Houyhnhnm

Houyhnhnm, any member of a fictional race of intelligent, rational horses described by Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift in the satirical novel Gulliver’s Travels (1726). The Houyhnhnms are contrasted with the monstrous Yahoos, members of a brutish humanoid race that the Houyhnhnms have tamed into submission.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: Houyhnhnm
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 26 August 2010
Access Date: March 14, 2025