Harry Horse facts for kids

Richard Horne, who was known by his special writing name Harry Horse, was an English writer, artist, and cartoonist. He was born on May 9, 1960, in Coventry, England, and passed away on January 10, 2007, in West Burra, Scotland. Harry Horse was also the lead singer for a band called Swamptrash. He grew up in Coventry and later moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1978, where he started using his pen name.

Harry Horse's Amazing Works

Books for Young Readers

Harry Horse wrote many books, and his first one, Ogopogo, My Journey with the Loch Ness Monster, came out in 1983. He also created a popular series of books called The Last... These included:

• The Last Polar Bears: This book was so popular that it was turned into a 30-minute cartoon for CITV and even a play that traveled around with the National Theatre of Scotland.
• The Last Castaways: This book was a big hit and won the famous Nestlé Smarties Book Prize!

Cartoons for Newspapers

From 1987 to 1992, Harry Horse worked as a political cartoonist for newspapers like Scotland on Sunday and The Scotsman. A political cartoonist draws pictures that comment on news and politics, often in a funny or thought-provoking way. He continued drawing for the Sunday Herald newspaper until he passed away in 2007. His drawings also appeared regularly in The Observer and The Independent newspapers.

A Unique Computer Game

In 1996, Harry Horse created, designed, and wrote a special kind of computer game called Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages for Time Warner. This game was a point-and-click adventure game, where players solve puzzles by clicking on objects. The game was based on a made-up old story he had written years before. This story pretended to be from a 19th-century poet named Richard Henry Horne, who shared Harry Horse's real name!

Illustrations for Different Books

Harry Horse's artwork appeared in many different kinds of books. Some examples include:

• The Good Golf Guide to Scotland
• A special anniversary edition of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• Two music books by Martin C. Strong, The Great Rock Discography and The Wee Rock Discography
• The children's book Magus the Lollipop Man

Music Career

In the late 1980s, Harry Horse was the singer and leader of a band in Edinburgh called Swamptrash. After he left, the band changed and became known as Shooglenifty, which is still performing music today!

See also

In Spanish: Richard Horne para niños