Stormy and Misty are two horses I learned about (
Misty of Chincoteague and
Stormy, Misty's Foal) and followed when I was young. They lived on Chincoteague Island near Virginia. Misty died in 1972, and Stormy died in 1993. Story @
http://www.mistysheaven.com/historyofmisty.html
Comanche was another famous horse in the U.S. He died in 1890, so what I know about him comes from history books. He is one of only two horses in U.S. history to be buried with full military honors.
story @
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche_%28horse%29
song @
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcWevSHrbiA
And, of course, there is Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing, the two giant pandas the Chinese government gifted - "Panda Diplomacy" - to the United States in 1972 after President Richard Nixon's visit to China. Ling-Ling died in December, 1992. Hsing-Hsing died in November, 1999. Following Hsing-Hsing's death, the zoo received thousands of letters and cards from people across the country expressing sympathy. I'm surprised no one mentioned them earlier. Their story @
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ling-Ling_and_Hsing-Hsing
I've had two dogs that suffered from epilepsy. It was always painful to watch them when they had seizures.