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In reply to the discussion: It's past time to end the "pony envy" [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)Yes, forty-nine dollars.
And yes, the disgust is understandable and shared, except maybe over checking "flight manifests." If you're horse is on the Olympic team you want to make sure they arrived in the right city, same as if your kid was on a class trip somewhere.
Although, sometimes I look at the expense of the Olympics and feel disgust toward the whole thing. On the one hand, I understand and share the excitement of the young athletes who had their dreams come true. On the other hand, that's a lot of money that could be better spent repairing and upgrading to a sustainable infrastructure or doing other, smarter things.
If you think shetland ponies are bad, try keeping a goat. Not only can they not be contained, once they are loose -- and they will be loose -- they are nothing but Trouble. What they don't eat in your garden, they will trample or pee on. Climb on the deck and poop all over it ever try to get dried raisins from between deck boards?), try to sneak into the house, head into the road and play chicken with oncoming trucks....