List of historical horses

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 == Byerly 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 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 Yanardag, (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 Dhūljānāḥ, 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.

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List of historical horses

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 == Byerly 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 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 Yanardag, (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 Dhūljānāḥ, 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.

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