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8	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Clockwise from top to bottom]]''Literature/BlackBeauty'', ''Literature/WarHorse'', ''Animation/{{Khumba}}'', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''[[/labelnote]]]]
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10	An index of fictional works which revolve around or focus on horses, be they tamed or untamed. For this to apply, the work must feature a horse, a mythical version of said animals (such as the {{Pegasus}}, [[OurHippocampsAreDifferent Hippocamps]], or [[OurKelpiesAreDifferent Kelpies]]), or a member of another equine species (such as donkeys, zebras, and mules) as the main protagonist, threat or otherwise of key importance to the plot. If it merely has a horse in it, it doesn't apply. Expect a ton of tropes found under EquineAndEquestrianTropes. These forms of works may fall under PonyTale (although not all of the time).
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12	A sub-index of this is UnicornWorks, which can overlap if horses and unicorns get similar screen time (which they sometimes do).
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14	!!Works:
15	[[index]]
16	[floatboxright:
17	'''Also see:'''
18	+ PonyTale
19	+ UnicornWorks
20	]
21	[[foldercontrol]]
22
23	[[folder:Multimedia Franchise]]
24	* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''
25	[[/folder]]
26
27	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
28	* ''Manga/{{Lady}}'' Season 2 focuses on Lynn becoming a PassionateSportsGirl regarding horse-riding, and having her own horse named Andrews. Together, Lynn and Andrews work to win the qualifier, defeat their rivals, and represent Great Britain in the Olympics.
29	** In the manga, Lynn went back to Japan and also became an equestrian at her school sports club.
30	* ''Manga/PopTeamEpic'' made some dedicated animated short about horse racing, being sponsored by Japan Racing Association (JRA).
31	* ''Anime/UmaMusume'': Great race horses are reincarnated as LittleBitBeastly horse girls. Adapted from the [[VideoGame/UmaMusume video game]].
32	[[/folder]]
33
34	[[folder:Comic Books]]
35	* ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'': The eponymous cowboy's very intelligent horse, Jolly Jumper, often has a big role to play. He's particularly central to the plot in ''Un Amour de Jolly Jumper''.
36	** ''[[Recap/LuckyLuke39TheBountyHunter "The Bounty Hunter"]]'' has the theft of a horse as major plot point.
37	* ''ComicBook/BlackFury'': About the sometimes fantastical adventures of a wild mustang.
38	* ''Radio/TheLoneRanger'': His horse Silver had his own comic book (''The Lone Ranger's Famous Horse Hi-Yo Silver'') published by Creator/DellComics, which ran for 35 issues from 1952 to 1960.
39	* ''Mr Ed'': Adaptation of the TV series ''Series/MrEd''.
40	[[/folder]]
41
42	[[folder:Creators]]
43	* The vast majority of Creator/DickFrancis's books have horse racing or a related field as central plot element and horses are sometimes central to the action.
44	[[/folder]]
45
46	[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
47	* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndHerSistersInAPonyTale''
48	* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndTheMagicOfPegasus'': Annika, a sheltered princess, is whisked away by a talking pegasus when an evil sorcerer turns everyone in the kingdom into ice statues.
49	* ''Animation/{{Khumba}}'': About a half-striped zebra who wishes to gain full stripes.
50	* ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'': The deuteragonist of the film trilogy is a zebra named Marty.
51	** ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1''
52	** ''WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa''
53	** ''WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted''
54	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration''
55	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986''
56	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017''
57	* ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'': The villain uses [[AnimalisticAbomination Animalistic Abominations]] resembling horses as minions.
58	* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'': One of the major characters of the film quadrology is a donkey called... [[ADogNamedDog Donkey]].
59	** ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1''
60	** ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2''
61	** ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird''
62	** ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter''
63	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmallOne'': The titular Small One is a donkey who his young owner is forced to sell.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron''
65	** ''WesternAnimation/SpiritUntamed''
66	* ''WesternAnimation/TheStar'': The Nativity told from that of the animals present there, including a donkey.
67	* ''WesternAnimation/ThelmaTheUnicorn''
68	[[/folder]]
69
70	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
71	* ''Film/AlbionTheEnchantedStallion''
72	* ''Film/AuHasardBalthazar'' follows the life of the titular Balthazar, who's a donkey.
73	* ''Film/DreamHorse'': A syndicate of villagers raise a foal called Dream Alliance and make him a working class champion on the race track.
74	* ''Film/{{EO}}'': EO is a donkey, and the film is a tragedy in which EO and other animals suffer cruelty at the hands of humans.
