The song's origin and basis are unclear, with some thinking that the song commented on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, as the song was recorded three months after the assassination, although Simon & Garfunkel had performed the song live as Kane & Garr two months before the assassination.

CHRIS STAPLETON'S “WHITE HORSE” IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS. “It's a relationship song, but it's about hesitance and stubbornness (laughs), but also real stuff,” says Chris.

When recording the song "Two is Better Than One" for "Hannah Montana: The Movie," Swift reportedly fell for Boys Like Girls singer Martin Johnson. After breaking up, fans theorized that Martin was the subject of three of Swift's songs: "Love Story," "White Horse," and "If This Was a Movie."

"White Horse" is a song written and performed by Tim Stahl and John Guldberg of the Danish duo Laid Back. It was released as the B-side of their single "Sunshine Reggae" which became a major hit in several European countries. In the US, the A-side was mainly ignored and it was the B-side that became most successful.