She is out of a quarter mare and a white jack named Snowball.
You are dead on about the “kind eye”, she is the sweetest equine I have ever owned.
The John mule I have is another story, he broke 2 of my ribs about 7 years ago. I still have him, and I would put him up against anything under a saddle. He still has his “attitude”, though.
- William Faulkner
My great-aunt Ruth's white mule was named Snowball.
Was the quarter mare a sorrel? Looking at her again, she's too small to be out of a Belgian. A Haflinger maybe, but too big really for that - Haffies are almost pony size.
Here's my mare - you can see she has a "kind eye" too.
She is a sweetheart. She's royally bred but she couldn't catch cold if you spotted her 3 furlongs. But I don't care, she gets me there eventually, and she's a pretty mover.