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Alternatively, Glastrier may be based on {{wp|Hengroen}}, a stallion owned by King Arthur in the Welsh tale {{wp|Culhwch and Olwen}}. | Alternatively, Glastrier may be based on {{wp|Hengroen}}, a stallion owned by King Arthur in the Welsh tale {{wp|Culhwch and Olwen}}. | ||
Glastrier may also be based on {{wp|Shire horse}}s and {{wp|Clydesdale horse}}s, draft horse breeds from the UK. Glastrier's tail length may be a reference to these horse breeds often having {{wp|equine conformation|low tail sets}} while its large ice-covered hooves may be a stylization of the horse breeds' large {{wp|feathering (horse)|feathered}} hooves. | |||
Spectrier together with Glastrier may also be based on the {{wp|Horsehead Nebula}}, a horse-shaped nebula near the constellation {{wp|Orion}}. This would correspond to Calyrex's possibly representing {{wp|Lepus (constellation)}}, the "hare" constellation near Orion and also {{wp|Canis Major}} which may have inspired Zacian and Zamazenta. | Spectrier together with Glastrier may also be based on the {{wp|Horsehead Nebula}}, a horse-shaped nebula near the constellation {{wp|Orion}}. This would correspond to Calyrex's possibly representing {{wp|Lepus (constellation)}}, the "hare" constellation near Orion and also {{wp|Canis Major}} which may have inspired Zacian and Zamazenta. | ||