Talk:Straight from the Horses's Mouth (Nine of Hearts)/@comment-79.236.100.222-20160820152433

The puzzle text states "[the] pilot must disembark to let off passengers". Additionally, "if the Yahoo is ever left on land by himself, he will destroy the dock and run to freedom".

From these sentences, I deduced that the first step (Houyhnhnm + Yahoo) should not be possible until at least one other person is on the right side to ensure that the Yahoo does not, after disembarking, make a run for it. The moment the Yahoo disembarks to let off the Houyhnhnm, he is most definitely "on land by himself", because his handler is still in the boat.

If it is not meant this way, then this is very misleadingly phrased. It could just have said "If the yahoo is ever on one side of the river by himself", and this wouldn't be an issue. Also, if it is not meant this way, then  what else is the purpose of the "must disembark" sentence?