Then he leaned over to scoop an arm under the torso , hoisted the body to his shoulder and stood up with a grunt . He glanced at Rin . " I need to take him a ways downriver so I do n't freak out the horses . This is gon na take a couple trips , considering how many bits he 's in .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: why did they have to not freak out the horses ?
Options:
A. None of the above choices .
B. to get rid of them
C. they needed them for later
D. just for fun


C