“Every child wants a pony, and every pony wants a child.” For a little while, it feels like a perfect story. A child brushes their pony before school. Tiny boots run through the barn aisle. Ribbons are braided into manes. There are birthday photos, first rides, whispered secrets, and the kind of trust only animals can give so freely. But children grow up. And too often, the pony is left behind. Some are sold because they are outgrown. Others because interests change, finances