Republican Roman Equites – Alternative horses?

[Hu Rhu]

I recently invested in some Wargames Factory Celt cavalry since they were a. Very Cheap and b. Came with 24 riders (but only 12 horses).  I intend to convert the armoured bodies to Republican Roman Equites but I need some suitable horses.  I would prefer plastic but would not rule out metal.

Has anyone done something similar and what are my options?

[bigredbat]

In metal Aventine make some very nice Roman horses.

In plastic, it might be worth buying second-hand Riders of Rohan models on eBay if you can get them at the right price.  These are lovely plastic horses; just cut off the riders and reuse.  Some have head armour, but then Roman horses sometimes wore this.  I have a unit of Romans riding these.  :-)