A horsehead towers over most humanoids, standing around 9 feet tall. They have mammalian features, thick muscles, skin and hair of a uniformly brown or red color, and heads strongly resembling those of equines. Righteous Origin. According to legend, Mazura—or Horsehead, as he is now mockingly known—was once a righteous hylian hero. He fought courageously against the evils of the world. However, he was only a mortal, and was vulnerable to the dark magic of Ganon ’s worshipers.