Sage and Avatar Inches

Blue Sage McCue, more commonly known as Sage, and her foal Avatar were lost in the aftermath of a Caesarean section performed by a future veterinary board investigator and his wife (21-12 and 21-13). You can learn more about their history and their brief time together in this world.

Sage was said to be a great teacher, a great mother, and a great friend. She once taught one of her babies, a filly named Willow, to enter a trailer when the latter was only two months of age. Sage's love didn't end with her children; she shared a deep bond with her person and was a great protector of her. They went everywhere together. They traveled to the lake, practiced cross-country horse riding together, went to Blue Ribbon shows, and went riding on trails along with groups of horsewomen.

Sage was a soulmate and she was family. When Sage grew lame and unable to ride on their adventures together, her person bred her with a champion stallion to carry on the tradition. Sage was pregnant with Avatar for 388 days before giving birth by Caesarian section, but they only spent a short time together in life before Avatar died. The veterinarian suggested that Sage didn't recognize Avatar as her baby. Yet when Avatar's body was taken away from her and to the car, Sage reared and grew angry. After carrying him for over a year, Sage recognized her child, and tragically joined him in death soon after.