From the Trail of Painted Ponies Retired Collection, Warrior Brothers. Designed by artist, Vickie Knepper-Adrian. Made of hand-painted resin. Measures 8.5" tall.

A special bond existed between a warrior and his horse. They communicated on the most intimate and subtle levels. A whispered word, the squeeze of a leg, a shift in body position, could often determine the outcome of a hunt or fight. As the Apsaalooke Chief Plenty Coups is quoted as saying, “My horse fights with me and fasts with me, because if he is to carry me in battle he must know my heart and I must know his or we shall never become brothers.” A warrior also often painted his favorite war pony with the same pattern and colors he used for his own face and body, letting everyone know that they were as one, in heart and soul; that they were “Warrior Brothers.”