Sam was a real Shetland Pony who belonged to the Vickery family in Alabama. A free-spirited and peaceful character, his adventures were told and retold by many generations. Sam's human family adored him and always found humor in his wily ways. 

    Anamaria Verona Iosif Ross is a Romanian-American mother and  anthropologist. She had the privilege to know and love the Vickery family and their legendary household pets. Anamaria lives in the foothills of the Adirondack mountains with her two children and husband David Ross, who also writes. They cherish a soccer-playing border collie named Poppy and a bob-tailed cat named Enso, who has two different eyes, yellow-green and crystal-blue. They might be the heroes of the next book.