“The act of riding is, to Laurent, akin to climbing stairs: more demanding than walking, with

“The act of riding is, to Laurent, akin to climbing stairs: more demanding than walking, with the added difficulty of calculating the width of each step, but essentially mindless. Falling is like arriving at the end of the staircase without realising it, when the foot reaches and finds no purchase but the void and then, further down, the ground.” - On a bed of white flowers, by Sunshiner

Some dynamic horse studies, references used.