Binky (Discworld)
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Binky is Death's steed in the Discworld series. He is a real horse; Death tried a skeletal steed, but kept having to stop and wire bits back on. Death also had a fiery steed, but that one repeatedly set his barn on fire.
Binky is more intelligent than most horses and is a pure, milky white. He can fly, as well as travel through time and across dimensions, sometimes leaving glowing hoofprints in his wake. His only limitation is that he cannot go to places where people cannot die. He's well-treated, and loyal to his master or whoever's filling in at the time. His shoes are made by Jason Ogg, the Lancrastian blacksmith of mythical skill, and he is likely effectively immortal in the same fashion as Albert.
"My Little Binky" (see My Little Pony) was a gift given to Susan Sto Helit, Death's granddaughter, for one of her early birthdays. Her parents returned the gift, fearing that this would make her a less "normal" child.