A horse left behind will follow its rider through deep snow for companionship

Evidence

Leaving the road, I went up a long ascent deep in snow, but as it did not seem to be the way, I tied up the pony, and walked on to a cabin at some distance, which I had hardly reached when I found her trotting like a dog by my side, pulling my sleeve and laying her soft gray nose on my shoulder. Does it all mean sugar? — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 178

Categorization

• CANDY: A tethered pony trots after her rider like a dog, nosing her shoulder — ‘Does it all mean sugar?’ is a perfect retellable moment.
• XREF: connects to: A horse’s memory can navigate home through blinding snow after a single prior visit — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 156; Frozen creek ice can give way under a horse in winter travel. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 161; Deep mountain snow can cripple a horse’s progress to three miles per hour — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 170