(June 7, 2015 at 2:14 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(June 7, 2015 at 12:59 pm)Crossless1 Wrote: Aside from being treated like royalty for the rest of his life and mating with every thoroughbred filly in sight, there's always the possibility that he is intelligent enough an animal to understand at some level, and take pleasure in, the competition itself.
It's a horse.
Yes, and?
You ever play with a dog? Do they seem to enjoy it? Or are they too stupid to understand the game on some level? As non-human animals go, horses are pretty intelligent.
