Our Paint mare Sugar died this past December, at 30 years old. Sturdy and sure-footed, she was watchful and steadfast to the end.
Sugar was sorrel with plenty of white, and when winter-shaggy she looked like a stuffed animal. She reminded me of the Wesley Dennis illustrations in , and at 14.3 hands, Sugar was barely taller than a pony but when she moved she was all horse—taking long, smooth