I think we should be realistic and admit that the "open sleigh" only has one horse pulling it.
That's – one horse!
The song doesn't clarify how many people are in the sleigh, but I definitely get the imagery of many little kids crammed in there.
So, can we really say that the sleigh is "dashing" through the snow? Is it Pegasus, the winged horse, pulling the sleigh? Nope.
Imagine, if you will, your car being one horse power. Is that a real car? Of course not.
You certainly wouldn't be inspired to write an entire Christmas carol around it.
Upon reflection, do we really want the sleigh "dashing"? It's probably being driven by an adult with a wine skin around his neck.
Let's keep things in perspective when we sing these songs.
