Context: 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 .
Question: why did they have to not freak out the horses ?
Option 0: None of the above choices .
Option 1: to get rid of them
Option 2: they needed them for later
Option 3: just for fun
Answer: 2