Horse Racing Fantasy Community

They have fallen out of fashion in recent times, but most sports fans remember those Mastercard commercials, right?You know, the ones that you'd see when you were watching the World Series or the NFL playoffs or the Super Bowl. The whole idea would be that they'd show us a family heading to some big game, possibly a World Series or some other playoff game. Then the narrator would start rattling off how much money all the typical things that you would buy would cost, like a hot dog and a soft drink, for instance. Then at the end the narrator would say that the whole experience was priceless, the idea being that in order to create those long lasting memories that have no price at all, you better be ready to spend some money! Well, if you are a horse lover, and you're not so rich that you have to really think about how much you're going to invest, here are some eye-opening figures for you!
Your best friend buys you a horse, so you build a small shelter: $650
You have to fence in a paddock: $500
Buy a small pick-up truck to haul hay: $11,000
Get a 2-horse trailer: $3,000
Get 2nd horse: $2,200
Contruct a bigger shelter with storage: $2,000
Get more fencing, buy a 3rd horse: $3,300
Buy a 4-horse trailer: $7,000
Buy bigger truck: $19,000
Buy 5 acres next door: $28,000
Even more fencing: $1,500
Construct a small barn: $15,000
Procure a nice camper for your truck: $8,000
Buy a tractor: $11,000
Buy 4th and 5th horse: $5,500
Buy 20 more acres: $175,000
Construct a house: $125,000
Get the barn up: $35,000
Even more fencing, then the corrals: $23,000
Construct a covered arena: $83,000
Buy your 6th, 7th & 8th horse: $11,750
Get yourself a full-time trainer: $41,000
Construct a house for your trainer: $81,000
Get a motor home for horse shows: $122,000
Wife and trainer having affair, attorney retainer: $6,000
You declare bankruptcy after wife gets everything, including your horses.
Your best friend feels sorry for you and gives you a horse: PRICELESS!!!