The Taerpo Horserider is a terracotta figurine dated to the 4th–3rd century BCE from a Qin tomb in the Taerpo cemetery (), near Xianyang in Shaanxi. Another nearly-identical statuette is known, from the same tomb. Small holes in his hands suggest that he was originally holding reins in one hand, and a weapon in the other.
This is the earliest known representation of a cavalryman in China. King Zheng of Qin (246–221 BCE) is also known to have employed steppe cavalry men in his army, as seen in the Terracotta Army.
Only red and white are used as colors, as most terracotta statuettes known from the Qin state period.
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