The other benefit of personally overseeing the ponies' care was that he himself would oversee Anya’s progress in riding. After all, he was a distinguished rider himself, having worked undercover at the racing yard of a Former Ostanian military liaison.
He saw Anya stare at him with awe from the backseat. “Everything alright, Anya?” He asked.
“Yes!” She squeaked, though he didn’t know she was thinking: Papa’s so cool! - Scission, Chapter 3: Gather rein
In the universe of Scission: Loid worked as a stable hand at the racing yard of a mark. Though, I like to think he actually enjoyed the subsequent proximity to the calming nature of horses. His favourite — not that he ever let himself have affections for anything but the mission's goal — was an ebony mare called Rosie.
