

Pro: Riding off together into the sunset
is so romantic.
Con: She’s probably a far better rider, and gives you
advice every two minutes.
Pro: Sharing the same competitive sport
is the ultimate in togetherness.
Con: One couple + one event + one blue ribbon = Two people
not speaking.
Pro: No one gripes about spending
too much time with the horses.
Con: You have to hire a lawn service, a housekeeper, and an
accountant, along with setting up a charge account at the nearest take-out
place.
Pro: No need to apologize for dirty
clothes covered with horse slobber.
Con: Huge need to invest in an industrial-sized washer and
drier for double the amount of dirty horse clothes.
Pro: No gripes about a car filled with
tack, oats, horse hair, and the world’s dirtiest floor mats.
Con: Have to buy another vehicle to drive the kids to school.
Pro: With so many things in common, how could you not love each other?Con: Just wait till 6:30 a.m. and one of you has to get up to feed and clean stalls while the other one catches a few more winks.
Pro: You can take fabulous horse
vacations.
Con: The kids want to go to Disneyland.
Pro: You both understand the economics
of having horses.
Con: She wants another horse and a nicer trailer, you want an F-350
dualie with leather.