‘DOLLY’

About the Book

In my last few days of life, I began to understand the “Great Keeper” of this earth was calling me home. Though sick and not knowing what my real illness was at the time, I began reflecting on my past experiences. As I backed out of the trailer for the last time on this earth, taking two mouthfuls of blue gamma grass from the pasture at my feet, I knew the end was near, but having my owner and friend, Chilicote, take a picture of the two of us meant a culmination of service between both of us. It was at that moment I knew this story had to be written. As I departed this world physically, my spirit remained long enough to relay the need for this story. To tell him, I waved my tail twice, a message only he would understand.

About the Author

In 1985, Chilicote felt the time had arrived to conduct a long desired ‘dream’ of riding from Kansas westward. Little did he know this primary ride would ‘open’ the door for 7 additional summer’s worth of long distant rides, totally over 17,000 miles in 8 summers, to include the Oregon Trail; Santa Fe Trail; Nez Perce Trail; Historical Re-enactment of 1820’s-1830’s portion of the Fur Trade Era plus riding from Mexico to Canada for Cancer Research “Horsebackers Against Cancer.”