“But what about the horses? Have they always had horses here?""Probably. Colonial words usually have horses; they're cheap local transportation,self-replicating.”
“Blackjack," Percy said, "this is Piper and Jason. They're friends."The horse nickered."Uh, maybe later," Percy answered.Piper had heard that Percy could speak to horses, being the son of the horse lord Poseidon, but she'd never seen it in action."What does Blackjack want?" she asked."Donuts," Percy said. "Always donuts.”
“Horses have powerful legs- but that doesn't mean they're prima ballerinas.Elianna to Mariketa.”
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”
“What kind of a horse?""A miraculous kind of horse”
“Horses are mirrors. They'll show you back whatever you show them. Watch a man with a horse, and you'll see what's inside his own self.”