strange Animals

I dreamed I was hiking, it was evening and overcast, cold.  There were Juniper Trees, Sagebrush, Rabbit Brush and Yucca.  I found Mormon Tea and bent over to pluck some good bits off.  Behind me I heard clopping footsteps and without looking I knew it was a horse.  I got up slowly and turned slowly to not spook it, I wanted to pet it.  I had a pocket full of peppermints I got from Sonic's drive-thru, which did actually happen.  I asked the girl wearing rollerblades if I could have some peppermints and she gave me two heaping handfuls (YESSSSS!).  In the dream, I had them in my jacket pocket.  The horse was skinny and wild looking, it inched slowly at me, nodding and making horsey sounds, spraying my hands with a fine mist of... probably mucus and saliva.  I broke my gaze from it to wipe my hands, "Awgh, come on dude!" and unwrap some peppermints, when I looked back it had transformed into a strange animal.  It was floating, it looked like a horse body but no head and neck, and the legs were drooping thick tentacles that hovered a few inches off the ground.  It wasn't gross though, it was strangely cute.  I offered out a mint, and the thing moved to hover above my hand, and in some way ate the candy without me feeling teeth or flappy lips or slobber.  I pet it, and it made a sound like a deep purr, and when I stroked its side, it bounced off my hand like a balloon.  It was such a weird feeling, because although like a balloon, it had weight and density.  I imagine it would be like petting a furry wrecking ball.  I started to walk back to my truck, telling the thing goodbye.  I always talk to animals, then it followed.  I said okay you can follow me but I'm going home in my truck, and as I walked there were more and more appearing and following me.  I was starting to get intimidated, there was like a herd of them slowly surrounding and following me. They were getting bold, rushing and pushing themselves under my arms, they felt heavy.  I was thinking to maybe throw a handful of mints out and quickly getting in the truck to get away, their strange deep purring was everywhere.  I started unwrapping as many as I could, they were nudging themselves under my armpits and sides and almost lifting me up under my butt, I was getting freaked out, thinking what the fuck are you guys?!? I threw the mints and felt their heavy masses leave me, then I sprinted for the truck.  I unlocked the door first before looking back, and there was nothing, they were all gone!  The last I remember was walking back and seeing my mints strewn about and no footprints, remembering while questioning my sanity that they floated.