Flies if he has feathers
And swims if he has a sea
Smokes if he has iron
Then, abstract if he has a power
Who is he?
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$\begingroup$ Is a high riddle one you wrote when you were high? One that is higher quality? Neither of those seem to apply very well here... $\endgroup$– NH.Jul 5, 2018 at 18:43
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6$\begingroup$ @NH that's not a very nice from you to say that it is not a high quality riddle. :/ But hagfy was smart enough to see it as a clue ;) $\endgroup$– guillau4Jul 5, 2018 at 18:55
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$\begingroup$ lol, guess I'm the one that needs to get off my high <spoiler>... $\endgroup$– NH.Jul 6, 2018 at 15:29
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Of course, he's a
Horse
Flies if he has feathers
Horse feathers? That's just nonsense...
From @osdavison, our friend the Pegasus seems likely
And swims if he has a sea
Seahorse
Smokes if he has iron
Iron horse is a literary term for "steam locomotive"
Then, abstract if he has a power
Horsepower is a unit of measure, not a tangible thing
Also
Horses are FAST (first letter of each line)
Plus, from the title
Somebody acting superior might be told to get off their "high horse"
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$\begingroup$ Ah, got there just before me! I'd got it from "abstract if he has power" and filled in the rest. $\endgroup$ Jul 5, 2018 at 14:35
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1$\begingroup$ @guillau4 I wouldn't say it was too easy, but then again I was the one to solve it, so maybe it was? =) I think there have been many discussions on finding the right balance of difficulty in riddles (there's even one right now: How can I avoid the “Riddle-maker's Dilemma?”) and it's hard to get that just right. I think yours was light on abstract/metaphorical side, and I felt the clues were well-crafted and led to a satisfying answer. $\endgroup$– hagfyJul 5, 2018 at 19:43