Oh... [He tries not to think too hard about the fact that he wasn't especially raised by anyone- where Does he sit on getting encouragement?? Now he's going to wonder for a while, shoot.

The rapidash's reply pulls him from that kind of negative dwelling quickly though, and good thing. It brings a small laugh instead, and the boy nods.] Yeah!

I've never seen anything like these though...Hermana has something like it, but they have manes of fire instead.