To the rock-horned horses with poor eyesight, a terrifying heap of predators seemed to appear not far ahead, scarier than the mountain bike behind them.
The panicked leader chose to flee towards the riverbank on the right.
Its sudden brake and sharp direction change left the tightly following rock-horned horse herd reacting too slowly, causing them to lose balance and stumble.
Some even collided into each other, their stomachs churning, vomiting out fresh water all over the ground.
Only two tier one female rock-horned horses following closely behind reacted first; they realized the danger ahead and, panting heavily, followed the herd leader with their foals.
Some late-stage rock-horned horses who had crashed stood up, oblivious to their companions' whereabouts, and directly galloped towards the left riverbank in a frenzy.
After the successful blockade, Old Duncan and Lisa managed to catch up with them on their bikes due to the herd's sudden brake change.
