List of known horses

The list of well-known horses names horses that have become famous because of their work, their successes or other special features.

This list does not include fabulous or mythological horses, see the list of fictional animals (horse-like animals) . Equally not included are horses that were invented in literature, comics or advertising - these are included in the list of fictional animals (horses) .

Other known animals are included in the list of known animals .

Dressage horses

Ahlerich	1971-1992	Westphalian	Germany	Olympic champion dressage 1984
Thunder	1981-2002	Oldenburg	Germany	Third at the 1994 World Dressage Championships
Colorful	1990-2004	Westphalian	Germany	Dressage horse, individual gold medal World Equestrian Games 2002
Gigolo FRH	1983-2009	Hanoverian	Germany	Dressage horse, most successful horse in modern tournament history
Rembrandt	1977-2001	Westphalian	Germany	Olympic champion dressage in 1988 and 1992
Totilas	* 2000	KWPN	Netherlands	Dressage horse, gold at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in individual and team
Valegro	* 2002	KWPN	United Kingdom	Dressage horse, Olympic champion singles & team 2012, double gold medal winner World Equestrian Games 2014, record holder in the Grand Prix de Dressage, in the Grand Prix Spécial and in the Grand Prix Freestyle

Jumping horses

Abdullah	1970-2000	Trakehner	United States	most successful Trakehner jumper, individual silver at the 1984 Olympic Games
Baloubet du Rouet	1989-2017	Selle Français	Brazil	Winner of three Olympic medals and three-time World Cup winner with Rodrigo Pessoa, today a defining sire of sport horse breeding
Big Ben	1976-1999	Belgian warmblood	Belgium, Canada	Ian Millar's successful horse
Calvaro Z	1987-2009	Holsteiner	Germany	former world class jumping horse and breeding stallion
Cassini I	1988	Holsteiner		Show jumping horse, influential sire of Holstein horse breeding
Chambertin	1993-2009	Holsteiner	Germany	is one of the top sires worldwide
Cornet Obolensky	1999	Belgian warmblood	Germany	Jumper and successful stallion
Darco	1980-2006	Belgian warmblood	Belgium	former successful horse of Ludo Philippaerts , today a formative horse of Belgian show jumping breeding
Deister	1971-2000	Hanoverian	Germany	one of the world's most successful show jumpers
ET FRH	1987-2013	Hanoverian	Austria	Hugo Simon's jumper , one of the most successful show jumpers of all time with 3.2 million euros in prize money
For pleasure	1986-2011	Hanoverian	Germany	World champion and two-time Olympic champion jumping (team competition)
Goldfever	1991	Hanoverian	Germany	one of the most profitable show jumpers of all time
Halla	1945-1979	Hesse	Germany	Double Olympic champion in show jumping in 1960
Hickstead	1996-2011	KWPN	Canada	one of the most profitable show jumpers of all time
Levisto Z	1997	Holsteiner	Germany	successful show jumping horse and stallion
meteor	1943-1966	Holsteiner	Germany	one of the most successful and well-known show jumpers of his time
Milton	1977-1999	Dutch warmblood	United Kingdom	Winner of the FEI World Cup Finals in 1990 and 1991
Quidam de Revel	1982-2014	Selle Français	France	World class jumping horse and stallion
Ratina Z	1982-2010	Hanoverian	Germany	was considered the most successful show jumping horse of all time
Sandro Boy	1993	Oldenburg	Germany	World Cup winner jumping 2006
Shutterfly	1993	Hanoverian	Germany	one of the most successful show jumpers of the 2000s
Silver lake	1973	Selle Français	Germany	one of the most successful show jumpers in the world in the 1980s
Waltz King	1979-2000	Hanoverian	Germany	Olympic team gold in Seoul / KOR
Big star	2003	KWPN	United Kingdom	One of the most successful show jumpers, also at the Olympics with Nick Skelton

