This list includes actual horses that exist in the historical record.
Acting and performing horses Bamboo Harvester, (and his public double, Pumpkin) portrayed a talking horse in the title role of the television series Mister Ed Buttermilk, Dale Evans' horse used in films Champion the Wonder Horse, portrayed on film with Gene Autry Clever Hans, horse that performed math tricks Marocco or Bankes's Horse, a late 16th and early 17th-century English performing horse Muhamed, German horse allegedly capable of reading and performing arithmetic Popcorn Deelites, the horse actor in the film Seabiscuit Rex, Morgan stallion who starred in films and film serials in the 1920s and 1930s Trigger, palomino trick horse for films with Roy Rogers
Famous bloodlines Byerley Turk, a foundation sire of the Thoroughbred breed D'Arcy Yellow Turk, early foundation sire of the Thoroughbred breed Darley Arabian, a foundation sire of the Thoroughbred breed El Shahbaa, ancestress of the Bint Magidaa and Hanan damlines Figure, the foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed Godolphin Arabian, a foundation sire of the Thoroughbred breed Hollywood Dun It, all-time leading reining sire and American Quarter Horse King, a foundation sire of the American Quarter Horse breed Zippo Pine Bar, leading Western Pleasure sire of Quarter Horses, inducted into American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame
Famous owners
Burmese, favourite mount of Queen Elizabeth II; a gift from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Incitatus, favorite horse of Roman Emperor Caligula Matsukaze, personal horse of Maeda Keiji Old Bob, a driving horse of Abraham Lincoln Ýanardag, (1991-) Akhal-Teke horse owned by Saparmurat Niyazov
Military horses
Babieca, warhorse of El Cid Bill the Bastard, legendary Australian warhorse in World War I Black Jack, the last Quartermaster-issued U.S. Army horse, died February 6, 1976 Blueskin, one of Washington's two primary mounts during the American Revolutionary War Bucephalus, favorite horse of Alexander the Great; one of the most famous horses of antiquity; following his death after the Battle of Hydaspes in 326 BCE, Alexander promptly founded the city of Bucephala in his memory Chetak, war horse of Maharana Pratap of Mewar in India; died defending its master in 1576 during the Battle of Haldighati Cincinnati, one of Ulysses S. Grant's horses during the American Civil War Comanche, only documented survivor of General Custer's 7th Cavalry detachment at the Battle of Little Big Horn Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington's favourite horse, which he rode at the Battle of Waterloo Çankaya, one of the two personal horses of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey Zuljanah, the horse of Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala Favorito, the personal horse of Charles Albert of Savoy, King of Sardinia, ridden during the campaigns of 1848 Ikezuki, ridden by Sasaki Takatsuna throughout the Genpei War Kasztanka, mare that belonged to interwar Poland's leader, Marshal Józef Piłsudski, that he used during World War I Käthy, mare that belonged to Finland's military leader, Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim, that he used during World War II as his last horse Laili, stallion warhorse belonging to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 1st monarch of the Sikh Empire. Little Sorrel, Stonewall Jackson's horse in the American Civil War Marengo, Napoleon's warhorse which was captured by the British, and outlived Napoleon by eight years Nelson, one of Washington's two primary mounts during the American Revolutionary War Old Whitey, Zachary Taylor's horse during the Mexican–American War Palomo, main horse of Simón Bolívar during his campaigns of national liberation Reckless, became a decorated U.S. Marine for carrying supplies and ammunition into battle during the Korean War Red Hare (Chitu) horse owned by the warlord Lü Bu, who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China Sakarya, personal horse of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of modern Turkey, named for the Battle of the Sakarya Saluzi, warhorse owned by Emperor Taizong of Tang Sefton, British Army horse that survived the Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings in 1982 Shadowless (Jue ying) of Cao Cao, attested by an annotator to the Book of Wei (5th cent.) Streiff, horse of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at the Battle of Lützen (1632) Surusumi ("Ink-stick") of Yoritomo was bestowed to Kajiwara Kagesue Tencendur, warhorse of King Charlemagne Traveller, Robert E. Lee's horse during the American Civil War and beyond Veillantif, horse of Roland (d. 778), a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne Warrior or Old Warrior, the mount of General Jack Seely in World War I; awarded the Dickin Medal in 2014 Wexy, the war horse of the then Prince of Orange, Prince Willem Frederik of Orange, the later King William II of the Netherlands which he rode during the Battle of Waterloo. After its death, the horse was mounted and is preserved at the Royal Stables in The Hague.
Non-racing competition horses For racehorses, such as Secretariat and Man o' War, see List of racehorses.
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