The Rabbit and the Hare are almost interchangeable for many, So they are listed here together. One of the animals on the Magical Mystery Tour was a Hare, the White Rabbit is core for my Wonderland angle, and then we have the line from Paul McCartney's Band on the Run, "Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh seeing no one else had come, And a bell was ringing in the village square for the rabbits on the run." Rabbit:"Incredibly fecund, the rabbit is a symbol not only of
fertility, but also of sexuality and lust, personified by the "Bunny
Girl." "Bun" is an old English word and refers to the distinctive
circular shape of the animal's tail. Although the rabbit didn't make
it's appearance in the British Isles until the twelfth century, its
prolific breeding habits meant that it was soon prevalent everywhere and
it adopted some of the same symbolic meaning as the hare, minus the
mystery accorded to the hare as the more elusive nocturnal creature. Because
of its fecundity and gregarious nature, the rabbit is a symbol for
peace and love by some Native Americans. There is a courtship ritual
called the Rabbit Dance." (ISS) Hare: "Because the
Hare is a nocturnal creature, she carries all of the symbolism of the
moon; light in the darkness, concealed wisdom, arcane information,
intuition, and the Goddess. The moon is symbolic of rebirth and
resurrection, because of its visible phases, and the hare shares these
qualities, too. Significantly, in some parts of the world, the shape of
the hare is visible in the face of the moon, further reinforcing the
connection between the two. The hare is renowned for
its fertility, and it is in this guise that it is simplified as the
Easter Bunny. The springtime goddess Eostre governed over the cycles of
fertility, and so her symbol was the egg; hence the chocolate eggs given
to children at Easter. [...] The fact that the animal
is not eaten is generally s sign that it has sacred status. [..]
Pre-Christian Celtic people similarly regarded the hare as something
too sacred to consider eating; they were kept as pets. [...]" (ISS)
" Rabbit, Hare- Guile, Quick-Thinking, Humility, Strengthening Intuition, Releasing Fear, Overcoming the Past, Resolution to Change, Fertility, New Life, Alertness, Nurturing, Rebirth, Balance." <Source>
P.S. I realize I'm getting a little out of order now and again, but I think I'm going to start being ok with a less than Virgo-perfect organization, as I'm coming to realize that this is going to be a set of living documents, and I will find more to add as time moves on, anyways, so, Please visit often! :)
Horse (Dark Horse / Pony):(Also see entry for Night)Images relating to horses come from the Beatles song, I Dig a Pony, George Harrison's song and Album, Dark Horse, and the scene in "Penny Lane" where the Beatles ride horses around Liverpool.
"[...] The horse belongs to the Sun and the element of fire. Horses proudly draw the chariot of the Sun God. At the same time the horse also belongs to the moon and the element of water, since it carried on its back the God of Oceans, too. [...] In Greece there is a sacred well, called Hippocrene (the Horse's Well), which is shaped like a horseshoe and is dedicated to the muses. Pegasus, the Winged horse, was said to have created this particular sacred well.
The horse symbolizes life and death, darkness and light, good and evil, depending on the context in which it is seen. As well as being a bringer of life, it is also a psychopomp, a creature that guides dead souls on the journey to the next life. As well as having spiritual significance, like the dog with which it shares many characteristics, the horse is valuable in purely practical terms, too. It represents power and wealth, since having a horse- or many horses- confers superiority on the owner, not only in terms of monetary value but in the distances he is able to cover and the speeds at which he can travel. This leads to another aspect of the horse- it is a symbol of freedom. Despite the fact that it can be trained the horse is not inferior to man bit is his equal.
The color of a horse, too carries great significance. Where a white horse appears, it is a symbol of virginal, the spiritual, and the godly. The Buddha, for example, chose to ride a white horse. The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I, is depicted on a white palfrey. The black horse, conversely often symbolizes death and the dark forces. A golden horse is emblematic of the sun and solar deities.
[...] A mare generally leads herds of horses, and the Horse Goddesses include Epona, the mother-Goddess of the ancient Britons, and Rhiannon. The sacred status of horses meant that the sacrifice of such creatures was a rare and profound event, and even today, there is repugnance among many people at the thought of eating horseflesh; not eating an animal is a sure sign that it is regarded as sacred." (ISS)
"All of these heady aspects of valor were associated with the Horse in Celt animal symbolism. In fact, so much so, the Celts hailed the Horse as the beast belonging to the sun god, and assigned it a place with the goddess Epona (see Celtic Gods & Goddesses for more information on Epona).[...]
In Hindu Brihadaranyaka, the Horse is linked to Varuna and as such, is equated to the cosmos. Additionally, a white horse is believed to be the last incarnation of Vishnu.
Buddha is said to have left this physical plane riding a white horse. Also in Buddhism a winged horse is often depicted carrying the Book of Law.[...]
Black Horse: Mystery, death, night, secret, messenger of esoteric knowledge
White Horse: Light, sun, day, vitality, illumination, resurrection, messenger of birth" <Source>
"A dark horse is a little-known person or thing that emerges to prominence, especially in a competition of some sort or a contestant that seems unlikely to succeed." <Source>
"I Dig a Pony" (I Dig Epona?) from the rooftop concert starts at 3:47
The Rabbit and the Hare are almost interchangeable for many, So they are listed here together. One of the animals on the Magical Mystery Tour was a Hare, the White Rabbit is core for my Wonderland angle, and then we have the line from Paul McCartney's Band on the Run, "Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh seeing no one else had come, And a bell was ringing in the village square for the rabbits on the run." 