Racehorses

Acatenango	1982-2005	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 1985 to 1987 in Germany
Eagle flight	2004	English blood	Germany	Winner of the German Derby
alchemist	1930-1945	English blood	Germany	Winner of the German Derby and an important sire
All my dreams	1992	English blood	Ireland	Winner of the German Derby 1995
Alpine King	1967-1997	English blood	Germany	Horse of the year 1970
American Pharoah	2012	English blood	United States	Triple Crown winner of the USA 2015
Borgia	1994-2012	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 1997
Citation	1945-1970	English blood	United States	Racehorse of 1948 in the USA
Dai Jin	2000	English blood	Germany	Winner German Derby 2003
Danedream	2008	English blood	Germany	second German horse ever to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won
Dark Ronald	1905-1928	English blood	Ireland	Stamp stallion of the German thoroughbred breed
Genghis Secret	2013	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 2017
Eclipse	1764-1789	English blood	England	most successful horse racing horse of his time, stamp stallion of the English thoroughbred
Erdeni	1999	English blood	Switzerland	Winner of the largest cross-country race in Switzerland in 2007
Goldsmith Maid	1857-1885	American Standardbred	United States	ran a world record for a mile at the age of 17
Haleb	1901-1909	Arabian thoroughbred	Syria (?), USA	Arab thoroughbred, which helped establish the breed in the USA
Haru Urara	1996	English blood	Japan	Japanese horse racing horse known due to its unsuccessfulness
Herald	1917-1945	English blood	Germany	The best Graditzer
High flyer	1774-1793	English blood	England	most successful racehorse of the 18th century
Ito	2011	English blood	Germany	Winner of the Bavarian Grand Prix
Iquitos	2012	English blood	Germany	German turf audience favorite 2016-18
Kincsem	1874-1887	English blood	Hungary	most successful racehorse of all time
King's chair	1976-1995	English blood	Germany	German Triple Crown winner 1979
Lando	1990-2013	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 1994 and 1995 in Germany
Lavirco	1993-2009	English blood	Germany	Horse of the year 1996
Le Miracle	2001	English blood	Germany	Winner of the Prix du Cadran 2007
Lexington	1850-1875	English blood	United States	Sixteen times champion of sire horses in the USA
Lirung	1982-1987	English blood	Germany	successful horse racing horse
Lombard	1967-1994	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 1971 and 1972 in Germany
Lomitas	1988-2010	English blood	Germany	Horse of the year 1991
Lou Dillon	1898-1925	American Standardbred	United States	legendary trotter mare who ran the mile in under 2 minutes for the first time in 1903
Luciano	1964-1981	English blood	England	German Derby 1967
Man o 'war	1917-1947	English blood	United States	one of the most successful horses of the American thoroughbred breed
Manduro	2002-2020	English blood	Germany	World number one of the best horse racing horses in 2007
Mondrian	1986-2005	English blood	Germany	Seven-time Group I winner
monsoon	1990-2012	English blood	Germany	Winner of the championship for sire horses in 2002, 2004 and 2006
Native dancers	1950-1967	English blood	United States	Horse of the year 1954 in the USA
Nebos	1976-1999	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 1980
Neckar	1948-1974	English blood	Germany	Champion of the sire horses 1959, 1960 and 1962–1965
Nereid	1933-1943	English blood	Germany	Unbeaten wonder mare who held the Derby Stakes record for 57 years .
Nijinsky II	1967-1992	English blood	Canada	Winner of the Triple Crown of England 1970
Northern Dancer	1961-1990	English blood	Canada	Is considered the most important sire in the English thoroughbred breed of the 20th century
Novelist	2009	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 2013, winner of the Baden Grand Prix
Old Henry Clay	1837-1867		United States	Ancestor of the Americo Arabs
oleander	1924-1947	English blood	Germany	Nine-time winner of the championship for sire horses in Germany
Orsini	1954-1975	English blood	Germany	Winner of the championship for sire horses in Germany in 1966, 1969, 1971 and 1974
Overdose	2005-2015	English blood	United Kingdom	Track record holder on the Hoppegarten racecourse, known for his canter style
Pastorius	2009	English blood	Germany	Winner of the German Derby and two other group Ι races
Phar Lap	1926-1932	English blood	New Zealand	most successful Australian horse racing horse of his time
Priam	1964	English blood	Germany	Winner of the championship for sire horses in Germany in 1982
Protectionist	2010	English blood	Germany	Only German winner in the Melbourne Cup
Samum	1997	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 2000 in Germany
Sassafras	1967-1988	English blood	France	Winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1970
Black gold	1937-1950	English blood	Germany	With a GAG of 113.5 to this day, the highest rated horse mare in Germany
Seabiscuit	1933-1947	English blood	USA (Kentucky)	one of the most famous racehorses in the USA
Sea the moon	2011	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 2013
Seattle Slew	1974-2002	English blood	United States	Triple Crown winner of the USA 1977
Secretariat	1970-1989	English blood	United States	Triple Crown winner of the USA 1973
Shirocco	2001	English blood	Germany	Horse of the year 2005 in Germany
St. Simon	1881-1908	English blood	England	one of the most successful stallions in the history of thoroughbred breeding
Surumu	1974-1999	English blood	Germany	Winner of the German Gallop Derby 1977
Tahira	2010	English blood	Germany	Top 30 of the best German horses (2013)
Ticino	1939-1958	English blood	Germany	Winner of the championship for sire horses in Germany from 1950 to 1958
Was an admiral	1934-1959	English blood	United States	Triple Crown winner of the USA 1937
Windthrow	1972-1998	English blood	Germany	Galopper of the year 1976 and 1977 in Germany

