#justiceForSocks

In episode 80, Ryan searches for a Stalhorse, an undead skeletal horse ridden by Stalkoblins, a different skeletal monster of the Zelda world. In a fight against the Stalkoblins in the Hebra region, Ryan is knocked off Socks by an attack. He does not get on Socks again that episode, leaving the poor horse out in the cold, snowy region of Hebra, in favor of a Stalhorse (to be clear, I mean no disrespect to the Stalhorse, which is a misunderstood creature in itself, and to which Ryan DID show respect).

Notably, for those unfamiliar, being in this area requires Link to wear warm clothes or consume a food item or potion to grant cold resistance - something horse's are not able to do in this game. Ryan found Socks as a wild horse in the Necluda region near the Ash Swamp -- an area with a much different climate to the Hebra region, meaning the poor horse is not even acclimated to the cold temperature.

From that point, Ryan does not ride Socks again until episode 130 of the playthrough. Not only does he not ride Socks, but he intentionally leaves Socks in the cold when he could summon the horse to a stable, for free, with minimal effort. In fact, Ryan only saves Socks by accident when trying to register another horse.

To be more precise, after abandoning Socks in the cold, Ryan played the game for 47 hours, 5 minutes, and 8 seconds (at least based on episode times). Though this doesn't account for things like pausing the game, loading times, and fast-forwarding time via resting, this number translates to roughly 588 in-game days (one day in-game = 288 real-life seconds). Even if we only use half that number to account for the various things that can freeze time, this means Socks was left in that spot for MONTHS, all alone, surrounded by monsters, waiting for Ryan to return.