That sounds like a most foal experience. Still, at least your nightmare is over. Hopefully there'll be niegh more of this kind of horseshit from your father from now on.

Didn’t you ever learn “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth?”

Why the long face?

This is one of those cases where wild horses could indeed drag you away.

You need to eat horse meat. It'll give you the strength to overcome your fear once you know how delicious they are.

You could have said "neigh" about going to the ranch. Colt-n't he have guessed that you weren't wanting to horse around?

Well if you tanned yourself too much you might have looked like a carrot...

I thought it was common knowledge that horses sense when people are afraid of them and become more likely to attack

The better question is did you bite your dad?