Bankes's Horse

Marocco

Marocco and William Bankes performing in an arena
Species	Equus ferus caballus
Sex	Male
Born	c. 1586 Staffordshire, England
Died	c. 1606 (about 20)
Nation from	England
Occupation	Performing horse
Owner	William Bankes

Marocco (c. 1586 – c. 1606), widely known as Bankes's Horse (after his trainer William Bankes), was the name of a late 16th- and early 17th-century English performing horse. He is sometimes referred to as the "Dancing Horse", the "Thinking Horse", or the "Politic Horse".