There is something uncanny about horses: Large herbivores whom we've domesticated and trained to assist us, for farming, for travel, for warfare. I imagine the Iron Age tribes who encountered other tribes who had tamed and harnessed and learned to ride these creatures were terrified. Even some cultures who depended on their horses were aware of the oddness in their relationship with horses. The Celts had some eerie legends of faerie horses. There's one being that essentially inspired the Headless Horseman in 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow', and there are especially eerie tales of the kelpie, a water fae that would disguise itself as a lovely horse roaming the shore of a lake or pond to lure the unsuspecting. Yersinia's no less weird, though I don't think she's fae, unless she's hiding it well.
One of those spooky but charming creatures who turned up in September? I think one of The Doctor's companions had one as well.
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One of those spooky but charming creatures who turned up in September? I think one of The Doctor's companions had one as well.