Does a horse die?
Browse movies, tv shows, books and more where a horse dies.
This trigger is for people who are upset by the death of a horse. Horses are often seen as majestic creatures, and their death can be a difficult scene to watch, especially for animal lovers or horse enthusiasts.
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Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
416
No
21
Movie • 2002 Report
Yes
109
No
2
12
Michelc1
Horse spooks and jumps off ferryboat. Get shredded by the ferry's propellers. Don't actually see the death, but the blood comes out from under the ferry indicating what happened and it's upsetting.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
102
No
7
9
Batwing
it’s in the background and it looks like dogs are eating at it but it’s not super graphic
Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
85
No
10
16
Ollyarts
There is a line that says “We have resorted to eating our horses”, but the presumed eating of those horses is not shown.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
83
No
8
17
Not a horse but a donkey does
Movie • 1972 Report
Yes
73
No
1
10
Anonymous
The act of decapitating the horse is not seen, but it's aftermath is.
Movie • 2021 Report
Yes
72
No
0
8
spleenhurfer
a few...
Movie • 2017 Report
Yes
69
No
14
12
Anonymous
The Valkyries' winged horses are seen falling from the sky under Hela's attack.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
60
No
1
2
kaleidobear
two horses are killed by beheading. one happens on screen, the other off screen and on both occasions the bodies are shown
Movie • 1984 Report
Yes
60
No
2
13
JWood
Seriously, Artax’s death was the saddest thing I had ever seen as a child. He comes back in the end, but it does not negate the death scene.
Movie • 2001 Report
Yes
60
No
3
2
Horses die in battle but they’re obviously CGI and you don’t see them specifically harmed
Movie • 2012 Report
Yes
59
No
0
4
Dravencour
One of the Speck Brothers' horses gets shot as Dr. King Schultz takes down both brothers. The horse falls on one of the brothers' legs and breaks it.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
58
No
0
7
Anngee
A horse is killed by dragon fire at 1:18:18.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
56
No
2
5
CLPPRBRD
While the 2 protagnists of the story climb up to see the battleground early in the movie, there are a couple of dead horses. The camera get’s quite close on the horses and you can see flies fly away from the horses.
Movie • 1999 Report
Yes
50
No
2
2
JamesSmith
Stewie hid inside a horse
Movie • 2015 Report
Yes
50
No
11
15
Someone64
'twas a donkey, not a horse.
Movie • 1998 Report
Yes
49
No
2
12
Anonymous
The horses of the Hun's died in the avalanche.
Movie • 2009 Report
Yes
47
No
3
9
Anonymous
Horse-like alien animals are set on fire.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
45
No
0
12
kelseyj610
As others have said - horse death is persistent throughout the movie, only during the battle scenes and immediate aftermath.
Some specifics that I remember.
The first one was, I think, the worst. I don't even like horses and it upset me. At the battle at Toulon (the first battle), right after Napoleon says something like, "Ready, boy?" to his horse and rides forward, the horse is struck in the chest with a cannonball and the chest explodes. Very gorey. After the battle, Napoleon retrieves the ammunition from the horse's open chest.
At the battle of Austerlitz (first wintery battle), horses and their riders are struck by cannonballs, and also fall into the frozen lake as the ice is broken up.
There was horse violence in the Battle of Waterloo (the final battle of the film) also but I don't remember specifically gorey scenes.
Some specifics that I remember.
The first one was, I think, the worst. I don't even like horses and it upset me. At the battle at Toulon (the first battle), right after Napoleon says something like, "Ready, boy?" to his horse and rides forward, the horse is struck in the chest with a cannonball and the chest explodes. Very gorey. After the battle, Napoleon retrieves the ammunition from the horse's open chest.
At the battle of Austerlitz (first wintery battle), horses and their riders are struck by cannonballs, and also fall into the frozen lake as the ice is broken up.
There was horse violence in the Battle of Waterloo (the final battle of the film) also but I don't remember specifically gorey scenes.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
45
No
1
6
novams3
Time stamp 20:52. Do not watch, it’s very gory. They show the remains from the mine explosion for about 9 more minutes until the end of the chapter.
Movie • 2012 Report
Yes
44
No
1
Movie • 2003 Report
Yes
38
No
0
6
ptcardinal17
Multiple (CGI) cavalry units are slain in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields
Movie • 2000 Report
Yes
38
No
0
10
Mette Aamand Nielsen
A tiger dies and a lot of horses dies but NOT the dog
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
38
No
3
4
trnstrm
Horse, no. Mule, yes. I highly suggest fast-forwarding when the mules are on the cliff as per a previous user has said. :(
Movie • 2006 Report
Yes
38
No
2
9
dtdd12345
Multiple horses shot as side effect of war
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
37
No
4
8
dellec
The death is not shown, but a horse head is.
Movie • 1990 Report
Yes
37
No
0
5
Do not watch the scene when the boys ride out on the two horses. Very visual
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
34
No
10
6
Anonymous
Lavinia's horse runs off into the woods and isn't seen again for the rest of the movie, and it can be assumed from events in the movie that it dies off-screen.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
33
No
0
5
There’s an extremely graphic and detailed account of killing a horse. The scene is easy to skip.
Movie • 1999 Report
Yes
33
No
6
8
al77
Battle scenes with horses
Horse deaths are implied or off screen. For what it’s worth, the main characters of the film go to great lengths to protect/rescue their horses once they understand what’s happening.
One character considers the horses disposable, but their plan fails and the horse survives.