The intrigue around him is a true challenge to write, too, plotwise. It's not enough to just say, 'He's bad and a schemer', the writer has to come up with just what he's scheming about. Whew!

I'm curious because I've ridden many horses through the years and the breeds are fascinating. My sister actually owned about thirty at one time and when she quit riding, said she'd been thinking of switching to mules for riding at the end, because they're not as skittish as horses.