It’s obvious

They have to be kidding, right? This is a child’s level riddle, with two hints on either side of you. You input D-O-G, and the door across the room opens. Both pups sadly whimper, pawing at their cages as you walk out. You do feel a pinge if sympathy for them... but you are still happy you didn’t have to stay and find out what their lives are like.

The next room is yet another strange one. The room itself was about 10 meters wide and 50 meters long, with small slightly raised circular platform right in front of you and a door on the opposite end. Above that door is a large digital clock, frozen at 15:00.

In the middle of the platform was a pair of unique boots. They were tall, just under knee high, with feet angled like high heels. The most unique thing was that they lacked any sort of supporting heel, and instead had bases of metal horse shoes.

A note next to the boots provided the next challenge. “A true stallion is a thing of beauty, maintaining grace and form with the speed of the wind. Prove your own grace and speed.”

You looked at the boots with confusion. How could anyone even walk in those, let alone with any form of grace and speed. You had some practice with regular high heels, and certainly couldn’t move quickly in those.

You take a breath and steel yourself. You knew this was going to be challenging... you had simply hoped for a different type of challenge. You sit on your ass to take off your old shoes, leaving them off the side of the platform as you slide your delicate feet into each hooved boot. You aren’t sure how, but they are a perfect fit. You twist around to stand, simply focusing on balancing on your toes. After a minute you are tentatively confident on standing, but not on moving. You look across the room, and notice the door is wide open to the next room. But when you take an awkward step off the platform, the door immediately slams shut. The timer on the clock has started counting down as well, not caring at all for your dilemma.

‘Fuck’ you think to yourself. ‘I guess it only stays open while I remain whatever the fuck they consider graceful.’