White horse (disambiguation)
Appearance
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A white horse is a horse born white that stays white throughout its life.
White Horse, or variants, may also refer to:
Colouring of horses
[edit]- Dominant white, a group of genetically-related horse coat color conditions
- Gray horse, a horse with a coat color characterized by progressive depigmentation of coat hairs
- Sabino horse, a horse with a group of white spotting patterns
- Pinto horse, a horse with a coat color that consists of large patches of white and any other color
- When a white horse is not a horse, a paradox in Chinese philosophy attributed to Gongsun Long
Mythology and symbolism
[edit]- White horses in mythology
- White Horse of Hanover, an emblem of the Royal House of Hanover
- White Horse of Kent, a symbol of the English county of Kent
People
[edit]- White Horse (Kiowa leader) (died 1892), chief of the Kiowa nation
- Logan Fontenelle (1825–1855), also known as Shon-ga-ska (White Horse), an interpreter in Omaha negotiations with the United States
Places
[edit]United States
[edit]- White Horse, California
- White Horse, New Jersey
- White Horse, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- White Horse, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- White Horse, South Dakota, in Todd County
- White Horse Historic District, or White Horse Village, in Willistown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Other countries
[edit]- White Horse Bluff, a volcano in British Columbia, Canada
- White Horse Bridge, in Wembley, England
- White Horse Stone, two megaliths near Aylesford, Kent, England
- White Horse Temple, the first Buddhist temple in China
- Vale of White Horse, a local government district in Oxfordshire, England
Hill figures
[edit]England
[edit]- Alton Barnes White Horse, in Wiltshire
- Broad Town White Horse, in Wiltshire
- Cherhill White Horse, in Wiltshire
- Devizes White Horse, in Wiltshire
- Folkestone White Horse, in Kent
- Hackpen White Horse, in Wiltshire
- Kilburn White Horse, in North Yorkshire
- Litlington White Horse, in East Sussex
- Marlborough White Horse, in Wiltshire
- Osmington White Horse, in Dorset
- Pewsey White Horse, in Wiltshire
- Tan Hill White Horse, in Wiltshire
- Uffington White Horse, in Oxfordshire
- Westbury White Horse, or Bratton White Horse, in Wiltshire
- Woolbury White Horse, in Hampshire
New Zealand
[edit]- White Horse Monument, in Waimate, New Zealand
Military
[edit]- Battle of White Horse Hill, a fierce battle in the Korean War
Pubs, inns and taverns
[edit]- The White Horse, Burnham Green, Hertfordshire, England
- The White Horse, Enfield, London, England
- The White Horse, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
- The White Horse, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England
- The White Horse (Austin) Austin, Texas
- White Horse Hotel (disambiguation)
- White Horse Tavern (disambiguation)
- The White Horse Inn (disambiguation)
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Film and television
[edit]- White Horse (film), a 2008 short documentary
- The White Horse (film), a 1962 Mexican film
- The White Horse (series), a 1993 Russian TV series
- The White Horses, a 1965 Yugoslavian/German TV series,
Literature
[edit]- The White Horse a 1758 book by Emanuel Swedenborg
- The Ballad of the White Horse, a 1911 poem by G. K. Chesterton
- When a white horse is not a horse, a paradox in Chinese philosophy in the White Horse Dialogue
Music
[edit]- "Ride a White Horse" (Goldfrapp song), 2006
- White Horse (album), by Michael Omartian, 1974
- "White Horse" (Laid Back song), 1983
- "White Horse" (Taylor Swift song), 2008
- "White Horse" (Jessica 6 song), 2011
- "White Horse" (Chris Stapleton song), 2023
- "White Horse", a 1996 song by Kilo Ali
- "White Horse", a 2010 song by Sarah McLeod
- "White Horse", a 2019 song by Tenille Townes from The Lemonade Stand
- "White Horses", by Jacky, the theme tune of 1965 TV series The White Horses
Other uses in arts and entertainment
[edit]- White Horse at Ebbsfleet, a proposed gigantic sculpture in Kent, England
- The White Horse (Constable), an 1819 oil painting
Transportation
[edit]- White Horse, a GWR 3031 Class locomotive built 1891
- White Horse Ferries, a defunct ferry company in England
- U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey, known as the White Horse Pike
Other uses
[edit]- White Horse (military), the South Korean army's 9th Infantry Division
- White Horse (whisky), a blended Scotch whisky
- White Horse Distillery, an Irish whiskey distillery
- White Horse Prophecy, of the Latter Day Saints
- White horses, a white and foamy sea wave
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles beginning with White horse
- All pages with titles containing White horse
- All pages with titles beginning with White Horse
- Whitehorse (disambiguation)
- White Horse Mountain (disambiguation)
- White knight (disambiguation)
- Battle of White Horse, during the Korean War
- Hill figure
- 1923 FA Cup Final, known as the White Horse Final, a football match
- Cheval Blanc (disambiguation), French for "White horse"