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{{about|the animal|the character from [[Saturday Supercade]]|[[Trucknappers]]}}
{{species infobox
|image=[[File:Daisy Equestrian - MarioSportsSuperstars.png|200x200px]]<br>Artwork with [[Daisy]] from ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario Party 2]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'' ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
'''{{iw|wikipedia|Horse}}s''' appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as animals that player characters ride in equestrian sporting events. Their purpose as steeds are usually taken by [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshis]] instead, which is why they seldomly ever appear.

==History==
===''Mario Party'' series===
[[File:SMP Horses.png|thumb|The four horses in ''Super Mario Party'']]
Horses appear as board decorations in [[Western Land]] in ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Party Jamboree]]'', retaining their ''Mario Sports Superstars'' design in the latter.

In ''[[Super Mario Party]]'', horses appear in the minigame [[Fiddler on the Hoof]], where they retain their design for the male Balance type Horses from ''Mario Sports Superstars''. Despite this, none of the colors are shared between games.

===''Mario & Sonic'' series===
====''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''====
[[File:LuigiHorse-MSLondon2012.png|thumb|200px|left|A horse ridden by Luigi in the opening of ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'']]
Horses first appear as interactable elements in the ''Super Mario'' franchise in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''. They are used by player characters in the equestrian events. They come in large varieties, such as brown, bright brown, and white. The [[Equestrian - Show Jumping]] event is set in Greenwich Park, where the horses are found.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20110519071519/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/26261/first-mario-sonic-at-the-london-2012-olympics-wii-screenshots-details|title=First Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympics Wii screenshots, details|date=May 16, 2011|author=East, Thomas|publisher=Official Nintendo Magazine|language=en-gb|accessdate=July 7, 2024}}</ref> They can be ridden by playable characters in the game. At the beginning of Equestrian, when a "GO!" appears on the screen, the player can swing the Wii Remote for a Starting Dash. The player has to hold the Wii Remote on its side and move up and down as if they were reins to speed up. The player needs to slow down and angle their Remote to steer around corners before galloping up to a fence and leaping over it. Equestrian is known to have ten fences, which a horse needs to jump over. If the player misses a single fence, they lose the game. When the player is about to finish the Equestrian event, the Horse may speed up when the player keeps on shaking the Wii Remote.

[[File:MASATLOG Equestrian Sonic.png|thumb|right|200px|Sonic on a horse]]
Horses appear in one of the [[Dream Event]]s, Dream Equestrian, which takes place in [[Moo Moo Meadows]] from ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]''.<ref name="Horse Dream Event">{{cite|author=Marcello Forrest|date=August 19, 2011|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTnlwW1u2Rc|title=Horseback Riding Dream Event Moomoo Meadows - Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=July 7, 2024}}</ref> The event needs four players who ride their horses, and help transport the seven [[Yoshi Egg]]s on a cart at the goal of the minigame. Sometimes, arrows to show the direction where the players should go to appear, and the Horse moves if the players hold the Wii Remote sideways and shake it in the right direction. Sometimes the cart tips over and the players have to hold the Wii Remote in the right direction to get the balance back, especially when a [[Chain Chomp]] chases after them on a bridge. The horses always have to dodge things thrown at them, including the barrels behind them, a [[Magikoopa]]'s magic attacks, or what's laying around. If a horse is injured, the cart loses a Yoshi Egg. Boost panels can help the horses increase their speed. At times the horses are at cliffs, the player needs to press the {{button|wii|2}} button to make them jump. If the characters make it with Yoshi Eggs, different colored [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]s hatch and they complete the event. However they lose the event if all the Yoshi Eggs have disappeared from the cart. 

Horses in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] [[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]] appear in [[Show Jumping (Team)]] and [[Modern Pentathlon]] only, so only characters in the Heroes and Girls groups ever ride on them.

====''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''====
Horses appear in both versions of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' in the Equestrian events, serving the same purpose as in ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''. They also appear in [[Equestrian Plus]] in the Nintendo 3DS [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|version]]. In both versions, [[Larry|Larry Koopa]] expresses a keen interest in the Equestrian event and horses.
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====''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''====
Horses in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020]]'' have the same purpose as in prior ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' installments.

===''Mario Sports Superstars''===
[[File:MSS Horse Group Artwork.png|thumb|right|Horses in ''Mario Sports Superstars'']]
Horses in ''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'' are stylized and more cartoony-looking, and are used in the Horse Racing sport. In the Single Player and Multiplayer horse racing modes, players can choose to use either their own horses, or select from a pool of guest horses (which increases upon winning tournament cups).

