Born: 1986
Died: January of 2019
Sire: M8 “Ted”
Dam: N6B “Buffy”
Sex: Mare
Color: Bay pinto with a blaze
Longest time spent with one band: Nine years with N6EIM “Connie”
Descendants: N6BKO “Samantha”
Usual range: Pope Island. Occasionally seen in the Developed Area during the summer
Interesting tidbits: Bessy Twister was named for her tornado-shaped blaze, which she passed on to her daughter Samantha. The mother-daughter duo spent their entire life in the same band together
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