When did Swift first perform the song live ?
She said everything after that particular moment centered around recuperation and , because of that , considered it the most solemn aspect of a breakup : " To me , ' White Horse ' is about what , in my opinion , is the most heart - breaking part of a break - up – that moment when you realize that all the dreams you had , all those visions you had of being with this person , all that disappears . "