BONDING—Event organizer Russell Libby gives Sonny Boy a kiss during the Ventura County Sheriff’s Posse’s Sonny Horse 4 Kids program Oct. 23 at the 4 Paws Ranch in Somis. Photos by RICHARD GILLARD/Acorn Newspapers Russell Libby describes his golden palomino horse, Sonny, as the “calmest, sweetest guy” and his best friend for nearly two decades.