> No horse is lying down during a hailstorm you don't know it's a hailstorm till you're in it, prior to that it's just a storm you see coming across the plain.

> No horse is lying down during a hailstorm you don't know it's a hailstorm till you're in it, prior to that it's just a storm you see coming across the plain. And while a singular horse does get skittish, the idea here I think is that the horse finds the calm presence of its owner to be soothing.