Original artwork, not a still
You can lead a horse to water, but if you can get him to float on his back, you've got something.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
This reworks the familiar saying about leading a horse to water. Bringing the animal to the water is the easy part; the speaker suggests real accomplishment would be getting it to float on its back. The humour comes from swapping the usual stubbornness complaint for an absurdly higher standard.
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