75	* ''Film/{{Flicka}}'': About a girl who longs to one day run the horse ranch she lives in befriending a wild mustang called Flicka. Loosely based on the original book by O'Hara, it also updates the story to the 21st century, and casts a female as the friend of Flicka.
76	* ''Film/FrancisTheTalkingMule'': Revolves around the misadventures of a talking mule.
77	* ''Film/{{Hidalgo}}'' is the story of a cowboy who joins a endurance horserace in a desert. The title refers to the name of the horse.
78	* ''Film/TheHorseWhisperer'': A trainer with a remarkable gift for understanding horses is hired to help an injured teenage girl and her horse back to health following a tragic accident.
79	* ''Film/{{Jappeloup}}'': Candian-French 2013 film about the show jumper Jappeloup de Luze and rider Pierre Durrand, Jr., who won the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Biopic.
80	* ''Film/LastOfTheWildHorses''
81	* ''Film/LeanOnPete'': An orphaned boy and an old racehorse go on a cross-country trip to find the boy's aunt.
82	* ''Film/TheMustang''
83	* ''Film/MiracleOfTheWhiteStallions'': A 1963 Disney film about George Patton arranging to rescue the Lipizzaners from Vienna during World War II. Later also aired on televison as part of ''Series/WaltDisneysWonderfulWorldOfColor''.
84	* ''Film/MyFriendFlicka''
85	** ''Thunderhead Son Of Flicka''
86	** ''Green Grass Of Wyoming''
87	* ''Film/NationalVelvet'': The flim adaptation of ''Literature/NationalVelvet''. Got a sequel (''International Velvet'') which updated the events to the 70s, also featuring the original Velvet's niece, and a horse descended from the original winner.
88	* ''Film/RacingStripes'': About a zebra who grows up believing he's a horse and therefore wants to race.
89	* ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}'': A {{Biopic}} about the race horse of the same name.
90	* ''Film/{{Secretariat}}'': A {{Biopic}} about the horse who bought home the first Triple Crown trophy in twenty-five years in 1973.
91	* ''Film/{{Thoroughbreds}}'': One of the characters owned a horse in the past, which she had to euthanise and which shows off her moral code. There is also a recurring [[AnimalMotif Horse Motif]] in the film.
92	* ''Film/{{Tonka}}'': A Sioux boy's horse becomes a mount for the U.S. cavalry, and is sent with Custer's forces to the Little Big Horn.(1958) Note: Later aired on television as Commanche.
93	* ''Film/AViewToAKill'': A significant portion of the first act has Film/JamesBond investigating the stables and horse race fields of shady billionaire Max Zorin in Chantilly, France. He finds out about a drug that dopes Zorin's horses that is activated with a microchip.
94	* ''Film/WildHeartsCantBeBroken'': Biopic about Sonora Webster, a diving horse rider.
95	[[/folder]]
96
97	[[folder:Folklore]]
98	* ''Dapplegrim''
99	* ''The Little Humpbacked Horse''
100	[[/folder]]
101
102	[[folder:Literature]]
103	* ''Literature/BlackBeauty'': A view at the treatment of horses in Victorian Era England, from the eyes of a black horse living during the time.
104	* ''Literature/TheBlackStallion''
105	* ''Literature/BonniePrinceFetlar: The Story of a Pony And His Friends'' by Margaret Marshall-Saunders.
106	* ''Literautre/BrightyOfTheGrandCanyon'' by Margareite Henry. About a burro living in Arizona.
107	* ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia:'' Talking horses (as well as related mythological creatures like unicorns and pegasi) are among the inhabitants of Narnia, though only a few books feature them as major characters:
108	** ''Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy:'' A horse and a peasant boy flee from their lives of servitude in Calormen, with the goal of reaching Narnia and freedom.
109	** ''Literature/TheLastBattle:'' A unicorn is one of the main heroes, while a donkey becomes an unwitting accomplice of the villains.
110	* ''Literature/ComancheStoryOfAmericasMostHeroicHorse'' by David Appel. Based on the fact that the only cavalry survivor at the Little Big Horn was a horse.
111	* ''Literature/TheDancingWhiteHorsesOfVienna'' by Alois Podhajsky was the book basis for the film ''Miracle Of The White Stallions''.
112	* ''Literature/GulliversTravels'': The fourth part describes the land of the Houhnnhnnyms, talking horses who enslave deformed humans known as Yahoos. The book ends with Gulliver at home in England treating his horses with great care and honor.
