Editing Horse (section)

===Entertainment and culture===
{{See also|Horse symbolism|Horses in art|Horse worship}}
[[File:Hayagreeva.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Hayagriva]], the horse-headed deity in [[Hinduism]]]]

Modern horses are often used to reenact many of their historical work purposes. Horses are used, complete with equipment that is authentic or a meticulously recreated replica, in various live action [[historical reenactment]]s of specific periods of history, especially recreations of famous battles.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.blackhorsetroop.org/activities/ |title= Unit Activities |access-date= 2008-04-29 |author= Stoddard, Samuel |website= Co H, 4th Virginia Cavalry |publisher= Washington Webworks, LLC |archive-date= 2008-01-18 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080118205712/http://blackhorsetroop.org/activities/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Horses are also used to preserve cultural traditions and for ceremonial purposes. Countries such as the United Kingdom still use horse-drawn carriages to convey royalty and other VIPs to and from certain culturally significant events.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/Transport/Transport.aspx |title= Transport |access-date= 2009-08-30 |publisher= British Monarchy |archive-date= 2009-02-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090216150048/http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/Transport/Transport.aspx |url-status= live }}</ref> Public exhibitions are another example, such as the [[Budweiser Clydesdales]], seen in parades and other public settings, a team of [[draft horse]]s that pull a beer wagon similar to that used before the invention of the modern motorized truck.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anheuser-Busch gives face time to Budweiser Clydesdales |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |author=McWilliams, Jeremiah |access-date=2010-09-18 |date=December 3, 2008 |url=http://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/lager-heads/article_98704685-a144-52b1-aba7-7b580e8f8c08.html |archive-date=2012-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514075122/http://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/lager-heads/article_98704685-a144-52b1-aba7-7b580e8f8c08.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Horses are frequently used in television, films and literature. They are sometimes featured as a major character in films about particular animals, but also used as visual elements that assure the accuracy of historical stories.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=6630|title=Hollywood Horses|author=Sellnow, Les|date=March 1, 2006|access-date=2009-10-21|url-access=registration|journal=The Horse|archive-date=2011-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905044227/http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=6630|url-status=live}}</ref> Both live horses and [[Cultural icon|iconic]] images of horses are used in [[advertising]] to promote a variety of products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hippomaxx-muenster.de/english/sonderausstellung.php?navid=7|title=Trademark Horse&nbsp;– Horses as advertising mediums |publisher=Westfälische Pferdemuseum (Westphalian Horse Museum) |access-date=2008-08-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081011201036/http://www.hippomaxx-muenster.de/english/sonderausstellung.php?navid=7|archive-date=2008-10-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The horse frequently appears in coats of arms in [[heraldry]], in a variety of poses and equipment.<ref>{{cite book|author=Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles|title=A Complete Guide to Heraldry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xSeEWjQCTIAC&pg=PA202|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing Inc|year=2007|isbn=978-1-60239-001-0|page=201|access-date=2020-09-28|archive-date=2023-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320223813/https://books.google.com/books?id=xSeEWjQCTIAC&pg=PA202|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[mythology|mythologies]] of many cultures, including [[Greco-Roman mythology|Greco-Roman]], [[Hindu mythology|Hindu]], [[Islamic mythology|Islamic]], and [[Horses in Germanic paganism|Germanic]], include references to both normal horses and those with wings or additional limbs, and multiple myths also call upon the horse to draw the chariots of the Moon and Sun.<ref>{{cite book|author=Tozer, Basil |title=The Horse in History |url=https://archive.org/details/TheHorseInHistory |publisher=Methuen |year=1908 |location=London |oclc=2484673 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/TheHorseInHistory/page/n134 94], 98–100}}</ref> The horse also appears in the 12-year cycle of animals in the [[Chinese astrology|Chinese zodiac]] related to the [[Chinese calendar]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Horse.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104433/http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/Horse.html|archive-date= 2011-07-16|title= Year of the Horse |access-date=2007-07-22|publisher= Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco}}</ref>

Horses serve as the inspiration for many modern automobile names and logos, including the [[Ford Pinto]], [[Ford Bronco]], [[Ford Mustang]], [[Hyundai Equus]], [[Hyundai Pony]], [[Mitsubishi Starion]], [[Subaru BRAT|Subaru Brumby]], [[Mitsubishi Colt]]/[[Dodge Colt]], [[Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer|Pinzgauer]], [[Steyr-Puch Haflinger]], [[Pegaso]], [[Porsche]], [[Rolls-Royce Camargue]], [[Ferrari]], [[Carlsson (car company)|Carlsson]], [[Kamaz]], [[Corre La Licorne]], [[Iran Khodro]], [[Eicher Motors|Eicher]], and [[Baojun]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2016/02/top-10-horse-themed-cars.html |title=Giddy Up: Top 10 Horse-Themed Cars |work=Autoguide.com |last=Cole |first=Craig |date=8 November 2021 |access-date=7 July 2022 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525011426/https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2016/02/top-10-horse-themed-cars.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.globalcarsbrands.com/cars-with-horse-logos/ | title=Cars with Horse Logos: How Many of Them do You Know? | date=9 January 2022 | access-date=18 June 2022 | archive-date=28 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528160402/https://www.globalcarsbrands.com/cars-with-horse-logos/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://journal.classiccars.com/2021/05/08/top-11-cars-named-after-horses-which-is-your-favorite/ | title=Top 11 cars named after horses, which is your favorite? | date=8 May 2021 | access-date=18 June 2022 | archive-date=16 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816110754/https://journal.classiccars.com/2021/05/08/top-11-cars-named-after-horses-which-is-your-favorite/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Indian [[TVS Motor Company]] also uses a horse on their motorcycles & scooters.