LOL, I know what you mean! Hubby has learned about dressage through me, so he understands the difficulty of what he is watching. I went to MT with him and a group of horsey friends many years back, and we were all sitting there like, "Wow! Look at the airs above the ground!" and analyzing the performances, while all the city people around us were like, "Pretty horsies. Now when are the knights going to start battling?"
LOL, I love it! Besides flying horses, they should also have a horse that walks on its hind legs. I think all but two of the castles have those, although being in a shopping mall might mean that yours is one of 'em...dunno if mall locations get the special poodle-horse or just the flying Andies.
That's some great writing news!