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Sunny
Foaled in 1973 (approx.)
15.2 hand Buckskin
Quarterhorse Mare
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Sunny is a super, ex-posse mare, very forward and willing to carry anyone.
She's been a great help with the beginning riders - and she's also one of Mike's favorite
rides. I love her best, though, for something that has nothing to do with the kids. Bobby Sox
had finally found a mare he loved. Until his last few years when Inch became his woman he was
devoted to Sunny - guarding her while she ate, and escorting her to her stall at night. Since Bobby
died, PC has been Sunny's best friend. She doesn't have any physical problems other
than her age - and so far that hasn't been a problem.
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Sunny and PC have become The Comforters - when Prophet lost Ladyhawke, when Victor lost Malika,
when Lucifer lost Belle, Sunny and PC were who they ran to for comfort and protection. And these
two sweeties just put the grieving horse between them and were ... there... for them. Both PC
and Sunny are elderly - I worry about who will comfort them when one or the other passes.
In April we lost PC - and Sunny was distraught. For several weeks she insisted on standing
alone, wandering around as though looking for someone. But she has joined forces with Victor,
who lost Malika, to comfort one another, and Shine has joined their mini-herd. Life goes
on.
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This is Sunny in January of 2008 - we'd just had a huge rainstorm and clearly Sunny was ready to
get out of her stall!
I like the photo for the facial marking - doesn't it look like someone drew a line down the
middle of her face? One nostril all black, one with some white on it? She's a cutie in
her winter wool....
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Something about Sunny always seemed prehistoric to me and this photo I think catches
it. Despite her great training and years of work with people, she looks like she just stepped
out of a wild herd ....