Horace Horsecollar

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Horace Horsecollar is a fictional character created by Ub Iwerks for Walt Disney.

He is one of Mickey Mouse's friends and the boyfriend of Clarabelle Cow. Horace first appeared as Mickey's plough horse in The Plow Boy in 1929. He next appeared later that same year, in The Jazz Fool, and after that became a regular member of the Disney supporting cast, along with Clarabelle Cow, Clara Cluck and others even more minor. Characterized as a cheerful know-it-all, Horace helped Mickey on his sleuthing expeditions in the comics before Goofy was created; in recent years, Horace has more commonly appeared in Mickey Mouse Works and Disney's House of Mouse.

Horace in Animation

He appeared frequently from 1930 to 1932 and less frequently afterward, making his final classic-era bow in 1942. In his earliest incarnation, Horace was presented as Mickey Mouse's four-legged plow horse. He could walk upright on his hind legs, at which time his forelegs became gloved hands; at other times, he got back down on all fours and reverted to form. Horace mostly played bit-part characters in the approximately 30 cartoon shorts in which he appeared, and his character was never as fully developed as the "Fab Five." Like Goofy in his early Dippy appearances, Horace's body seemed to be formed of rubber tubing. He and Clarabelle had an uncanny ability to change from somewhat normal farmyard animals into anthropomorphized beings as necessary. In film he has been most recently seen in "The Prince and the Pauper" where he had a bigger role as Mickey's pompous tutor. And as with most Disney characters, he was given small cameos in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

In these latter-day animated appearances, his voice is provided by Bill Farmer (who also voices Goofy and Pluto).

After departing the Disney studio, Ub Iwerks created a Horace-like character, the mule Orace, for his own studio. As can be noted, even the name is almost the same.

Classic Cartoon Appearances

  1. 1929 - The Plow Boy
  2. 1929 - The Jazz Fool
  3. 1930 - The Barnyard Concert
  4. 1930 - The Cactus Kid
  5. 1930 - The Fire Fighters
  6. 1930 - The Shindig
  7. 1930 - Pioneer Days
  8. 1931 - The Birthday Party
  9. 1931 - Blue Rhythm
  10. 1931 - The Barnyard Broadcast
  11. 1931 - The Beach Party
  12. 1932 - Mickey's Revue
  13. 1932 - Barnyard Olympics
  14. 1932 - Mickey's Nightmare
  15. 1932 - Touchdown Mickey
  16. 1932 - The Whoopee Party
  17. 1933 - Mickey's Mellerdrammer
  18. 1933 - Mickey's Gala Premiere
  19. 1934 - Camping Out
  20. 1934 - The Orphan's Benefit
  21. 1935 - The Band Concert
  22. 1935 - On Ice
  23. 1936 - Mickey's Grand Opera
  24. 1936 - Toby Tortoise Returns
  25. 1937 - Mickey's Amateurs
  26. 1938 - Boat Builders
  27. 1938 - The Fox Hunt
  28. 1941 - The Orphan's Benefit (remake)
  29. 1942 - All Together
  30. 1942 - Mickey's Birthday Party
  31. 1942 - Symphony Hour
  32. 1983 - Mickey's Christmas Carol
  33. 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  34. 1990 - The Prince and the Pauper

Horace in Comics

Horace has never really been more than a supporting character, though he has starred in numerous European comic book stories of his own. In these, he plays a much bigger role than elsewhere: often accompanying Mickey on his many sleuthing adventures or acting as Clarabelle Cow's paramour and fiance. Clarabelle and Horace were engaged in the comics according to some 1931 and 1932 continuities, but neither ever followed through. For a brief time, during the late 1960s, Clarabelle began dating Goofy, perhaps in an attempt to give Goofy a girlfriend. During this time Horace's whereabouts are unknown. Toward the end of this time Clarabelle's status with Goofy was challenged by another dogface named Glory-Bee and Clarabelle seems to have returned to her former paramour, Horace.

Horace In Video Games

Horace made a cameo appearance in the Timeless River world of Kingdom Hearts II with many other classic Disney characters like Clarabelle Cow and Clara Cluck as one of the world's citizens. He also appeared in Mickey's Ultimate Challenge and Land of Illusion.

Horace In the Disney Theme Parks

Recently, Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow have been appearing in the Main Street Family Fun Day Parade in the Magic Kingdom Park. This parade includes guests along with other classic Disney characters. Horace and Clarabelle can also be found greeting with Families in the morning either right past the turnstiles to the Magic Kingdom, or near the flagpole in Town Square.

He also appears in "Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade", which takes place during the Magic Kingdom's Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party every September and October.

Horace and Clarabelle come out for meet-and-greets and appear in parades and shows on a regular basis at Tokyo Disneyland as well.

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