[ He's grinning, because - well, frankly some of this sounds hilarious to him, but he can't help but enjoy her enthusiasm and know-how on the subject. That and you never know when he'll need to know the differences between raising horses and sheep, obviously. ]

Well, the horses they've got giving carriage rides around Christmas look pretty sturdy.

[ Yes, that's all he's adding, mostly just to mess with her; he doesn't really think New York city horses are better than her Australian farm horses, surely. ]

And I'll pass on cutting anything off a carcass, but I bet you'll be in good company here. I've already met, like, five girls who shoot their dinner.