# Horsey Halloween Costumes Sandy Cramer Painted a Skeleton Costume onto her Black Horse By Lacey-Jane Walsh | Published 2013-10-27 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-horse References: [toxel](http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2013/10/25/skeleton-horse/) & [laughingsquid](http://laughingsquid.com/skeleton-horse-artist-paints-white-bones-on-her-black-horse/) Halloween enthusiast Sandy Cramer painted a costume on her beautiful black horse this year. Raven (Cramer's horse) was painted to resemble a skeleton. Pet owners will often dress up their [dogs or cats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crescent-mummy-dog-costume) for Halloween, but painting a horse is pretty much unheard of. White bones were painted on the horses legs, and ribs were painted across her sides. Most of the horses face was covered in white, so that it would resemble a skull. This transformation took Cramer about five hours to complete. Cramer incorporated her undead horse into her own costume, by dressing herself up as the headless horseman and riding Raven around. This eerie stallion is hard to look away from. Cramer's spooky skeleton horse puts other [pet costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petsmart-thrills-chills) to shame. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.5/10 - Popularity: 95% | Activity: 93% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Horse-themed Halloween Costumes:** Opportunity for retailers to offer unique and creative horse-themed costumes for Halloween. - **Painting Animals for Halloween:** Potential for artists and pet owners to explore painting animals as an alternative to traditional costumes. - **Elevating Pet Costumes:** Chance to create elaborate and attention-grabbing costumes for pets, like painting a horse to resemble a skeleton. ### Where This Applies - **Retail:** Retailers can capitalize on the demand for horse-themed costumes by offering a wide variety of options. - **Art:** Artists can explore new avenues of creativity by offering animal painting services for Halloween costumes. - **Pet Products:** Pet product manufacturers can develop innovative and elaborate costumes to cater to pet owners who are looking for unique options. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Halloween Horse-Racing Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/annual-halloween-festival.md) - [Macaroni-Inspired Halloween Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheetos-bold-to-the-bone-costume.md) - [Halloween-Ready Animatronic Line-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halloween-animatronics.md) - [Spooky Halloween Candy Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reeses-peanut-butter-skeletons.md) - [Limited-Edition Spooky Makeup Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/annabelle-cosmetics.md) - [Candy Bowl Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trickortreatable-costume.md) - [Family-Friendly Halloween Essentials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oriental-trading.md) - [Sweet-and-Salty Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auntie-annes-and-cinnabon-costumes.md) - [Life-Sized Clog Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crocs-costume.md)