Draft:Old Whitey (horse)

Old Whitey was a horse that belonged to Zachary Taylor who was the 12th president of the United States. The horse was purchased by George McCall

Mexican American War
Old Whitey was Zachary Taylor’s war horse. Old Whitey was not what other soldiers wanted to be a war horse. They thought he would stand out because of his light color. Taylor used him anyway and he was just as Taylor wanted. Zachary Taylor was known to sit calmly on Old Whitey as bullets went past his head

White House Years
Old Whitey would mostly just lay on the lawn and graze on the White House lawn. Old Whitey’s tail was picked and plucked by visitors as a souvenir and for a memory. This happened until his full tail was picked clean.