The Horse Girl Canon is a living, breathing, galloping collection of notable horse works. Join us as we look back at the essentials, from Black Beauty to My Little Pony to Lord of the Rings, and spotlight a facet of culture that’s gone overlooked and underappreciated for decades. This is the Horse Girl Canon: Polygon’s definitive collection of books, films, TV, toys, and more that make up the foundation of so-called Horse Girl life. The irony of it all is that horse-loving kids are more united by stories about horses than actual horses. There are all kinds of kids who long to be best friends with a one-ton animal with metal feet. But we know the truth is more complicated. “Horse Girl” can be used dismissively by folks outside the subculture - after all, girls are silly and therefore their interests are silly, and if the interest is silly then probably girls are into it. Bernardĭesign by Alyssa Nassner creative direction by James Bareham Now choose.Įntries and additional contributions by Ashley Avis, Lisa Hanawalt, Maddy Myers, Seanan McGuire, Tasha Robinson, Simone de Rochefort, Alice Ruppert, and Tyler St. It’s a power fantasy that strains against the reins of a culture that tells young people that they can be strong and independent - or they can be beautiful. This Platonic horse represents a refusal to be tamed, an inherent beauty, and a superhuman strength and anyone who proves themselves worthy of a horse’s trust takes on those traits by proxy. What bonds these kids is a longing for the Romantic Ideal of the equine. I don’t know, makeup or boys? When is this Horse Girl going to turn into a Normal Woman already?!ĭefying the somewhat reductive, if serviceable, label, Horse Girls come in all genders. Is she a little old to be obsessed with animals? Shouldn’t she be moving on to. The Horse Girl, with her equestrian posters, her unicorn folders, and her dog-eared copy of Black Beauty or Saddle Club or maybe The Black Stallion. Space, dinosaurs, trains, wolves, trucks, dolphins, construction machines, dragons - there are as many different childhood obsessions as there are children.Īnd then there are horses, and their fans: the Horse Girls.
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