The origin of supernatural hybrid; Man-Horse called Tayhu or Tikbalang

One of the ritual to become a shaman is to capture alive the creature called Tayhu or Tikbalang. The Tayhu creature is a hybrid, born out of the union of a female bufallo and giant called Agta as revealed by the shaman. Tikbalang is the offspring of a female horse and Agta giant.

Taken from old Filipino beliefs, retold by the author.

Tayhu and Tikbalang can't produce offspring because it is sterile. In Philippine mythology these creatures can be tamed and utilized as working animals.

Tayhu is a creature whose upper body resembles to a hominids or primates. It has a torso and head of a primates with semblance to early hominids of prehistoric era. Its lower body from waist resembled that of   legs of four-legged animals.

The Tikbalang is another hybrid. Its head resembled to a horse with thick hair, while its torso is hominid in shape. Downward, it has two  legs but its shape belongs to that of a horse, thereby making it to run like horse.

To capture the Tikbalang, you must seek its habitat and its trail at moonlit night. Once it was pinpointed, then you   must climb a tree where its branches dangles on the path of the Tikbalang. Then wait for the creature to pass on on your  position while on his way to its feeding ground. Once it passed on your position jumped on his shoulders, grabbed the mane hair and sat on his shoulders holding its hair while your legs strangled its throat.

The creature will run and shake hard to throw you away from his head but hold fast and hard. Then pull the biggest strand of hair at the back of its neck. When this hair was remove, the creature will stop and put you on the ground. Then you will become its master.