No one; it was really the headless horseman.
Abraham "Bron Bones" Van Brunt
In Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," it is revealed that Brom Bones was pretending to be the headless horseman in order to scare off Ichabod Crane and win the affection of Katrina Van Tassel. The legend adds to the spooky atmosphere of Sleepy Hollow.
The headless horseman from the legend of Sleepy Hollow lost his head after it was severed by an American cannonball. He was one of 51 killed during a battle of the American Revolution
A Hessian mercenary from the revolutionary War.
In Washington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," the people were terrorized by the Headless Horseman, a ghostly figure said to be a Hessian soldier who lost his head in battle during the American Revolutionary War. The Headless Horseman is known for riding through Sleepy Hollow at night in search of his lost head.
In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Ichabod Crane is a schoolteacher who teaches the village children. He also serves as a singing master and assists with farming duties for the local farmers.
This description could fit several individuals but the one that comes to mind first is the Headless Horseman from Sleepy Hollow.
The Headless Horseman is a fictional character from Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." While the legend has been popularized in folklore and adaptations, there is no evidence to suggest that the Headless Horseman is a real entity.
When he was in England to film Sleepy Hollow Mr. Depp aquired 'Gunpowder', the gray horse he rode in the movie. The horse has mistakenly been identified as an Andalusian but he was not. Nor was he a Fresian, which was the breed of horse that the Headless Horseman rode.
The climax in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" occurs when Ichabod Crane is chased by the Headless Horseman through the woods after the Harvest party, leading to a climactic encounter where Crane disappears and is never seen again.
Gunpowder
Brom Bone's horse
Ichabod's horse was called Gunpowder. The Horseman's horse was called Daredevil
Ichabod becomes very distressed after he realizes he was dismissed from the girl and he was nervous about how it acted and everything. So he got a horse and rode around sleepy hollow and thats when he runs into the headless horseman.
it is real i saw it but its horse is white and he has a suit on so does the horse.also when he is looking for his head he wheres a pumpkin to replace it.and ledgends say he lost his head in the war by a cannon if you wanna see him on a full moon night at midnight if you you go that time at sleepy hollow you will see him.