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* The [[FluffyTheTerrible inappropriately named]] Peachblossom in ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'' is so unruly none of the knights want him. Keladry, with help of TheBeastmaster Daine, eventually wins him over. He remains temperamental, though, and only allows her near him. Neal calls him a 'monster'. This may have something to do with the fact that every time Neal goes near him, Peachblossom tries to ''bite'' him.

* In ''Wildwood Boys'' by James Carlos Balke Charley is the meanest roan horse in all Missouri, killing dogs, biting humans and Charley is the mount of Quantrill.

** In ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', Moist von Lipwig rides one of these (named Boris) to another ''city'' to help save the postal system. The stablemaster gave it to him as retaliation for Moist's disparaging remarks about his horses - although he tries to back out when Moist accepts the ride, because then it started "looking too much like murder". It's mentioned that Boris would have been a champion racehorse except for his unbreakable habit of attacking the competitors and jumping the fence at the first turn.
** Lt. Blouse's horse in ''Discworld/MonstrousRegiment''. Turns out part of the reason it's so grumpy may be that [[spoiler:Blouse thinks the horse is male, but [[YourTomcatIsPregnant male she ain't]]. Blouse isn't very observant]].
** And "You Bastard" the camel in ''Discworld/{{Pyramids}}'', [[spoiler:although you'd also be rather miffed if your calculations were constantly being interrupted by another stupid human who wants a ride on you]]. Another book has Evil-Minded Son Of A Bitch, also a camel.

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* Disney's ''Disney/MelodyTime'' segment "Pecos Bill." See Folklore below.

* Maximus from ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' won't let Flynn Rider ride him. Perhaps it has something to do with him being the Captain of the Guard's horse, and Flynn being a wanted criminal. [[spoiler: Until the end when they team up to rescue Rapunzel.]]

* [[WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst Sofia]] and Amber get a flying carpet that fits this trope in the episode "Two to Tangu." [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Princess Jasmine]] shows up to help them tame it.

* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' had a black horse named Certain Death on Cactus Jake's Dude Ranch in "Polecat Flats" who was so ferocious it had to be kept behind a four-rail fence and could beat its hooves on its chest like an angry gorilla when sufficiently enraged. He appears again in "Cactus Jake Rides Again", where a Champion cowboy is scheduled to ride Certain Death and must be thrown so that Cactus Jake can get a cash bonus. Unfortunately, due to eating four pans of Garfield's lasagna, Certain Death becomes drowzy and tired until Garfield feeds him Cactus Jake's special deluxe chili, turning him ferocious again and winning the rodeo.

* There's a WesternAnimation/PinkPanther cartoon where he's trying to mount a horse who doesn't want to be ridden. Another has him as Paul Revere looking for a horse, and the only one available is on the British side.

* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' had a black horse named Certain Death on Cactus Jake's Dude Ranch in "Polecat Flats" who was so ferocious it had to be kept behind a four-rail fence and could beat it hooves on its chest like an angry gorilla when sufficiently enraged. He appears again in "Cactus Jake Rides Again", where a Champion cowboy is scheduled to ride Certain Death and must be thrown so that Cactus Jake can get a cash bonus. Unfortunately, due to eating four pans of Garfield's lasagna, Certain Death becomes drowzy and tired until Garfield feeds him Cactus Jake's special deluxe chilli, turning him ferocious again and winning the rodeo.

Frequently PlayedForLaughs. See also HorsingAround. Contrast AutomatonHorse.

'''Scott:''' It�s a camel, Hank. It hates everyone. Besides it just wants a chance to spit on you.

* Ash's Charizard in the first season of the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime. He fights when he wants and when he doesn't feel like it, he sleeps. An old lady that Ash meets says this is because [[SmugSuper Charizard is extremely skilled]], [[{{Pride}} but sees himself as superior to his owner]]. [[spoiler: When [[AllLovingHero Ash]] takes care of Charizard for a whole night after [[SickEpisode his tail flame is almost extinguished]] (which can have fatal consequences), in an incident [[BreakTheHaughty caused by Charizard's own refusal to aknowlege Ash]], he changes his mind and becomes ''[[UndyingLoyalty fiercely]]'' [[UndyingLoyalty protective]] of him.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': Scrooge McDuck]] had a horse like this in his youth.

