Sunshine was a 1986 palomino mare brought to us in 2006 when her owner could no longer ride her due to lameness issues, stating that she had something wrong with her shoulder. She was fostered out for a time, but came back to us about a year later. She was permanently retired here, which made Maverick quite happy as the two of them had bonded after arriving within days of each other.
After Shalom was born, she desperately wanted to spend time with him, but his mom was having none of it. To say she was happy when Shalom was weaned and she could finally play with him was an understatement. Though she was not at all impressed when Shalom decided he would try nursing from her since he could no longer nurse from his mom!
Unfortunately we had to say good-bye to Sunshine on December 5, 2011 after she suffered a heart attack. The barn feels awfully quiet without hearing her flapping her lips or squealing at Shalom over something. Though she is once again with Maverick and we're sure they are getting into all sorts of mischief together.