Steven PressfieldA cavalryman's horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be alowed to know this.
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A man's horse should be smarter than he is. To be sure, the horse should never know this, or else it might get the idea that it could outsmart its rider. The cavalryman must always be in charge, and he should do his best to conceal this fact.
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