Dark Horse was an inhabited star system, somewhere in or near 24th century Federation space in the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants.
History and specifics[]
The Dark Horse system was the point of origin of Barbara Kesel, a Starfleet crewmember of the starship USS Enterprise-D in the year 2370. (TNG novel: Dragon's Honor)
- The name of the system seems to be a reference to the character's namesake, Barbara Kesel, a comic creator who worked for Dark Horse Comics at the time.