Mat's horse from The Shadow Rising on.

Physical Description#

He is a nondescript brown gelding with a blunt nose, but he has a deep chest and strong withers. (TSR,Ch22)

Chronology#

• Mat selects a sturdy horse from the stables of the Stone of Tear and names him Pips. He rides Pips on the trip to the Portal Stone and then to the Aiel Waste. (TSR,Ch22)
• Mat rides Pips from Rhuidean to Cold Rocks Hold. (TSR,Ch36)
• Mat rides Pips as he enters Cold Rocks Hold. (TSR,Ch49)
• Mat rides Pips as they arrive at Alcair Dal. (TSR,Ch57)
• Mat rides Pips as they prepare to leave Rhuidean for Jangai Pass. (TFoH,Ch7)
• Mat rides Pips to the town of Taien at the entrance of Jangai Pass. (TFoH,Ch20)
• Mat rides Pips as they make camp near Taien. (TFoH,Ch21)
• Mat rides Pips as they reach Selean at the other end of Jangai Pass. (TFoH,Ch23)
• Mat heads south on Pips hoping to avoid the battle at Cairhien. (TFoH,Ch43)
• Mat rides Pips into battle. (TFoH,Ch44)
• Mat rides Pips as he leads the Band of the Red Hand south from Maerone. (LoC,Ch5)
• Mat rides Pips south from Maerone to Tear. (LoC,Ch22)
• Mat looks after Pips in Salidar. (LoC,Ch40)
• Mat rides Pips to Ebou Dar. (LoC,Ch44)
• Pips remains in the Tarasin Palace stables where Mat cannot get to him without being caught. (WH,Ch15)
• Mat rides Pips in the Tarasin Palace stableyard to build his stamina. (WH,Ch28)
• Mat rides Pips in the stableyard during the day before he plans to escape. (WH,Ch30)
• Mat rides Pips across southern Altara with Valan Luca's circus. (CoT,Ch28)
• Mat rides Pips in pursuit of Renna. (CoT,Ch29)
• Mat and Tuon go for a ride on Akein and Pips. (KoD,Ch8)
• Selucia accompanies Mat and Tuon on her new horse, Rosebud, when they ride Pips and Akein. (KoD,Ch10)
• Mat rides Pips to meet with Talmanes and Talmanes. (KoD,Ch25)
• Mat rides Pips, Tuon rides Akein and Selucia rides Rosebud and Mat prepares for another encounter with the Seanchan army. (KoD,Ch27)
• Mat rides up on Pips to meet with Karede. (KoD,Ch36)
• Mat rides Pips preparing for his encounter with the Seanchan army. (KoD,Ch37)
• Mat rides Pips through the mountains of Murandy. (TGS,Ch20)
• Mat rides Pips into the town of Hinderstap. (TGS,Ch27)
• Mat rides Pips out of Hinderstap. (TGS,Ch28)
• Mat rides Pips to his meeting with Elayne. (ToM,Ch19)
• Mat rides Pips into Ebou Dar. (AMoL,Ch11)

Other References#

• ACoS,Ch39 - While searching for Olver, Mat wishes he had brought Pips from the stables so he could see further.
• KoD,Ch6 - The razor Mat buys is a finer horse than even Pips.