113	* ''Literature/IAmTheGreatHorse'' - Historical fiction book written from the perspective of a warhorse
114	* ''Literature/{{Jill}}'': One of the earliest examples of the PonyTale Genre, it concerns a girl named Jill befriending and taming horses.
115	* ''Literature/JuliusZebra'': A zebra is separated from his mother and must become a gladiator.
116	* ''Literature/JustinMorganHadAHorse'' by Margareite Henry. About the founding of the Morgan horse breed in early America.
117	* ''Literature/KingOfTheWind'': About the (mis)adventures of a young slave named Agba and the Arabian horse he is bound to serve.
118	* ''Literature/LatawnyaTheNaughtyHorseLearnsToSayNoToDrugs''
119	* ''Literature/TheMessengerSeries'' by Monica Dickens is a series of novels about a girl who is chosen by a magical horse to fight evil by travelling through time to investigate and resolve their origins.
120	* ''Literature/MistyOfChincoteague'' by Margareite Henry is a juvenile novel about the annual round-up of wild ponies living on the Atlantic island of Chincoteague. Based on a real-life pony and her human family, Misty became a familiar visitor to urban libraries and schools on the mainland.
121	* ''Literature/MrRevereAndI: Being An Account Of Certain Episodes In The Career Of Paul Revere Esq, As Told By His Horse'' by Robert Lawson. A historical fantasy of Paul Revere's ride, as recalled by the English mare who became part of the American Revolution.
122	* ''Literature/MyFriendFlicka'': 1941 novel by Mary O'Hara about a Wyoming rancher's 10 year-old son Ken and the sorrel filly he loves. But she is half mustang and has a wild streak, so he must work hard to tame her. First in a trilogy.
123	** ''Thunderhead'' Second, 1943. Flicka gives birth to a white colt sired by a neighbor's Thoroughbred stallion. Ken trains Thunderhead as a racehorse, but he is injured in his first race and cannot continue racing. Later, the ranch is threatened by Albion, the mustang stallion who sired Flicka.
124	** ''Green Grass Of Wyoming'' Third, 1946. Thunderhead has been roaming free, having taken his grandsire's place as herd stallion. He is the subject of a search by ranchers when a grown Ken returns with a new mare, Crown Jewel.
125	* ''Literature/NationalVelvet'': About a girl named Velvet gaining a horse and disguising herself as a boy to compete in races.
126	* ''Literature/PiilomaanPikkuAasi'': The main character and his family are donkeys.
127	* ''Literature/PoniesPlot''
128	* ''Literature/TheRedPony''
129	* ''Literature/TheSaddleClub''
130	* ''Literature/TheSilverBrumby'': The story of a wild horse in the Australian outback.
131	* ''Literature/SmokeyTheCowhorse'' 1926 novel by Will James about a cowpony who goes from owner to owner. Winner of the 1927 Newbery Award for children's fiction.
132	* ''Literature/SylvesterAndTheMagicPebble'': A donkey encounters a pebble which can grant any wish for him.
133	* ''Literature/{{Thoroughbred}}'': A girl named Ashley befriends a sickly runt foal named Wonder after having to sell off her previous horse.
134	* ''Literature/WarHorse''
135	* ''Literature/WhiteStallionOfLipizza'' by Margareite Henry is a juvenile novel about a boy named Hans who longs to become a rider of Lipizzaners at the famed Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Fate allows him his chance to attend, and learn from his stallion, Borina.
136	* ''Literature/WoodburyPonyClub''
137	[[/folder]]
138
139	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
140	* ''Series/DonkeyHodie'': A spin off of ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' about a young donkey who lives Someplace Else.
141	* ''Series/FreeRein'': A girl named Zoe is convinced to tackle her problems when she befriends a mysterious horse named Raven.
142	* ''Series/FuryTheBraveStallion'': About a boy, his uncle and a black horse named Fury who live on a ranch in the western United States. Kids' drama series from the Sixties.
143	* ''Series/TheGeneAutryShow'': Starred a singing cowboy and his horse, named Champion. Champion later got his own spin-off aimed at children, called The Adventures of Champion.
144	* ''Series/{{Heartland}}'': Takes place at a ranch which helps horses recover from their injuries.
145	* ''Series/MisterEd'': About a man and his talking horse (who only spoke to said man).
146	* ''Series/TheMoonStallion'': Features the experiences of a young blind girl in UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain as she comes across a mystical white horse.
147	* ''My Friend Flicka'' (1956-57, with reruns into the '60s and again in the '80s.)
148	* ''Series/{{Wildfire}}'': About a troubled teen who befriends a horse named Wildfire.
