They're larger than Tommy's used to, obviously, but he makes it-- he's perfectly capable of riding bareback, he can ride a saddled horse, even when it looks like this.
"It is not natural for them, they are prey naturally after all. These guys have been breed for it for generations too. If there is one thing Qunari knows it is breeding for a purpose."
Once Tommy is settled, Bull nudges his horse to get him going and leads the way up a small mountain road.
"That it is. Same with slaves being sent into battle. They don't want to be there and they don't deserve to. But at least in the case of horses there is no way around it, we need them too much." He strokes the neck of the horse he is riding. "But in my experience, the soldiers know that and do their best to spoil them when they can."
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"I never liked it. Horses in battle."
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Once Tommy is settled, Bull nudges his horse to get him going and leads the way up a small mountain road.
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"It's different, though. Different than men going into battle out of their own free will."
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