Does Sheena ride a zebra or a black and white painted horse?

She's riding a horse that is painted to look like a zebra, and riding it poorly to boot--pounding on that poor animal's back. That has to be one of the worst canter seats I've ever seen. Zebras are notoriously difficult to domesticate. The idea that this "wild child" would be able to domesticate and ride one seems pretty far fetched. read more

Burchell's zebra is taller than the true zebra and has a longer and suppler neck; in addition, its back tendons and suspensory ligaments are stronger, and 'much more like those of a well-bred horse than are those of the mountain zebra'. read more