The second text describes how King Conaire, in riding along a road toward Tara, saw in front of him three strange horsemen, three men of the Sidhe:-'Three red frocks had they, and three red mantles: three red steeds they Bestrode, and three red heads of hair were on them.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
Never since he Bestrode it had it been guilty of shying.
"Won from the Waves"
W.H.G. Kingston
Tot Bestrode a dapple-gray horse, and the Queen sat upon a lion and took hold of its mane to steady herself.
"Dot and Tot of Merryland"
L. Frank Baum