---
title: Horses
description: Various types of horse creatures for OSR gaming.
date_pub: 2024-02-03T22:35:50.000-04:00
section: bestiary
content_type: feature
short_code: bh0
---

Four-legged herd animals with long heads, often domesticated and used for transportation or agriculture.

### Subtypes

-   [Riding Horse](./riding-horse.html): A type of horse bred for running at high speed, and which can survive eating just grass.
-   [War Horse](./war-horse.html): A type of horse bred for warfare, strength, and battle-resolve, but ill-suited to riding long-distances.
-   [Wild Horse](./wild-horse.html): A type of horse most commonly encountered in the wild, and which can survive eating just grass.
-   [Work Horse](./work-horse.html): A type of horse bred for power and fortitude, and used to pull machinery or vehicles, or as a beast of burden.