‘Horse Ain't Horse’ is GROTTO's annual theme for the Year of the Horse. With this simple phrase, we strip away the preconceived images,symbols, and meanings attached to the horse, allowing every being to return to its purest and most equal essence, following its own path in 2026.

A mule need not become a steed its strength to cross the desert is as worthy as a horse's grace galloping across the prairie. It is precisely when we recognize that we are all, in essence, running toward different kinds of freedom, that we can truly respect the uniqueness of each journey and flourish along our own track.

In this return to essence, we continue GROTTO's consistent philosophy of freedom. Only by letting go of comparison can we see clearly our own way, our own path, and move toward it with our whole being.

In the coming year, may you see yourself fully, accept yourself peacefully, and run in your own rhythm along a path that is uniquely yours.