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Baldy the horse becomes loyal companion to aging rider
In Carmen Oklahoma Jim Beckwith an 87 year old retired jockey bonds with Baldy a tobacco chewing colt with a glass eye Beckwith bought for 100 dollars after a quick visit to a Woodward sale The colt follows him around the yard sits by the door at feeding time and even nuzzles tobacco Beckwith calls Baldy his mother and says the horse is better company than any dog.
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