In the Stable mode, players can take care of their horses to better their mood and increase their bond with them. They are able to take care of horses divided in four different types: Balance, Technique, Speed and Power. Each type features ten color variations (with slightly different stats) for each gender, for a total of eighty different horses. When bonding with their horses, players can also unlock [[List of horse accessories in Mario Sports Superstars|accessories]] for them to wear, such as saddles, bridles, and hats.

===''Princess Peach: Showtime!''===
[[File:Horse model PPS.png|thumb|Cowgirl Peach's horse]]
In each of [[Cowgirl Peach]]'s stages in ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]'', there is always a section in which she rides a female blonde-maned white horse made out of wood and controlled by strings, in a similar fashion to the large members of the [[Sour Bunch]]. During these sections, Peach must navigate parallel sections to avoid incoming obstacles such as rocks, walls, and towers, jump over smaller obstacles like cacti and holes, and catch enemies or debris with her lasso to remove them from the path. The Sour Bunch also rides purple wooden horses, which will break down once their cargo or knight is launched away.

The companion horse is first found attached to a chariot in [[Cowgirl in the Wilderness]], from which she then detaches to help Peach catch up to the Sour Bunch and their [[cowboy]] leader.

In [[Cowgirl at Dusk]], the horse helps Peach throughout most of the level, helping her catch up to the [[Dark Locomotive]] and eventually tear it down.

Lastly, in [[The Dark Locomotive & the Doomed Town]], the horse helps Peach rescue the [[Cowgirl Sparkla]] tied to the tracks; then, after reaching a dead end caused by a fallen bridge, the horse pulls a chariot and lets the Sparkla guide her while Peach, standing on the chariots, takes care of the incoming obstacles. If anything hits the chariots, the ones that have been hit will flash red, and if Peach does not dismount in time, she will fall off as the chariot explodes.

All three levels also have dark horses used by the Sour Bunch to ride and carry crates.
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==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
Bean Mobile Golf artwork.jpg|''[[Mobile Golf]]'' artwork of [[Bean (Mobile Golf)|Bean]] riding a horse, which does not appear in the game
MarioRidingAHorse.png|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
MSOGT Peach Equestrian.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympics]]''
M&S Rio 2016 - Tails alt 2.png|''Mario & Sonic at Tokyo 2020 Olympics''
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
Mario and sonic horsey.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
Mario and sonic love horses.jpg|''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''
MaSLOGLugiHorse.jpg|''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games''
M&S2016 Equestrian.png|[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'']] (Wii U)
M&S Rio WiiU Larry Horse.png|[[Larry]] performing a trick on his horse in the Equestrian event of ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'' (Wii U)
MarioSportsSuperstars4.jpeg|''Mario Sports Superstars''
Horse racing MSS.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
Horse racing MSS 2.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
BabyLuigi -MarioSportsSuperstars.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
Teaser-ss-05.jpg|''Mario Sports Superstars''
Teaser-ss-06.jpg|''Mario Sports Superstars''
MarioSportsSuperstarsScreenshot16.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
MarioSportsSuperstarsScreenshot17.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
MarioSportsSuperstarsScreenshot18.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
MarioSportsSuperstarsScreenshot19.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
MSS NinUK 18.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
MSS NinUK 19.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
MSS NinUK 20.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
MSS NinUK 21.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
MSS NinUK 22.png|''Mario Sports Superstars''
NOJTopics MSS5.jpg|''Mario Sports Superstars''
M&S Tokyo Horse.png|''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''
PPS Horse Dark Locomotive.png|The horse in [[The Dark Locomotive & the Doomed Town]] in ''[[Princess Peach: Showtime!]]''
PPS Dark Horse Cowgirl in the Wilderness.png|A dark horse in ''Princess Peach: Showtime!''
PPS Special Cowgirl Dress.jpg|The "Special Cowgirl Dress" with horse designs in ''Princess Peach: Showtime!''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn={{ruby|馬|うま}}
|JpnR=Uma
|JpnM=Horse
|ChiS=马
|ChiSR=Mǎ
|ChiSM=Horse
|ChiT=馬
|ChiTR=Mǎ
|ChiTM=Horse
|Spa=Caballo
|SpaM=Horse
|Fre=Cheval
|FreM=Horse
|Ger=Pferd
|GerM=Horse
|Ita=Cavallo
|ItaM=Horse
|PorA=Cavalo
|PorAM=Horse
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Princess Peach: Showtime!]]