Something startled the horse and it flicked its head back and smacked Leona full in the face.
He probably realised he was carrying the woman who murdered his favourite Leonard Cohen song.
(Edit to add - Opps, it was actually Alexandra Burke who murdered hallelujah - awh well, close enough)
“Something startled the horse and it flicked its head back and smacked Leona full in the face.” travors says:
I find this totally ironic, you know, considering her face