Horace Horsecollar star of the cartoon. In his earliest incarnation, Horace was presented as Mickey Mouse's four-legged plow horse. He could walk upright on his hind legs, at which time his forelegs became gloved hands; at other times, he got back down on all fours and reverted to form. Horace mostly played bit-parts in the 30+ films in which he appeared. Like Goofy in his early "Dippy Dawg" appearances, Horace's body seemed to be formed of rubber tubing. He and Clarabelle Cow had an uncanny ability to change from somewhat normal farmyard animals into anthropomorphized beings as necessary. After departing the Disney
Walt Disney Cartoon Classics on October 19, 1990. The first "Special Edition" was released on November 15, 1988. The three "Special Edition" videos were released on June 19, 1992. The shorts featured on volumes 1-5 were all new-to-VHS in the United States at the time, while shorts featured on all subsequent volumes are duplicated from the earlier "Cartoon Classics" series and other early Disney VHS releases. The sole exception is "The Big Wash", which made its VHS debut on "Fun on the Job". Between each short are clips from other cartoons, redubbed with new voices to link the featured cartoons together. Linking clips resued