Who knew that the retired buckskin mare that had shared the majority of her life with owner Walt Taylor as an all around ranch horse would become a celebrity of sort on a grassy hill that overlooked state highways 108/120 between Oakdale & Knights Ferry. Cricket as the mare was named, stood as a symbol for many people that made daily trips from the foothills into Oakdale, Modesto or the Bay Area. Her fan base touched people as ...far away as North Carolina and Washington D