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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

United States

  • 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

  • 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

England

  • 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

  • White Horse Monument, in Waimate, New Zealand

Military

  • Battle of White Horse Hill, a fierce battle in the Korean War

Pubs, inns and taverns

  • 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
  • White Horse, Swinton, Greater Manchester, England
  • White Horse Hotel (disambiguation)
  • White Horse Tavern (disambiguation)
  • The White Horse Inn (disambiguation)

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

  • 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

  • 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

  • "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 Horse", a 2022 song by Skillet from Dominion
  • "White Horses", a 2025 song by Wolf Alice from The Clearing
  • "White Horses", by Jacky, the theme tune of 1965 TV series The White Horses

Other uses in arts and entertainment

  • White Horse at Ebbsfleet, a proposed gigantic sculpture in Kent, England
  • The White Horse (Constable), an 1819 oil painting

Transportation

  • 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

  • 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 Beaufort scale

See also

  • 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"