What Happened to the Horses?

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Elyna of Rivendell

I seriously doubt Gandalf, even though he was "Gandalf the White", could have sent all those elves home. Or spirited away the horses just before a huge battle for that matter.

It's probably just another film inconsistancy

Peter Jackson doesn't make mistakes. Haven't you heard?

The answer, of course, is that the horses were really disguised Eagles who ran into the nearest convenient location and emerged to save the day!