

They’re known as brumbies, and this three-part movie stars hundreds of them, though not all the horses are named. The Man from Snowy River is an Australian film built around feral horses. Major is already a horse that works at the farm, but Cinderella’s mice friends Jaq and Gus are also transfigured into horses so they can take our secret beauty to dance with the prince. When she goes to the ball, her magical pumpkin carriage is drawn by horses. Achilles and Snowball from Hunchback of Notre DameĬinderella is the second Disney Princess and we first meet her in 1950, singing to her animal companions. She becomes a jockey and races Shetan to victory that saves her family’s fortune.ġ7. It follows an Arabian girl who gets lost but a wild black horse helps her find her way home. In Young Black Stallion, Shetan is portrayed by a famous black horse named Cass Ole. Abha, Jinah, and Shetan from Young Black Stallionĭiablo, Demon, and Shetan might sound scary, but they’re popular names for black horses in Disney movies. Toad so he has a miniature saddle on his neck instead of the standard one worn on the back. Cyril is a goofy-looking horse that might be mistaken for a mule. Ichabod Crane is the main character in a story about a headless horseman, but Cyril belongs to J. In the book that inspired the movie, the horse was called Comanche.ġ5. But the horse at the center of the story is magnificent enough to inspire family fights. It has some unpleasant and untrue stereotypical depictions of Native Americans plus a lot of whitewashing. Old movies often have disturbing depictions of racism and misogyny, and Tonka is no different.


The historical novel is set in 1791 Vermont so it’s a heartwarming pastoral frontier tale. One of his students – Joel Goss – trains the horse, which is a two-year-old colt named Little Bub. In the book, Justin is a school teacher and receives two horses as payment for a debt. The book Justin Morgan had a Horse was adapted into a movie by Walt Disney Studios in 1978. Secretariat, Bold Ruler, Hasty Matilda, Sham, and Something Royal Lippzanners from Miracle of White Stallions

Achilles and Snowball from Hunchback of Notre Dame Abha, Jinah, and Shetan from Young Black Stallion Black Beauty, Merrylegs, and Ginger from Black Beauty
