Wild, you are not a dork, I want to run and feel the wind through my hair too. Might just try that today.
Ponies out here bring 800-1400 and they get it. When we went to the sale at Shawnee OK, they had 6 kid broke ponies ranging from 50-56 inches and each one of them brought 1400! They break away rope and heel at the local shows on 48 inch ponies. They use them out here. Sure you don't want to move this way?
I am looking for a horse for my grandkids and daughter in law to use and am going to call the guy that runs the state hospital horse program, he always sheds the ones that will go to easy when kicked. They might be a little sore but who cares about that? I did find a gray gelding, he is about 15.2 and an 8 yr old rides him in all kinds of classes but they just bought him and gave 4500 for him. Dad said he was worth every penny of it, could not believe that kid rides in barrels, poles and shows in halter. Big old heading horse.
BTW where the heck is Rams since having her baby she has only been on here like one time. Somebody find her and get her back on here. I did get an e-mail from her and she was having her gelding put down because of EPM
