List of celebrities who own horses, loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Several famous actors, musicians, and athletes own horses. Some celebrities own large ranches where they are free to ride, while other famous folks own racehorses. A few famous actors even purchased the horses that they rode in popular films.
Who is the most famous person who owns a horse? Madonna tops our list. The "Like a Virgin" singer owns two horses, but was injured in a horse riding accident in 2005. Fight Club actor Brad Pitt bought a horse and six ponies for his family in 2011. That's right. Six ponies.
Several famous actors have adopted their horse co-stars. Viggo Mortensen adopted the two horses he rode in the Lord of the Rings films, as well as the horse that he rode in Hidalgo. Johnny Depp adopted his horse from Sleepy Hollow and Elizabeth Taylor adopted the horse she rode in the classic film National Velvet.
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Brad Pitt
Fight Club actor Brad Pitt bought a horse and six ponies for his family in 2011.
Elizabeth Hurley
Actress Elizabeth Hurley has owned several thoroughbred racehorses. One of her horses was even sold to the Royal Family.
Johnny Depp
Actor Johnny Depp adopted the horse from Sleepy Hollow after the movie wrapped.
Julia Roberts
Pretty Woman actress Julia Roberts owns horses at her ranch in New Mexico.
Lucy Liu
Actress Lucy Liu fell in love with horses after appearing in Charlie's Angles. She now considers horseback riding to be one of her favorite hobbies.
Madonna
"Like a Virgin" singer Madonna owns two horses. She was injured in a horse riding accident in 2005.
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman owns horses and she has done her own riding stunts in the films Australia and Far and Away.
Oprah Winfrey
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey owns horses at her Hawaiian farm.
Richard Gere
Unfaithful actor Richard Gere owns four horses.
Shania Twain
Country music singer Shania Twain loves her horse so much that she traveled with the animal on her concert tours.