Would you get horse if you can?

This reminds me of my beloved Grandmother (I still miss her so much even though she's been gone for almost 30 years!) saying how she had every horse she possibly could have wanted EXCEPT a Shetland pony! LOL! Her family was wealthy, this was back in the late 1800's, early 1900's, and she said she begged her dad for a Shetland pony constantly. He never gave into her though, so she never got one. My grandfather was a hired hand on her ranch and she eloped with him, against her dad's wishes. She was attracted to him because he was the only person she knew who could outride her on a horse.