| Gerry | Alexander | Cockie's cousin. |
| The | Baron | Gerry's young bay stud. |
| Ben | Birkbeck | Cockie's husband. |
| Cockie | Birkbeck | The woman that Beryl met. |
| Bror | Blixen | Karen's former husband. Cockie's lover. Aka: Blix, Tanne. |
| Messenger | Boy | A big stallion. |
| Tom | C. Black | Gerry's partner. |
| George | C. Luck | A wealthy man. Owner of a top-notch horse farm. |
| Viola | C. Luck | George's wife. |
| John | Carberry | Maia's husband. Aka: JC. |
| Juanita | Carberry | Maia's daughter. |
| Maia | Carberry | JC's wife. |
| Coco | Chanel | Business magnate. |
| Wise | Child | A racehorse. |
| Beryl | Clutterbuck | Narrator and Protagonist. Aka: Lakwet, Beru. |
| Charles | Clutterbuck | Beryl's father. Aka: Clutt. |
| Clara | Clutterbuck | Beryl's mother. |
| Dickie | Clutterbuck | Beryl's older brother. |
| Berkeley | Cole | Charle's acquaintance. |
| Galbraith | Cole | Berkeley's brother. |
| Nell | Cole | Galbraith's wife. |
| Robert | Coryndon | The new Governor. |
| Dudley | Cowie | Maia's flying student. |
| Mervyn | Cowie | Dudley's brother. |
| Fred | Darling | Messenger Boy's trainer. |
| Florence | Delamere | Beryl's white neighbor. Daughter, Earl of Ennskillen. Aka: Lady D. |
| Lord | Delamere | Lady Delamere's husband. Aka: D. |
| Jim | Elkington | Charles's friend. |
| Mrs. | Elkington | Jim's wife. |
| Denys | Finch-Hatton | Beryl's lover. Aka: Bedar. |
| Eric | Gooch | A horse owner. |
| Charles | Gordon | Honor's wife. |
| Honor | Gordon | Idina's friend. |
| Frank | Greswolde | Cockie's old friend. |
| Edward | Grigg | The new Governor. |
| Vega | Gull | A blue peacock with silver wings. |
| Alex | Kirkpatrick | Clara and Harry's son. |
| Harry | Kirkpatrick | A captain. Clara's lover. |
| Ivan | Kirkpatrick | Clara and Harry's son. |
| Captain | Lavender | Jock's friend. |
| Miss | Le May | Beryl's governess. |
| Boy | Long | D's ranch manager. Beryl's lover. Aka: Casmere. |
| Genesse | Long | Boy's wife. |
| Wee | MacGregor | Charles's friend. |
| Charles | Markham | Ginger's friend and neighbor. |
| Mansfield | Markham | Charles's brother. Beryl's 2nd husband. |
| Ginger | Mayer | Ben's lover. |
| Jim | Mollison | A pilot. |
| Colonel | O'Hea | Mansfield's step-father. |
| Mrs. | O'Hea | Mansfield and Charles's mother. |
| Hurry | On | Fifinella's father. |
| Emma | Orchardson | The Clutterbuck's housekeeper. Aka: Mrs. O. |
| Mr. | Orchardson | An Anthropologist. Mrs. O's husband. |
| Jock | Purves | A good deal cleaner. Beryl's husband. |
| Bishton | Singh | The Clutterbuck's Sikh groom. |
| Dr. | Turvy | Blix's imaginary physician. |
| Doris | Walterman | Beryl's bunkmate. Aka: Dos. |
| Kaiser | Wilhelm | A Roman Emperor. |
| Dr. | William | Jock's father. |
| Apollo | | Coquette's mule. |
| Balmy | | Charles's hack. |
| Barasa | | Beryl and Jock's houseboy. |
| Buller | | Beryl's dog. |
| Coquette | | A pale gold palomino. |
| Edward | | Prince of Wales. |
| Fifinella | | Messenger Boy's dame. |
| Gervasse | | Beryl's child. |
| Henry | | Duke of Gloucester. Edward's brother. |
| Idina | | Joss's wife. Frank's renter. |
| Jebbta | | The woman that Beryl met. |
| Joss | | Idina's husband. |
| Kamante | | Karen's cook. |
| Kamotho | | The houseboy. |
| Kibii | | Beryl's friend. |
| Minerva | | Karen's little owl. |
| Ogden | | Jock's uncle. |
| Ogilvie | | Wrack's owner. |
| Paddy | | Jim's lion. |
| Pegasus | | Beryl's horse. |
| Ruta | | Beryl's childhood friend. |
| Soldier | | A dark bay. |
| Sonny | | Ruta's colleague. |
| Toombo | | The groom. |
| Walters | | A jockey. |
| Wrack | | A racehorse. |
