Sky ain't no puzz. He had a bad experience with a horse the same as me, only I can talk about mine.
Came with a first wife as she was a drum runner. All our dates during our high school summers were spent at rodeos. Had to miss all the parties, movies and anything else that fell on a weekend. Her parents were paying her entry fees and she always finished one or two places out of the money.
When we married in '76 I was working construction making $3.50 an hour and trying to pay for a trailer house, utilities and groceries. She refused to give that dammed horse up and would hide money for entry fees. Wouldn't have been so bad but mac and cheese was the main entree at my house during the summer while that horse was getting plenty of hay and sweet feed. Ever ate a mac and cheese sandwich?
Oh, and she always still finished one or two places out of the money.
Anyway, there it is.