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As this trope is very common, the examples on this page favor aversions.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Completely averted in ''[[Berserk]]'', where not even horses are safe from being killed horrifically.s
* No horse is safe in ''[[Sword of the Stranger]]'', especially evident in one gloriously violent battle where one fighter slices off a horse's legs mid-run to bring down his opponent.
== Comic Books ==
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== Live Action TV ==
* Averted and discussed in the ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' episode "Heart of Gold." Before [[The Siege]] at the climax of the episode, Mal advises the whores to shoot the man, not the horse, because a live horse without a rider will be a distraction to the enemy, while a dead horse is cover. In the aftermath, you can see some dead horses on the ground.
** Averted earlier in the series when a [[Villain of the Week]] tried to hide behind her horse during a gunfight. Mal simply shot the horse and dropped it on top of her.
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== Webcomics ==
* Vaarsuvius of the [[The Order of the Stick]] averts this to prevent a charging enemy from using his Mounted Combat Feats.
{{quote|[Vaarsuvius] "Thrice-cursed Spell Resistance! It's almost like the universe is trying to deliberately force some form of arbitrary equality between those of us who can reshape matter with our thoughts and those who cannot."
[Soldier] "Zap the horse, then."
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* In the jousting match in ''[[Defender of the Crown]]'', subverting the trope by hitting the opponent's horse costs you the land you conquered.
* Epona of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'' and ''[[Majoras Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' is completely invulnerable to harm, as is Link when he is riding her. Unfortunately Link can't take her everywhere he goes, stopping her from becoming a [[Game Breaker]].
** In ''[[Twilight Princess]]'', Link is no longer invincible while riding Epona, due to a larger focus being placed on mounted combat. Epona herself is still invulnerable, however.
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* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' and ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'', where horses are just transportation when you are riding them, and just an immobile block when not rided.
* Averted in ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV]]: Oblivion''; horses can be fought and killed just like any other creature in Tamriel. They can even be killed whilst being ridden, and it's not uncommon to kill your horse while running down a too-steep incline if you aren't careful. The only (non modded) exception is [[Cool Horse|Shadowmere]], an invincible horse given to you for completing the Dark Brotherhood quests. Like every other invincible NPC in the game, she ''can'' still suffer a [[Non-Lethal KO]].
* Subverted to a degree in ''[[Mount
* ''Sunset Riders'': in the riding sections, the bullets just pass through the horses and only the riders can be hit. Except for stage boss "Dark Horse": a few bits of plating allow his horse to stop any bullets that hit it.
* Completely averted as can be seen in gameplays of ''[[
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