In The Mystery of Ghost Canyon, a villain spends several days fleeing on one of the fastest and strongest horses around.
Plot-Powered Stamina is the supertrope, which can apply to sapient beings as well as draft animals. Related to Invulnerable Horses, who never ever get shot. See Horse of a Different Color for horses that aren't actually horses at all. For a related trope regarding tireless animals, check out Huge Rider, Tiny Mount. Why should your horse?įor actual automaton horses, see Mechanical Horse. After all, unless it's the point of the game, would you really want to have to stop fighting the armies of darkness to water your horse or let it take a rest? It's not as if the hero has to eat anything. In video games, this often becomes an Acceptable Break from Reality. In real life, horses aren't automatons, they're animals with needs. The horse doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, doesn't need any sort of special care. In all too many stories, that's really about as far as they take it. They're a sure-fire signal for fantasy, medieval, and western stories, can make the characters look good with a sufficiently awesome name or respectable pedigree, and most importantly, provide a relatively fast and reliable form of transport for the heroes.