Alex dug his heels into the horse's side and let out a shout, and they took off at a full gallop through the park. Pedestrians, strollers, joggers, and bicyclists all scrambled to get out of their way, because 1,000 pounds of horse was not something you really wanted to be in the way of.
He knew it couldn't last forever, but his heart was pounding in his chest, and his blood was up in a way it hadn't been for a long time. He couldn't help it, he started to laugh, in a way that might have sounded slightly maniacal to anyone else.