As I child, I never thought much about horses. Horses, ponies, and other four-legged animals humans choose to ride for sport or leisure were always "girl" animals. My one riding attempt, pushed by my mother, was about as horrible as one could imagine, Sharing a saddle looks good in movies, but it's a fallacy. In my older years, gambling was the closest I had ever come to loving these animals. This too passed with my embracing veganism. Still, horse appreciation remained a bit of a mystery to me. The other morning, with storms approaching and the grey tones hovering above, mirroring my internal life, I stood in the dew-soaked grass and watched. One horse, then two, chewing on whatever nourishment was below them, stomped, snarled, snorted, and grunted, their legs often tapping, while tails swung, like some hyper-speed metronome, pulling me in. This trance lasted five, maybe six minutes. They, oblivious to my existence and me, completely enthralled by theirs. I had worries a...