i took advantage of this gorgeous weather and ate lunch outside in freedom plaza. it's no waterfront, but it'll have to do. obviously there's a statue of some guy on a horse. which got us talking about how the number of hooves up on the horse corresponds to how the person died. i know everyone has heard it at some point. then, back in the office, i googled it and went over to fill my coworker in on my discovery. here's the conversation that followed:
me: so, i just looked up about the horses
coworker: oh, yeah?
me: yeah. so all hooves down mean the person survived a battle.
coworker: so it means they fought?
me: yeah. and one hoof up means they were wounded in battle. and they might have died later, but not in the battle. and then two hooves up means the person died in battle.
coworker: and then what about three hooves up?
me: seriously? a horse can't have three hooves up.
coworker: [kind of laughing] oh, they can't?
me: absolutely not.
coworker: well, i think it means that the person AND the horse died in battle.
me: ok, so what does four hooves mean?
coworker: that the horse is flying, obviously.
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