>speaking of stallions, why is the westerphaliar logo a horsey?

http://www.peter-marquardt.com/coats-of-arms/north-rhine-westphalia.html

Or here:

http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/d/de_hann6.gif

The horse is in the Westphalia's (the geographical area in Germany,  not the
camper) coat of arms, and Westphalia is also a breed of horses.