Kicking Dirt

I don't know if anyone has done this as an observation. How much weight is in the upper torso of the centaur? I know that if a horse rears on his hind legs and come down, his neck has the ability to obtain the added weight of the downward force of the head. However, on a centaur, when he/she rears and then comes back down, it is now the back of the upper torso that has to keep the upper body upright. I would think if the centaur reared enough times the back of the human part of the centaur would be extremely painful, as the upper torso would want to fall forward when the front feet hits the ground. It probably would be a terribly painful whiplash.

This isn't saying that the painting is any good, I am only thinking that this is why centaurs were never in the plan of the Great Designer.