History Main / RearingHorse

** The Ferrari logo is arguably the most famous example. Its adoption comes from Enzo Ferrari meeting the parents of a World War I veteran who used to paint a prancing horse on his planes, after winning the Targa Florio. They suggested that painting the horse on his cars would bring him good luck, and the rest is history.

*** Amusingly, spurring a Bulbo to a gallop results in this trope as well. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome when Link utterly fails to keep his ass in the saddle, loses his grip on the reins, and spends the entire charge hanging onto the ridge of the saddle for dear life.

* Done in the intro of the ''LightNovel/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.

* In ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', Celty's horse does this all the time. Of course, said horse is a magical spirit [[MyHorseIsAMotorbike typically in the form of a motorcycle]], and Celty herself is [[Myth/CelticMythology a Dulahan]] (a HeadlessHorseman), so they can both do whatever the hell they want.

* ''Series/TheGoodies''. In "Scoutrageous", Bill and Graham become a couple of masked criminal Boy Scouts, causing Tim to exclaim, "Who were those Masked Scouts?!" AnswerCut to...

* Taken UpToEleven in ''Film/{{Alexander}}'' (2004) where we have Alexander's horse rearing as it faces an enemy {{War Elephant|s}} ''which is also rearing!'' Presumably this is for RuleOfSymbolism. Then the horse gets speared and Alexander falls off it.

* ''The Sicilian''. The bandit protagonist Guilliano is robbing a train. The train's whistle goes off causing his horse to rear at the same time as a captured soldier takes his picture. The resulting photo is splashed across the newspapers.

* Taken UpToEleven in ''Film/{{Alexander}}'' (2004) where we have Alexander's horse rearing as it faces an enemy {{War Elephant|s}} ''which is also rearing!'' Then the horse gets speared and Alexander falls off it.

-->TheNarrator: From out of the West he came...The Lone Scout! ''(cue masked Graham)'' ...plus One. ''(cue masked Bill who tries to imitate a RearingHorse only to fall down the hill)''

* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': the only time a horse rears is when King Theoden's horse is spooked by a Nazgul. The horse falls over and crushes Theoden to death.

*** Amusingly, spurring a [[ALoadOfBull Bulbo]] to a gallop results in this trope as well. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome when Link utterly fails to keep his ass in the saddle, loses his grip on the reins, and spends the entire charge hanging onto the ridge of the saddle for dear life.

-->--''[[http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/more-clinch-covers-to-fascinate-and-horrify/ Smart Bitches, Trashy Books]]''

*** Amusingly, spurring a [[ALoadOfBull Bulbo]] to a gallop results in this trope as well. RealityEnsues when Link utterly fails to keep his ass in the saddle, loses his grip on the reins, and spends the entire charge hanging onto the ridge of the saddle for dear life.

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

* ''Series/TheGoodies''. In "Scoutrageous", Bill and Graham become a couple of masked criminal Boy Scouts, causing Tim to exclaim, "Who were those Masked Scouts?!" Cue ''Series/TheLoneRanger'' spoof scene.
-->TheNarrator: From out of the West he came...The Lone Scout! ''(cue masked Graham)'' ...plus One. ''(cue masked Bill who tries to imitate a RearingHorse only to fall down the hill)''

* The ''Series/{{Zorro}}'' TV series, naturally. A shot of Tornado rearing with Zorro concludes the opening credits. And in many episodes, Zorro salutes his pursuers this way before disappearing in the night.

The Rearing Horse is an iconic pose of a horse rearing back so its front hooves are off the ground. It is used in movies because it is so dramatic, being the organic equivalent of [[MyHorseIsAMotorbike performing a wheelie on a motorbike]].

The Rearing Horse is an iconic pose of a horse rearing back so its front hooves are off the ground. It is used in movies because it is so dramatic.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'': Lightning's Eidolon transforms into a horse, which does this in an 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 device).

* Several joke lists purport to explain the code for equestrian statues (one hoof off the ground = died in battle, two hooves = died in bed, etc.) They're rarely the same (since it's a myth in the first place, but they always end with "four hooves off the ground = a very skilled sculptor".

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* Manufacturers of 20mm/1:72 figure sets for tabletop wargaming, such as Airfix or Revell, will as often as not include one rearing horse in a cavalry set, which maskes sense if it is to be paired with a rider who is in danger of falling off or posed as being wounded.

* Manufacturers of 20mm/1:72 figure sets word tabletop wargaming, such as Airfix or Revell, will as often as not include one rearing horse in a cavalry set, usually (but not always) to be paired with a rider who is in danger of falling off or posed as being wounded.

* Copies of ''Literature/BlackBeauty'' sometimes display this trope on the front cover. In the text, it’s humorously downplayed with the pony Merrylegs -- when he's had enough of children clambering on him, he rises up so they slide off his back onto the grass.

** Also part of the offensive repertoire of equines in combat -- not only Companions but also trained horses like the Shin'a'in warsteeds.

* ''Series/GetSmart''. The same gag is used at the end of the episode riffing ''Literature/ThePrisonerOfZenda'', involving [[IdiotHero Max]] of course.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}''. VampireHunter Holtz makes a BigEntrance in a flashback to Rome 1771. Likely it was the presence of [[EvilDetectingDog evil vampire Angelus that caused the horse to rear]].
* ''Series/GameOfThrones''
** Wen Daenerys has to have her WhiteStallion killed as a blood sacrifice in an attempt to save her husband's life, the horse rears and whinnies in fright as she leads it into the tent where the sorceress waits.