Asfaloth was the trusted white horse of the Elf Glorfindel.
In Quenya, the word for "horse" is rokko or rocco (pl. rokkor). In the Etymologies, these forms derive from the root ROK. An intermediate form was Primitive Elvish rokkō ("swift horse for riding").
Arod (old English for “swift”) was the gray horse given to Legolas by Éomer at their first meeting, near the beginning of The Two Towers. Arod was played by Percy, a Percheron-cross stallion. Orlando Bloom claimed he was the friendliest horse on set.
Gandalf made his way to Rohan, where King Théoden offered Gandalf a horse so long as he left afterward (since he was suspicious of him). This was when Gandalf met Shadowfax, as he is the horse Gandalf chose.
Shadowfax approaching Gandalf the White in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. From then on, and especially after he is officially gifted to him by Théoden, Shadowfax became Gandalf's permanent steed, earning the wizard the epithet The White Rider.
Brego was a horse of Rohan that Aragorn personally rode. Brego was invented by Warner Bros.
Success as a broodmare did not come quickly for Pocahontas. The Camel colt she was carrying while still active in racing received the name Cambaules and ran unplaced on his only outing in Goodwood's Lavant Stakes as a 2-year-old.
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Dobby-horses and hobby-horses were, however, originally far more elaborate wicker replicas of horses fastened around the waists of actors in theater productions in early England, allowing them to simulate riding a horse.
The films depict the most important horses created and named by Tolkien: Shadowfax, • Snowmane, • Arod, • Hasufel, • the elven horse Asfaloth • and Bill the pony. CGI even created the glimmering horses of the Elves (except Asfaloth).
Thirteen Icelandic horses were used in the upcoming Peter Jackson film The Hobbit, due to be released in December 2012. Cali Madincea of New Line Cinema said, “The look of the Icelandic horse, which grows a thick coat in the winter, was one of the things that attracted the attention of the producers.
Watch a Museum conservator reposition the delicate skeleton of Napoleon Bonaparte's horse, Marengo. This small stallion carries the weight of more than 200 years of history, having served in the French army under Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon rode Marengo through battles across Europe from 1800 until 1815.
Pegasus – The original winged horse was named Pegasus. What is this? Bellerophon – Bellerophon wasn't a Pegasus but he was the son of Poseidon who rode him. Starlite – The famous horse of rainbow brite.
Scottish Gaelic
From Old Irish capall (“horse”), related to Welsh ceffyl and Latin caballus.
The name of Galadriels horse is TITAN,not sure if it's irl or the name given to the horse in the show.
However, Loki had "such dealings" with Svaðilfari that "somewhat later" Loki gave birth to a grey foal with eight legs; the horse Sleipnir, "the best horse among gods and men."
Sleipnir is the eight-legged horse ridden primarily by the god Odin in Norse mythology. He is the son of the god Loki (in the form of a mare) and the stallion Svadilfari who belonged to the jötunn that built the walls of Asgard.
Doublet (1963 – 1974) was a Thoroughbred cross gelding. Doublet was a successful performer in the sport of Eventing, in which he was the regular mount of Princess Anne.
Sahara is Jasmine's noble steed that appears in Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams.
Jingles, also known as the Julie Andrews or Mary Poppins Horse, is the lead horse on King Arthur's Carousel in Disneyland.
Bill was Samwise Gamgee's pony, named for its original owner Bill Ferny.
Merrylegs: A short, dappled grey, handsome pony who is polite to humans and horses alike. He is ridden by the young daughters at Birtwick Park, then sent to live with a vicar who promises never to sell him. Sir Oliver: An older horse whose tail was docked, to his great annoyance and discomfort.
In the films, Shadowfax was played by two Andalusian stallions, Blanco and Demero. They were trained by Don Reynolds.