You got that right. When I was living in Kali and used to have horses, that happened to a neighbor.
They were driving their VW at night and came over a hill at 50MPH and there stood a horse in the road in front of them (not one of my horses, thankfully).
The horse ended up in their laps in the front seat, and the occupants were severely injured with lots of glass embedded in their faces, but all survived except the horse.
Check your fences, folks.
When I was a young fellow driving an MG-TD I came upon three or four horses in the middle of a dark road at night. They scattered every way but up. I believe my little car would have just about fit under the belly of one, leaving my head behind. Scary experience I still remember.