# Tikbalang ![rw-book-cover](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Tikbalang_The_Philippine_Demon_Horse_Commons.jpg/1200px-Tikbalang_The_Philippine_Demon_Horse_Commons.jpg) URL:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikbalang Author:: wikipedia.org ## Highlights > The **Tikbalang** (/ˈtikbaˌlaŋ/) (also **Tigbalang**, **Tigbalan**, **Tikbalan**, **Tigbolan**, or **Werehorse**) is a creature of [Philippine folklore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_folklore) said to lurk in the mountains and forests of the [Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines). It is a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikbalang) In some versions, it is a transformation of an aborted [fetus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus) sent to earth from [limbo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo).[[2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikbalang) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff0z64tvjczadfhrg53mk98s)) --- Title: Tikbalang Author: wikipedia.org Tags: readwise, articles date: 2024-01-30 --- # Tikbalang ![rw-book-cover](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Tikbalang_The_Philippine_Demon_Horse_Commons.jpg/1200px-Tikbalang_The_Philippine_Demon_Horse_Commons.jpg) URL:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikbalang Author:: wikipedia.org ## AI-Generated Summary The Tikbalang (/ˈtikbaˌlaŋ/) (also Tigbalang, Tigbalan, Tikbalan, Tigbolan, or Werehorse) is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines. ## Highlights > The **Tikbalang** (/ˈtikbaˌlaŋ/) (also **Tigbalang**, **Tigbalan**, **Tikbalan**, **Tigbolan**, or **Werehorse**) is a creature of [Philippine folklore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_folklore) said to lurk in the mountains and forests of the [Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines). It is a tall, bony humanoid creature with the head and hooves of a horse and disproportionately long limbs, to the point that its knees reach above its head when it squats down.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikbalang) In some versions, it is a transformation of an aborted [fetus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus) sent to earth from [limbo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo).[[2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikbalang) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff0z64tvjczadfhrg53mk98s))