bloodsong and pdblake, That is a great creation and a great use of a it. Ever since I first saw it, it has reminded me of the Half-Horses in The World oF Tiers series by the great Philip Jose Farmer. It that series, some enemies of the hero, Kickaha the Trickster, are centaurs (Half-Horses he calls them) who are just what you portray here, bloodsong, centaurs with an American Indian flair. As a matter of fat, the level (tier) they are on is called the Amerind level. GREAT reading with elements of Gulliver, Conan, Tarzan, John Carter, and your basic all around hero in fantastic situations. This is a a very hot work. If this kind of thing inspires you, (or maybe you have already read them), they World of Tiers series (and the equally impressive but longer Riverworld series) were originally published by ace books in paperback. Great work.