. ▁However , ▁H oney ' s ▁favorite ▁horse ▁is ▁a ▁grey ▁Con nem ara ▁p ony ▁mare ▁named ▁Moon light ▁Min uet ▁" M inn ie ", ▁named ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁un ic orn s ▁in ▁famous ▁fant asy ▁novel ist ▁Edward ▁Hunter ▁D uv all ' s ▁books . ▁Before ▁Minn ie , ▁H oney ▁rode ▁a ▁bay ▁geld ing ▁named ▁King fish er . ▁Minn ie ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁P atience ▁D uv all , ▁but ▁after ▁P atience ▁los es ▁interest ▁in ▁Minn ie , ▁her ▁father ▁works ▁out ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁M s . ▁Car m ich ael ▁to ▁let ▁her ▁use ▁Minn ie ▁as ▁a ▁school ▁p ony . ▁Later , ▁in ▁Ch asing ▁Dream s , ▁H oney ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁Minn ie ▁is ▁for ▁sale , ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁persu ade ▁P atience ▁not ▁to ▁sell ▁her . ▁P atience ▁tries ▁to ▁black mail ▁H oney , ▁not ▁int ending ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁b arg ain . ▁When ▁P atience ▁tells ▁H oney ▁that ▁Minn ie ▁has ▁been ▁sold , ▁H oney ▁is ▁dev ast ated . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁H oney ▁disco vers ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁D yl an ▁who ▁bought ▁Minn ie , ▁since ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁looking ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁new ▁show ▁p ony . ▁D yl an ▁couldn ' t ▁bear ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁bond ▁with ▁any ▁horse ▁but ▁Mor ello , ▁and ▁so ▁persu aded ▁her ▁parents ▁to ▁buy ▁Minn ie ▁and