"Not willful," Colin says, shaking his head. "Scared, more likely. People don't want to leave their comfort zones. I think. After losing so much, having to rely on someone to teach them how to survive on their own is probably terrifying. Having to think about surviving on their own PERIOD is probably the last thing people want on their minds."

He looks down at the back of the ostrich horse's neck. "Which is totally understandable, but that doesn't mean it's going to get better just because they run and hide," he says.