Maybe you could put that in another thread. Some of us have Horses and Children and love both but I guess your a little too one dimensional...
Just a horse is right. It is absurd to spend any money (let alone these big bucks) on any animal while there are children living in poverty or who need medical treatment that they can't afford. The lowest born child is worth more than all the world's horses combined, even those that can run faster than the others.
Then count me in. I love animals, but that compares nothing to how I feel about children. They are not the same thing. Our local news (Barbero is local for us) started out with a 7-minute coverage of Barbero (out of 30 minutes). His owner asked people to pray for him. Please. He had already gone; prayers were no longer needed. I'm very sorry for her loss, but her request for a horse prayer belittled both prayer and legitimate human life-and-death issues. I truly felt sorrow that this beautiful creature did not make it, but to report it in terms more properly suited to human beings is just wrong.