Fictional Characters
- John Andrew Last is fatally kicked by a horse; his death precipitates his parents' divorce in Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel "A Handful of Dust"
- Bentley Drummle is mentioned as having died in a horse-related accident in "Great Expectations"
- Bonnie Blue Butler, daughter of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind
- Gerald O'Hara, father of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
- King Théoden of Rohan, in The Lord of the Rings. Crushed by his dying horse Snowmane after being struck by the Lord of the Nazgûl during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Died from wounds shortly after.
- Drew Kirk, was killed after being thrown from a horse in Neighbours.
- Lucius Vladescu, after Hells Belle bucks in the 4-H competition in (Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Darkside) by Beth Fantaskey.
- Patrick Delgado, father of Susan Delgado in Steven King's "Wizard and Glass," the fourth book in the "Dark Tower" series. Susan believes her father died when a snake surprised his horse, Seafoam, causing it to rear back and crush Pat. She later finds that her father was murdered.
- Bryan Patrick, son of Barry dies several days after a horse riding accident in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon.
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