[ Ben accepts that easily enough - it is clear there were people here before them who had a much more functional and sustainable setup in the Anchor, and he can see how a ranch would be a part of that. Not something that would have occurred to him, but then, this isn't his area of expertise. ]

I don't, either. Some kind of... bioluminescence? Maybe she's got some jellyfish DNA or something. Doesn't look like it's hurting her, though, does it?

[ Not that he is an expert at this either, but the horse seems healthy enough, as far as he can tell, and there are no obvious signs of pain. He feels like he's read a few sci-fi stories where hybrid animals were created; maybe they'd done something to this horse or her ancestors to achieve that glow. ]