Sounds like a good deal to me. Course I would pick the horses and dogs over an apartment any day. Lived in both situations. I'm so glad it worked out for you, inspiring for the rest of us. At this point I feel I've already had it all, the marriage, the kids. I'd really love to find someone to spend the rest of my life with but if I don't, that's OK too. If God wants me to find someone, it will happen. I just have to be smart enough to see it when it does! ;)
My husband had never been around horses when he moved here, but he now has his own horse, we spent all summer trail riding together, and I just couldn't be happier with how our gamble has turned out. :~D