A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Cornwall, England 2010s
Male: Age 61-70 never or almost never has supernatural experiences
on a country road 9 pm-12 am less than a minute on my own
no special state reported
curious, surprised
loss of sense of time

‘I was driving through the village of *** near Hayle. There is a crossroad with some street lighting. It was a windy autumn night, little traffic on the road and I was driving quite slowly. I became aware of movement coming towards me – people, carts. I wasn’t perceiving normally until I could focus on a very small horse, only a little larger than a labrador dog. The horse was pale sort of electric blue and there was white in its mane. As it cantered past it looked to its right, directly at me. I know that it was followed by other creatures, possibly humanoid, though something was stopping me from focusing properly. Something passed between me and the horse – it was as if the creature was reading my state of mind and attitude. Oddly, as I became aware of the horse I was completely unafraid