* Maximus from ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' won't let Flynn Rider ride him. Perhaps it has something to do with him being the Captain of the Guard's horse, and Flynn being a wanted criminal.

* The {{unicorn}} in ''Webcomic/{{Exiern}}'' allows the [[GenderBender formerly male]] barbarian heroine Tiffany to ride but absolutely refuses to allow Princess Peonie to mount even when her life is in grave danger (probably because [[ReallyGetsAround she's reputed to have been mounted more than a few times herself.]]) Lampshades are hung on both the implications and on the fact that Tiffany doesn't ''get'' the implications [[spoiler: or at least ''pretends'' not to.]]

* The {{unicorn}} in ''Webcomic/{{Exiern}}'' allows the [[GenderBender formerly male]] barbarian heroine Tiffany to ride but absolutely refuses to allow Princess Peonie to mount even when her life is in grave danger (probably because [[ReallyGetsAround she's reputed to have been mounted more than a few times herself.]]) Lampshades are hung on both the implications and on the fact that Tiffany doesn't ''get'' the implications.

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'''Scott:''' It’s a camel, Hank. It hates everyone. Besides it just wants a chance to spit on you.

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* In ''Literature/DragonBones'', Ward's father owns one of those. He tried to break the stallion with violence for some four years, but in the end, the stallion won - Ward inherits the horse after his father is thrown, falls, and is lethally injured. When Ward renames the horse from something horrible to "Pansy", treats it gently, and stops all attempts to break it, it turns into a CoolHorse within some weeks. It accepts only Ward as rider, but one could consider that an added bonus.

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** Juggernauts of [[WarGod Khorne]] from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' are all but untameable, goring and crushing any unworthy mortal or daemon with the impudence to attempt to ride them. Even those who succeed in getting a Juggernaut to accept them as a rider have little control over their monstrous mount, merely clinging to the beast’s back as the Juggernaut itself decides when an where it will attack.

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* Ash's Charizard in the first season of the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime. He fights when he wants and when he doesn't feel like it, he sleeps. An old lady that Ash meets says this is because [[InsufferableGenius Charizard is extremely skilled]], [[{{Pride}} but sees himself as superior to his owner]]. [[spoiler: When [[AllLovingHero Ash]] takes care of Charizard for a whole night after [[SickEpisode his tail flame is almost extinguished]] (which can have fatal consequences), in an incident [[BreakTheHaughty caused by Charizard's own refusal to aknowlege Ash]], he changes his mind and becomes ''[[UndyingLoyalty fiercely]]'' [[UndyingLoyalty protective]] of him.]]

* It's also where the phrase "stubborn as a mule" comes from. Although mules tend to behave like this out of intelligence where they will fight the rider's commands if they are running out of steam, or if they detect the trail is unsafe.

Frequently PlayedForLaughs. See also HorsingAround.

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBhlQgvHmQ0 Yosemite Sam's camel]] and his dragon in the medieval episode.
-->'''Sam''': "Whoa, dragon, WHOA!!"
** It's a RunningGag with him, having horses to do the same. Part of the [[DontExplainTheJoke gag is that he's too small to properly control the animals]].

* [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]] had a horse like this in his youth.

* The {{unicorn}} in ''{{Exiern}}'' allows the [[GenderBender formerly male]] barbarian heroine Tiffany to ride but absolutely refuses to allow Princess Peonie to mount even when her life is in grave danger (probably because [[ReallyGetsAround she's reputed to have been mounted more than a few times herself.]]) Lampshades are hung on both the implications and on the fact that Tiffany doesn't ''get'' the implications.