I just checked and "horses thrown into the rail" (by which I assume you mean Na3 or Nh3) would still never get played because they're terrible for white; stockf

I just checked and "horses thrown into the rail" (by which I assume you mean Na3 or Nh3) would still never get played because they're terrible for white; stockfish puts them at -0.5 and -0.7 respectively, compared to the white advantage is only +0.2.