The importance of Galadriel and the "Rings of Power" horsegirls for Middle-earth


This article contains minor spoilers for "The Rings of Power" episode 6 on Prime Video.

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Rita Zoey Chin, a writer, described finding her horse, a "flight animal" prone to panic attacks

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after surviving her own challenging childhood, which was marked by violence, in an interview about her novel "Let the Tornado Come."

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"It does seem like we're invariably drawn to species who resemble us in some way," Chin told HuffPost.

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The healing might not start until we locate our mirror, like Chin did with her horse Claret.

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It's a gigantic beast with pale eyes that seem unearthly and a snow-white coat.

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