| Horse Branch | |
| Name Other: | Tributary to Trent River |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA North Carolina#USA |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Horse Branch mouth |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Horse Branch mouth location |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lenoir |
| Length: | 2.8miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Location: | Trent River |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 3.79cuft/s at mouth with Trent River[2] |
| Source1: | Hornpipe Branch divide |
| Source1 Location: | about 2 miles north of Nobles Mill, North Carolina |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 35.1758°N -77.7156°W[3] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 32feet[4] |
| Mouth: | Trent River |
| Mouth Location: | about 0.5 miles east of Nobles Mill, North Carolina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 35.1578°N -77.6811°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 21feet |
| Progression: | Trent River → Neuse River → Pamlico Sound → Atlantic Ocean |
| River System: | Neuse River |
| Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
| Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges: | Jesse Howard Road |
Horse Branch is a 2.8miles long 1st order tributary to the Trent River in Lenoir County, North Carolina.
Horse Branch rises about 2 miles north of Nobles Mill, North Carolina and then takes a southerly course to join the Trent River about 0.5 miles east of Nobles Mill.[4]
Horse Branch drains of area, receives about 51.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 575.21, and is about 32% forested.[2]