I recall when we made the leap from “horse enthusiast” to “horse owner”-

We have a friend who vacations once a year and we will feed and water her family’s critters in her absence. To reciprocate, her horse trailer is available, should we need to get one of the “big kids” to the vet, and she’s always willing to lend a hand rounding up our wayward “children”. When we first brought the horses, she was the one that commented that we were to give her a call “when the horses got loose”. I thought it rather odd that she didn’t say “if”, but have since learned better. It is most certainly “when”. That 1000+ pound, must’ve been a lap dog in a previous life, idiot “child” will find a way to get at that apple tree. It’s just a matter or time.