The mare in question was known around town as the Hell Bitch. Call had bought her in Mexico, from some caballeros who claimed to have killed an Indian to get her -- a Comanche, they said.
~ Lonesome Dove, Larry McMurtry

The Hell Bitch has got to be one of my all-time favorite literary horses. She could canter for miles without getting tired. I remember reading in Lonesome Dove that she actually bit a pretty good chunk out of some poor, unsuspecting soul the moment he turned his back on her.

I'm actually glad that I've never had a horse like her, but she always stands out in my mind as one of the most fascinating horses I've read about.

Do you have a favorite fictional horse?