Editing Horace Horsecollar (section)

==In animation==
[[File:Horace Horsecollar Plow boy 1929.jpg|thumb|left|Horace Horsecollar's first appearance in ''[[The Plowboy]]'' (1929)]]
Horace appeared frequently in cartoons from 1930 to 1932 and less frequently afterward, making his last appearance in the original run of Disney shorts in 1942.<ref name=toonopedia>[http://www.toonopedia.com/horace.htm Horace Horsecollar] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. Retrieved on September 2, 2007. [https://archive.today/20240527172817/https://www.webcitation.org/6f3yB0KKl?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/horace.htm Archived] from the original on February 5, 2016.</ref> The name of Horace's voice actor in the original shorts is unknown.<ref name="toonopedia"/>

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-parts in the over 30 films in which he appeared. Like [[Goofy]] in his early ''Dippy Dawg'' appearances, Horace's body seemed to be formed of [[Rubber hose animation|rubber tubing]]. His first appearance as a completely anthropomorphic horse was in ''[[The Shindig]]'' (1930), which also featured the first love scene between Horace and Clarabelle.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grob |first1=Gijs |title=Mickey's Movies: The Theatrical Films of Mickey Mouse |date=2018 |publisher=Theme Park Press |isbn=978-1683901235|chapter=The Shindig}}</ref>

Horace's biggest role was in ''Camping Out'' in 1934, where he was the star of the cartoon.

After departing the Disney studio in 1930, Ub Iwerks created a Horace-like character, the mule [[Orace]], for his own studio; the name simply dropped the 'H' from Horace.

As with many other Disney characters, he was later given small cameos in ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (1983) and ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988). He had a bigger role as the Prince's (Mickey's royal double) stone-faced tutor in ''[[The Prince and the Pauper (1990 film)|The Prince and the Pauper]]'' (1990).

In the television series ''[[House of Mouse]]'', Horace has a recurring role as the club's technician, playing cartoons for the audiences and generally running the machinery.

Since 1990, Horace has been voiced by [[Bill Farmer]] (who also voices [[Goofy]] and [[Pluto (Disney)|Pluto]]). Farmer established the character's voice on the spot during recording for ''The Prince and the Pauper'', when the director surprised him with the request. Asked for something "aristocratic and snobbish", he says he mixed [[Ben Stein]] and [[Jim Backus]].<ref>"In the Hot Seat – Bill Farmer – Voice of Goofy", ''Communicore Weekly'' podcast, starting at 15:00.</ref>

In the 1990s, Horace was intended to star in a new TV series to be created for [[The Disney Afternoon]], titled ''Maximum Horsepower'', intended to explain his disappearance from cartoons after the 1930s ended. The concept would be that, in 1939, Horace had gotten tired of playing bit parts and, after learning that Mickey was going to star in a segment of ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'', was going to demand Walt to give him a starring role in that movie as well. On his way to Walt's office, though, he gets abducted by aliens who bring him halfway across the galaxy because they are in desperate need of the hero that they believe Horace is, despite his dreams of returning to Earth and resuming his acting career. ''Maximum Horsepower'', however, never came to be.<ref name="JimHill">Jim Hill's Blog: [http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2007/08/16/tube-thursday-the-disney-afternoon-shows-that-you-didn-t-get-to-see.aspx The Disney Afternoon Shows You Didn't Get to See]. Retrieved on January 11, 2009.</ref>

Horace has been a recurring character in the 2013 ''[[Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse]]'' television series and ''[[Mickey and the Roadster Racers]]''.

===Theatrical cartoon appearances===

====With Clarabelle Cow====
# ''[[The Plowboy]]'' (1929)
# ''[[The Barnyard Concert]]'' (1930)
# ''[[The Shindig]]'' (1930)
# ''[[Pioneer Days (1930 film)|Pioneer Days]]'' (1930)
# ''[[The Birthday Party (1931 film)|The Birthday Party]]'' (1931)
# ''[[Blue Rhythm]]'' (1931)
# ''[[The Barnyard Broadcast]]'' (1931)
# ''[[The Beach Party]]'' (1931)
# ''[[Barnyard Olympics]]'' (1932)
# ''[[Mickey's Revue]]'' (1932)
# ''[[The Whoopee Party]]'' (1932)
# ''[[Touchdown Mickey]]'' (1932)
# ''[[Mickey's Mellerdrammer]]'' (1933)
# ''[[Mickey's Gala Premier]]'' (1933)
# ''[[Camping Out (1934 film)|Camping Out]]'' (1934)
# ''[[Orphan's Benefit]]'' (1934)
# ''[[The Band Concert]]'' (1935)
# ''[[On Ice (film)|On Ice]]'' (1935)
# ''[[Mickey's Grand Opera]]'' (1936)
# ''[[Orphan's Benefit]]'' (remake, 1941)
# ''[[Mickey's Birthday Party]]'' (1942)
# ''[[Symphony Hour]]'' (1942)
# ''[[All Together (1942 film)|All Together]]'' (1942)
# ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (1983)
# ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988)
# ''[[The Prince and the Pauper (1990 film)|The Prince and the Pauper]]'' (1990)
# ''[[Get a Horse!]]'' (2013)
# ''[[Once Upon a Studio]]'' (2023)

====Without Clarabelle Cow====
# ''[[The Jazz Fool]]'' (1929)
# ''[[The Cactus Kid (1930 film)|The Cactus Kid]]'' (1930)
# ''[[The Fire Fighters (1930 film)|The Fire Fighters]]'' (1930)
# ''[[The Fox Hunt (1938 film)|The Fox Hunt]]'' (1938)