Horses for Courses

1 Who founded the Dark Horse record label?

2 Which TV character owned the talking horse Mr Ed?

3 Which American Indian Chief rode a horse called Blackie?

4 In equestrian events which movement precedes gallop?

5 Comanche was the name of a horse and the only survivor of the defeated forces in which battle?

6 Who rode the horse Pegasus to rescue Andromeda?

7 What is the female equivalent of a colt?

8 Which monarch died after falling from a horse called Sorrel?

9 Who wrote the novel The Horse Whisperer?

10 Which classic novel features a horse called Boxer?

11 What is the name of the eight-legged horse ridden by the Norse god Odin?

12 Who was the equine best buddy of Ricky North?

13 Which animal takes its name from the Greek for river horse?

14 Who was the National Hunt champion jockey from 1986 to 1992?

15 Which equine star that appeared in over 80 films was subsequently stuffed after dying in 1965?

16 A bronze statue of which horse overlooks the winner’s enclosure at Cheltenham?

17 Which course stages the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe?

18 Which ancient leader rode a horse called Bucephalus?

19 Which 1970 film starring Richard Harris was based on a story by Dorothy M Johnson?

20 Which horse won the Aintree Grand National in 2005?

21 The Prancing Horse Register is an organisation founded in 1976 for enthusiasts and owners of which make of car?

22 Which part of a horse’s body shares its name with a German wine?

23 Which comedian owned the Grand National winner Minnehoma?

24 Which Danish duo had a hit with the song Little Donkey in 1960?

25 Which horse won the Derby, St Leger and the 2000 Guineas in 1970?

Answers to Horses

1 George Harrison
2 Wilbur Post
3 Chief Sitting Bull
4 Canter
5 Battle of the Little Big Horn
6 Perseus
7 Filly
8 William III
9 Nicholas Evans
10 Animal Farm
11 Sleipner
12 Champion the Wonder Horse
13 Hippopotamus
14 Peter Scudamore
15 Trigger
16 Arkle
17 Longchamps
18 Alexander the Great
19 A Man Called Horse
20 Hedgehunter
21 Ferrari
22 Hock
23 Freddie Starr
24 Nina and Frederik
25 Nijinsky