That wasn't such a silly question. I always thought that was a loose end myself.
When they finally do catch up with Gandalf in Fangorn, he indicates that it wasn't him they saw that night, so it may possibly have been Saruman. And who turned loose the horses?
Later the whole matter seems to have been dropped. I don't remember any explanation about Saruman having an "out-of-body" experience, either.
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