Throughout recorded history, the horse has been an ever-present figure, a strangely prevalent bystander who has witnessed the rise and fall of civilizations. The first representation of these majestic creatures appeared in prehistoric cave paintings such as those in Lascaux, estimated to be about 17,000 years old. Even in a post-modern world where their utility has almost become obsolete, they remain ubiquitous in society. The four-legged majesties have seen a major resurgence in contemporary art in recent years, begging the question of how and why we, as people, are so intertwined with these beings and what this reveals about the human psyche.