RE: horses. Some are born pretty trusting and easy to get along with. Some are more like a spoiled 3 year old human child. What they all seem to have in common is, after thousands of years as prey for other animals, they think that absolutely everything eats horses; shopping bags, balloons, baby carriages, umbrellas, flags, chihuahuas, you name it.
One thing a stud horse has in common with an adult human male. While a grown man may have trouble getting a stallion to go where he wants him to go, even with a stud chain on him. You can always call a woman over and much of the time that stud horse will follow that woman around like a puppy dog all day long.
RE: Brad's flight to Maine. Got a little choked up at that story. Anyone who has not seen the movie, "Taking Chance", should at their earliest opportunity, see it.