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This index is for tropes that are about or are closely related to horses, donkeys, zebras, mules and other equines. It also includes tropes that involve, or frequently come up in relationship to, horseback riding.

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[[index]]
!!Tropes
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'''Categories:'''
+ EquineFiction
]

* TheAllegedSteed: The equine version of TheAllegedCar -- it stands accused of being a riding animal, but no one's proven that beyond a reasonable doubt.
* AllGirlsLikePonies: The stereotype that all young women love horses and ponies, or have at least gone through a 'horsey' phase.
* AutomatonHorses: When horses never seem to need basic care (food, water, shelter, etc.), or humans treat them like they don't.
* BornInTheSaddle: Cultures that revolve around riding animals, primarily but not limited to horses.
* ChariotRace: The premier equestrian event of Roman times.
* CoolHorse: A badass on hooves.
* DiligentDraftAnimal: The horse as laborer or beast of burden -- steady, reliable, and strong.
* EasternZodiac: The horse is the seventh animal of the Chinese zodiac.
* TheGrandHunt: A formalized hunt (on horseback) for sport.
* HeadlessHorseman: A decapitated rider seeking a replacement head, usually on a horse just as ghoulish.
* HellishHorse: A monstrous-looking or malevolent equine.
* {{Hippogriff}}: A mythical [[MixAndMatchCritters composite monster]] with the beak, wings, and forelimbs of a bird of prey and the back and hind legs of a horse.
* HorseArcher: A fighter who can ride and shoot a bow at the same time.
* HorsebackHeroism: Good guys doing good-guy things while riding horses.
* HorseJump: Horse and rider going over an obstacle, for competition, survival, or just for fun.
* HorseReturnsWithoutRider: Bob left on a horse; the horse came back without Bob, implying something bad happened to him.
* HorsingAround: Equines with attitude.
* HugeRiderTinyMount: The comical juxtaposition of a very large rider on a very small animal.
* InvulnerableHorses: In combat scenes, horses and other large mounts never seem to be killed or injured, even when it would be likely for them to be.
* LandInTheSaddle: Leaping from a height to land in the saddle of your waiting horse.
* MechanicalHorse: A robotic horse.
* MoodyMount: A horse, dragon, dinosaur, or other creature that can be ridden but isn't particularly gentle or safe to ride.
* MountedCombat: Fighting while riding on horses. In many cases the horses are also trained to attack the enemy rider and/or each other.
* MyHorseIsAMotorbike: Motorcycles depicted as the modern version of horses.
* {{Nuckelavee}}: A horse-like monster from Orcadian mythology.
* OnlyTheChosenMayRide: A horse or other rideable creature determines who is or isn't allowed on its back.
* OurCentaursAreDifferent: The different depictions of centaurs (half-human, half-horse creatures) in fiction.
* OurHippocampsAreDifferent: Water-dwelling equines with piscine features, particularly a fish tail (hippocampus = seahorse). May or may not be carnivorous.
* OurKelpiesAreDifferent: Shape-shifting creatures that take the form of horses to lure people to a watery grave.
* {{Pegasus}}: A horse with wings. The name originates from the famous winged horse in Greek mythology.
* PonyTale: A ComingOfAgeStory, usually featuring a female rider.
* RainbowsAndUnicorns: Rainbows and unicorns associated with one another.
* RearingHorse: A horse rising up so its front hooves are off the ground.
* SapientSteed: Horses or other mounts that can talk.
* SomewhereAnEquestrianIsCrying: Factual inaccuracies about horses in a work of fiction, either from ignorance about horsemanship or to make the story work better.
* StubbornMule: Mules or other equids depicted as uncooperative, surly, or intractable.
* {{Unicorn}}: An equine with a single horn on its forehead. Some are virtually identical to horses; others are deerlike, goatlike, or some kind of [[MixAndMatchCritters composite creature]].
* UnicornsAreSacred: When harming/killing a unicorn is depicted as a particularly evil act and/or the mark of an evil person.
* UpperClassEquestrian: Horses and horseback riding portrayed as hobbies for the wealthy, especially English-style riding.
* VirileStallion: Male horses associated with sexual freedom and unbridled potency.
* WhiteStallion: When only the leader gets to ride the white horse.
* WingedUnicorn: A unicorn that has wings.
* ZebrasAreJustStripedHorses: Zebras portrayed as behaving like domestic horses.
!!Useful Notes
* UsefulNotes/EquestrianSports: Information about real-life horse-related sports.
* UsefulNotes/HorseRacing: Information about real-life horse racing.
* UsefulNotes/MountedCombat: Information about the real-life practice of battling while on horseback.
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