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[HagridHair]

what do centaurs do with their human arms when they're galloping

I got asked this by a child in my work today and I was completely stumped 😂 do they do T. rex arms? Go on mumsnet tell me what you think Centaurs do with their human arms when they're galloping so I can report back tomorrow. (Hospital ward young child extremely unwell all around and I told them id do some serious research)

They can’t use the arms as runners do as the centaur gallop gait is different to a runner, would work in trot though.

Definitely bow and arrow in hand

my vote is for holding a bow in one hand (left maybe ?)

right hand free to take an arrow out of the quiver and load the bow? (there must be a proper word for that. )

If it's a festive gallop, they might do the actions for YMCA.

Or if feeling creative, they could knit themselves a vest for winter. Their chests must get chilly. They'd have to be very good at knitting, though.

Deopnds. Day time usually taking selfies and posting them on Instagram.
At night they tend to have a pint in one hand and a kebab in the other.

DH reckons they’d have their hands behind their heads to enhance the majestic aesthetic.

@5128gap maybe they make TikTok videos!

I love the random questions kids ask. DH is a solicitor and was at court supporting a child who needed to be questioned by the judge in a case. All very solemn and serious.

He asked the boy if he had any questions to which he asked ‘how many monkeys do you think there are in the universe’ 😂

I can them picture doing sid the sloth arm movements when galloping

@WhyOhWhyOhWhyyyy that's amazing!!

Or maybe they flap their arms to try and make themselves appears as pegasus

I think they point finger guns at people as they run by, kinda like ‘eyyyy!’ Picturing the Fonz as a centaur now.

@TheChip like pegasus from wish 😂

I think they point finger guns at people as they run by,

Oh yes this. Definitely.

And say "Pew pew" as they do it.

V intimidating.

Brilliant question and classy answers. I suspect centaur dressage is going to have me snickering at random moments for the next few days.

Meanwhile, obvs it depends. Bow and arrow in combat situation; video camera when running production for action scenes (additional height enable good panning from extra angles); shifting bales of hay (much as I love the kebab & pint suggestion, I'm guessing horse innards require an equine diet, and those things aren't small) and otherwise possibly for holding carrots & apples to nibble when pootling around?

Finally, on a semi-serious note, theres a good selection of cool centaur art on Greek vases available online, if you and the kid have time and energy to check out what they really got up to, back in the day...


They wave sparkly pom poms, like cheerleaders, obs.

I'd always thought shield on one arm and sword on the other

I think they swat their bum with a little jockey whip to make themselves run faster.

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Show them this gif!

@Kiwi09 thank you! I think after we've exhausted all the funny option they do actually want to know how the arms are held.. so that's really helpful!

Centaurs are freaky - all those ribs. Where are their lungs? At the top below their human head, or in their horsey chest?
Technically are they insects with six limbs?

I imagine them to look like this, arms back,unless needing to shoot an arrow.

This is one of the best questions ever posed. I'm going to be thinking about this for days

Aren’t there some in the narnia movies? You could take a look

They pretend to be holding reins like when you're a kid galloping around as if you're riding a horse.