The mutt & the mustang.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: COLORADO COOL STUFF - Brief article

Judy Archibald's little dog Kody started riding Raven, a 26-year-old mustang with a bad back, in 2007, inspiring Archibald to write a children's book about the pair's inter-species bond that she published earlier this year.

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"Raven's officially retired from giving rides to any humans," she says. "They do a daily ride unless there's a blizzard. I'm surprised he lets anyone on his back, but he loves that little dog."

Archibald, a longtime journalist with a focus on wildlife art, sold out her first run of 1,000 books and has since ordered another shipment. "It's been going really...