One of the royal guard horses would drop his oats on the ground to attract pigeons just so he could stomp them to pulp.
Who’s smarter now?
Welp, you see, the pigeon isn’t necessarily smarter than your average crow. It’s just that when it comes to chess the pigeon will land on the board, flap his wings and knock down all the pieces, beshat himself all over the board and then strut about it like he won! Can your royal guard horse do that?