Bayard is the name of the horse that Sir Johan rides upon in the Johan And Peewit comic book series as well as the Smurfs cartoon show and the animated version of "The Smurfs And The Magic Flute". In the episode "The Moor's Baby", Bayard is shown to be protective of Johan, chasing away Balthazar's henchmen and seeking out help when the squire was knocked unconscious. It's never made clear what breed of horse Bayard is, but his coloration is either chestnut or white with spots (possibly dapple grey).
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- Bayard is the name of a magical bay horse in Medieval 12th century epic poems. This Bayard could change his size to fit multiple riders and understand human speech. There is a rock formation in modern Belgium called "Bayard Rock" that was supposedly split by Bayard's hooves. However, Bayard of Peyo's cartoons and comics is usually the wrong color to be a bay horse (reddish brown with black mane, tail, and lower legs), and there is never any indication that Johan's horse is named after the legendary one.