More sport horses

Aiken Cura	1995-2007	Polo Argentino	Argentina	one of the best polo horses in the recent past
La Biosthetique Sam FBW	2000	Württemberg warmblood	Germany	successful eventing horse
Nurmi	1936	Trakehner	Germany	two-time Olympic champion in 1936 in Berlin Military (individual and team)
Sleep Late	1991	British sport horse	Germany	successful eventing horse

Breeding stallions

Bairactar	1813-1838	Arabian thoroughb ...	Germany	Personal riding horse of King Wilhelm I of Württemberg and stamp stallion at Weil
Byerley Turk	approx. 1679-1714	probably Arabs or Turkmens	England	one of three ancestors of the English thoroughbred
Cor de la Bryère	1968-2000	Selle Français	France, Germany	one of the most influential sires in modern warmblood breeding
Darley Arabian	1700-1730	Arabs	England	one of three ancestors of the English thoroughbred
El Shaklan	1975-2001	Arabs	Germany	most successful German show Arabian stallion
Gharib	1965-1990	Arabian thoroughb ...	Egypt	Stallion in the main and state stud Marbach
Godolphin Arabian	approx. 1724–1753	Arabian or Berber thoroughbred	England	one of three ancestors of the English thoroughbred
Hadban Enzahi	* 1952	Arabian thoroughb ...	Egypt	one of the founding stallions of the Egyptian-bred thoroughbred Arabians in Germany
Julmond	1938-1965	Trakehner	Germany	most important sire of the main and state stud Marbach
humming-bird	1979-2004	Mecklenburg warmblood	Germany	was considered one of the 20 best German production sires
Nazeer	1934-1960	Arabian thoroughb ...	Egypt	Arabian stallion with worldwide influence, including father of Ghazal , Hadban Enzahi, Kaisoon and Morafic,
pilot	1974-1991	Westphalian	Germany	Top sire and winnings millionaire
Skowronek	1908-1930	Arabian thoroughb ...	Poland	Stud at Crabbet Park Arabian Stud
Temple keeper	1904-1933	Trakehner	Prussia	most famous sire of the main stud Trakehnen

Others

Arthur	around 1928	_	Germany	Wallach, riding horse and theater horse by Ferdinand Sauerbruch in Munich and Berlin, which had stage appearances at the Munich Opera (for example in the "Walküre")
Bamboo harvester	1949–1968?	Mixture of American Saddlebred and Arab	United States	Movie horse, starring the talking horse Mr. Ed
Beauty	1943–1972?	American Saddlebred	United States	Movie horse
Bucephalos	approx. 355 BC BC – 326 BC Chr.		Macedonia	Warhorse of Alexander the Great
Burmese	1962-1990	RCMP	Canada, England	Favorite horse of Queen Elizabeth II.
Comanche	around 1862-1891	Mustang / Morgan	United States	Cavalry horse that survived the Battle of Little Big Horn
Condé	1766-1804		Prussia	Personal riding horse of Frederick the Great
Docs keepin time	1987-2013	American Quarter Horse	United States	Main role in Black Beauty from 1994
El Morzillo	† approx. 1525	of Spanish descent	Honduras	Conquistador horse that became a deity
Herodotus	1794-1829	English blood	Mecklenburg	horse allegedly stolen from Napoleon
Incitatus			Roman Empire	was supposed to receive consulship and permanent seat in the Roman Senate in 42 AD
Kidron	1907-1942		United States	Cavalry horse
Clever Hans	* approx. 1895	Orlov trotter	German Empire	a horse that supposedly could arithmetic and count
Little Sorrel	1850-1886	Morgan	United States	Cavalry horse
Marengo		Arabs	France	Napoleon Bonaparte's riding and war horse
Morocco	16th century - approx. 1606		Kingdom of England	a trained horse that was the only one to climb up and down the tower of St Paul's Cathedral
Nelson	1763-1790	Fox	United States	George Washington's horse
Old Billy	1760-1822	Bay with white blaze	England	oldest known horse (62 years)
Prometea	* 2003	Haflinger	Italy	first cloned horse
Swedish mold	† 1632		Sweden	Warhorse of the Swedish King Gustav Adolf
Streiff	† 1633	Oldenburg	Sweden	Warhorse of the Swedish King Gustav Adolf
Traveler	1857-1871	American Saddlebred	United States	General Robert Edward Lee's cavalry horse
Winchester	† 1878	Morgan	United States	Cavalry horse
Yanardag	* 1991	Akhal Teke	Turkmenistan	Heraldic animal

Web links

Commons : Famous horses  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ferdinand Sauerbruch, Hans Rudolf Berndorff : That was my life. Kindler & Schiermeyer, Bad Wörishofen 1951; cited: Licensed edition for Bertelsmann Lesering, Gütersloh 1956, p. 313.