149	[[/folder]]
150
151	[[folder:Tabletop Game]]
152	* ''TabletopGame/HerdYourHorses'': A board game based around life in a herd of horses.
153	[[/folder]]
154
155	[[folder:Video Game]]
156	* ''VideoGame/AdventurePonies'': Based off ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
157	* ''VideoGame/CrystalsPonyTale'': A pony named Crystal must stop an evil witch who has imprisioned her friends.
158	* ''VideoGame/{{Howrse}}'': An internet game where you care for your own horse.
159	* ''VideoGame/MyHorsePrince'': A businesswoman falls in loves with a horse who has the face of a human boy.
160	* ''VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFriendshipGardens'': A RaisingSim Game based off the Second Generation of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''.
161	* ''VideoGame/MyLittlePonyGameloft''
162	* ''VideoGame/MyLittlePonyAMaretimeBayAdventure''
163	* ''VideoGame/PocketCardJockey'': A horse racing race where the performence of the horse is dependent on games of solitaire.
164	* ''VideoGame/PocketStables''
165	* ''VideoGame/StarshineLegacy'': A platformer game involving horse-riding.
166	** ''VideoGame/StarStable''
167	* ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds'': Two of the game's main characters are a unicorn and a longma (an ungulate which is a horse/dragon hybrid.)
168	* ''VideoGame/UmaMusume'': Great race horses are reincarnated as LittleBitBeastly horse girls.
169	* ''VideoGame/UnpleasantHorse'' is about a horse with skulls on its flank which drags other horses down to their death.
170	* ''VideoGame/VirtualHorseRanch'': One of the earliest and most successful horse breeding SimulationGames.
171	[[/folder]]
172
173	[[folder:Web Original]]
174	* ''WebOriginal/FluffyPony''
175	* The Spanish Website/YouTube channel ''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweBsiqBCOKQ0TZ7C08KNDg pixel2pixel]]'' is hosted by "Lord Equino", a human character with a horse head that uses the mask in a serious way contrasting the MemeticMutation of this horse mask on the internet. Also, because of his deep voice, some fanart made for him shows him {{cosplay}}ing as horse versions of [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Kahn]], [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse Skelletor]] and [[Franchise/StreetFighter M. Bison]].
176	[[/folder]]
177
178	[[folder:WesternAnimation]]
179	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfDonkeyOllie'': A talking donkey in the time of Literature/{{the Bible}}.
180	* ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'': An anthromorphic horse-person who was once famous learns to face his demons and attempt to become popular again.
181	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'' - the main character is a horse but the other characters are centaurs.
182	* ''WesternAnimation/CornAndPeg'': Revolves around a unicorn and a Pegasus trying to make their community better.
183	* ''WesternAnimation/TheDogAndPonyShow''
184	* ''WesternAnimation/FillyFuntasia'': It's about a band of five ponies who attend a magical academy.
185	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Horseland}}''
186	* ''WesternAnimation/HunkyAndSpunky'' are a mother-and-son pair of burros living in the desert Southwest. Spunky routinely gets himself into trouble, from which his MamaBear mother rescues him. Creator/FleischerStudios produced seven short cartoons starring these burros from 1938 to 1941.
187	* ''WesternAnimation/ItsPony'': The adventures of a country adusting to city life and her pet pony.
188	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Lucky Luke\|1983}}'': The eponymous cowboy's very intelligent horse, Jolly Jumper, often has a big role to play.
189	** ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfLuckyLuke''
190	* ''[[Creator/TerryToons Luno]]'' is a winged horse (a pegasus) that spends much of his time as a figurine in Tim's bedroom. However, when Tim recites the incantation "Oh winged horse of marble white, take me on a magic flight," the pegasus comes to life, and takes Tim on an adventure, usually into ancient history.
191	* ''WesternAnimation/MarvinTheTapDancingHorse''
192	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony''
193	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends''
194	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
195	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3''
196	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyPonyLife''
197	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales''
198	* ''WesternAnimation/NestorTheLongEaredChristmasDonkey''
199	* ''WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw'': The main character is a horse sheriff. His sidekick, Baba Looey, is a burro.
200	* ''WesternAnimation/SpiritRidingFree'': A spin-off series of the [[WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron movie]]
201	* ''You Animal'': Failed Creator/KlaskyCsupo pilot starring an anthromorphic horse person post acting career.
202	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wildfire}}'': A fantasy series revolving around a magical talking horse named Wildfire.
203	[[/folder]]

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