Horse

The horse is a hoofed animal found across the breadth of Runeterra, from Demacia and the Freljord to Ionia, Noxus, and Shurima. Rather than a single native species, the horse belongs to a broader family of related hoofed creatures that have spread through nearly every inhabited land. This wide range makes it one of the most familiar animals in the mortal world. Horses live where people live. They are kept in the settlements of temperate climates and steppes, whether great cities, smaller villages, or nomadic tribes, and as herbivores they graze on the plant life of these regions. Their close bond with civilization comes from their central role in travel and labor: for most human societies, the horse is the primary means of transport, carrying riders and goods across distances that would otherwise be crossed on foot. Though counted among the common creatures of Runeterra and holding little individual significance in its histories, the horse underpins daily life across every major region. Its presence links the distant cultures of Demacia, the Freljord, Ionia, Noxus, and Shurima, each of which relies on it to move people and cargo through their lands.