"Lorica would breed well, I think, if you have not bred her before," Eowyn judged, considering Lorica's temperament and body structure. "Of course the first foal is always more difficult, but she would carry and deliver safely, I think."

She had never been involved in deciding which horses would be bred in Edoras, but that did not mean she did not know the principles behind it. And of course, occasionally the horses decided for themselves that they would be bred, especially if they were more strongly descended from the Mearas.

"I call her Arod sometimes, which does not seem to bother her. It means swift, for she is, especially now that she has learnt not to be so lazy."