Snoop Dogg claimed in a recent episode of his YouTube news network series Double G News that even though his wife owned a horse for three years and liked riding it “for her peace of mind,” he never got near to the mammal because he had equinophobia, or a fear of horses.
Tiffany Haddish, an Eritrean-American comedian and actress, joined the veteran rapper for the September 12 show, according to PEOPLE. When Haddish revealed she had a childhood passion to breed horses on a farm, Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., addressed his phobia of the creature.
“What? As big as you are?” the Night School actress asked Snoop. “To this day, too,” the Drop It Like It’s Hot rapper replied. “I don’t know why I’m just f—— scared of them.”
When Haddish, 43, asked Snoop if he was serious, the 51-year-old replied in the affirmative. “So serious. You ain’t never seen me in a scene with a horse. I’ve been in a scene with ostriches, iguanas, all kinds of s—,” he said. “Ain’t never been in a scene with a horse, like, get that motherf––––– away from me. I don’t know why!”
“Maybe in your past life you fell off a horse,” Haddish hinted. Snoop responded on a lighter note, saying, “I think I may have been the Headless Horseman [in my past life].” The character Snoop referred to is a mythical figure who rides a horse without his head.
And though the rapper can’t tell the reason behind his fear of horses, he said he still understands the value of the mammals. He also said he doesn’t mind overcoming that phobia.
“I understand what a horse means to people,” he told Haddish. “Maybe one day somebody can introduce me to a baby horse. … A little jackass or something that I can learn how to be around.”