Westphalia).

[[caption-width:350: Kids, don't try this at home. You'll fall off.]]

* Lancelot in the episode named after him does this on ''{{Merlin}}'' just before he kills the griffin.

* The iconic portrait ''[[NapoleonBonaparte Napoleon]] Crossing the Alps''.
** The making of which is PlayedForLaughs in an episode of TimeSquad.

** And in fact any that do follow this 'convention' are coincidental - as the story is completely unsubstantiated.

* Happens in [[{{TheLordoftheRings}} The Lord of the Rings]] film when Aragorn and his army are at the Black Gates at the end of a [[{{RousingSpeech}} Rousing Speech.]] According to the DVD Commentary, this happened entirely by accident, but Aragorn stayed on the horse and it looked good so they kept the shot.

Often combined with StabTheSky.

* In ''PokemonSpecial'', Platina's just evolved Rapidash strikes this pose after Platina mounts it and declares [[spoiler:her intention to protect the three Lake Guardians with Diamond and Pearl despite her father's protests]].

* Done in the intro of the ''VampireHunterD : Bloodlust'' movie, posing in front of the hugeass moon, right after catching an arrow in flight. Just to show how cool and BadAss D was. For bonus point it was a cyber horse with horns.
** And to make it even ''cooler'', his cape flies up to form the shape of a massive pair of bat wings.