A sure-footed horse carries a rider safely through blind mountain trails

Evidence

Birdie, whose four cunning feet had carried me 600 miles, and who in all difficulties proves her value, never flinched or made a false step, or gave me reason to be sorry that I had come on. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 253

Categorization

• APHORISMS: Reliability in hardship, not speed or beauty, is what makes a companion worth trusting.
• XREF: connects to: Hawaiian horses show unusual sure-footedness on rough terrain — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 95