Born: July 4, 1990
Died: September of 2018
Sire: M8 “Ted”
Dam: N6BK “Bessy Twister”
Sex: Mare
Color: Bay pinto with a blaze
Longest time spent with one band: Nine years with N6EIM “Connie”
Descendants: N6BKOS “Idaho”
Usual Range: Pope Island. Occasionally seen in the Developed Area during the summer
Interesting Tidbits: Samantha lived in the same band with her dam Bessy Twister all of her life. She and her mother shared the same sire. In November of 2018, the Park reported her as missing, and presumedly deceased
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