Written as a tribute to horses, the song features folk rock elements that rebelled against the musical trends of the period.
It must have seemed like deeply unfashionable folk rock at the time, coming as it did towards the end of the punk era, and just before the next big thing happened, which was synth pop.
It was ranked the seventh best Jethro Tull song by Rock - Das Gesamtwerk der größten Rock-Acts im Check.
[7] David Bowling of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer named the song the second best track on the album, stating, "Barre's guitar and Glascock's bass performances provide a nice foundation for Anderson's poetry".
[8] AllMusic writer Bruce Eder praised Way's violin solo but claimed that the song "doesn't really take off until Way's instrument comes in on the break".
[10][11] These performances feature accompanying video clips of singer Unnur Birna Björnsdóttir that were filmed for the 2015 show "Jethro Tull: The Rock Opera".