It is too bad so many authors, particularly fiction writers can’t keep it real with horses. It really puts some fantasy’s up that don’t measure up to reality. They make horses out to be more like dogs when in my experience they are a bit more like cats, usually happy to see you but not willing to die for you. I’ve had a few beginner students who seemed personally offended when their horse didn’t give them enthusiastic feedback.

“Gelding rapist” makes me think of “filly rapist,” one of the best word combinations ever used to describe a horse – Epic Steam in Jane Smiley’s “Horse Heaven.”