War Horse
Equine combat narrative
A war horse is a horse trained and used in battle, historically bred for size and temperament to carry armored riders into combat.
Figuratively, a war horse is a veteran who has seen many campaigns or struggles—someone reliable through long experience: She's a war horse of the civil rights movement.
The term also describes anything dependable through repeated use: a theatrical war horse is a play performed so often it's become a staple.
- filmMovie or coating
- stage playLive theatrical work
- bardingWrapping meat in fat
- cavalryMounted military force
- braveryBoldness before danger
Steven Spielberg · Crusades · stamina · veteran · saddle · Roman legions · charger · heavy cavalry · no man's land · front lines · armor · trenches · samurai · historical novels · epic poetry · mounted combat · WWI · mounted
- Horse BooksThe Black Stallion, Seabiscuit, National Velvet
- horse literatureSeabiscuit
- Michael Morpurgo
- PlaysHamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear
- British ClassicsPride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist
- SpielbergE.T., Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, Indiana Jones
War Horseplow horse
Farm equine for fieldwork
therapy horse · draft horse · carriage horse · rocking horse · packhorse
War Horseweakling
Feeble person
coward · shrinking violet · pushover · milquetoast · lamb