Because life with horses is never orderly.
See, there are things MORE costly than horses…
Airplanes, the ONE hobby that can make horses look cheap.
I’m guessing he hasn’t seen the credit card statement after Black Friday and Cyber Monday :X….Oh well. We work off the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy; neither of us asks and neither tells how big a financial black hole our respective hobbies are causing. This seems like a healthy enough response.