Editing Chestnut (section)

==History==
When [[Dunk]] became Ser Arlan's [[squire]], he would ride the [[hedge knight]]'s stot Chestnut,{{Ref|TSS}} while Arlan rode his palfrey Sweetfoot. (Arlan's destrier, [[Thunder]], was not ridden except in [[tourney]]s and battle.) Arlan frequently told Dunk that a [[knight]] should never love a horse, since they might die under him, but he loved his horses anyway. Arlan often spent his last [[currency|copper]] on an apple for Chestnut, or oats for Sweetfoot and Thunder.{{Ref|THK}}

In {{Date|209}}, the aged Arlan died from a chill on the way to [[Ashford Meadow]], and Dunk took ownership of Chestnut, along with Thunder and Sweetfoot. At first Dunk debated selling Thunder and Chestnut, and keeping Sweetfoot, but then he decided to attend the [[tourney at Ashford Meadow]] as the knight Ser Duncan the Tall. To afford a suit of [[armor]], Dunk reluctantly decided to sell Sweetfoot, as Chestnut was not worth much, and Thunder would be needed for the [[joust]].{{Ref|THK}}

Dunk rode Sweetfoot to [[Ashford]], finding her gait easier than Chestnut's, but still tiring. On the way, he stopped at an inn, where Dunk first met Prince [[Aegon V Targaryen|Aegon Targaryen]], disguised as "Egg", when he asked the (assumed) [[stableboy]] to rub down Sweetfoot and feed his horses. On the tourney grounds, Dunk was arrested when he attacked Prince [[Aerion Targaryen]], who was assaulting [[Tanselle|a girl]] that Dunk had met earlier. While Dunk was imprisoned, Egg and their friend [[Raymun Fossoway]] took care of Chestnut and Thunder.{{Ref|THK}}

After Prince [[Maekar Targaryen]] allowed his son Aegon to officially become Dunk's [[squire]], Egg rode Chestnut when they traveled, while Duncan rode Thunder.{{Ref|THK}}

Chestnut died in [[Dorne]], during the desert crossing between the [[Prince's Pass]] and [[Vaith]]. Dunk wanted to bury his old friend,  but their Dornish companions would not wait, and so Chestnut's corpse was left to the [[dog|sand dogs]]. Afterwards, Dunk and Egg rode double on Thunder, until Egg's brother gave them [[Maester (mule)|Maester]] the [[mule]].{{Ref|TSS}}

Later, at [[Standfast]], Dunk dreamed of burying Chestnut in the sands while crying, as the Dornish [[knight]]s and others stood by and mocked him.{{Ref|TSS}}