Osama Bin Laden was a meticulous horse breeder.

"Swift Like the Wind," a spirited mare crossbred from Arabian and Sudanese lines, once galloped across the deserts with her master, but now spends her days caged in a small, run-down stable, left behind when Bin Laden went into hiding.

She stills thinks of him often and remembers the glory they once shared.

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