Thank you for having me on your forum!  I've read it many times for advice and was excited to join.  So a little about me and why I collect ponies.  When I was young, I had a collection of about sixty-four ponies, many of which were mail order because we lived in Europe.  I kept them all in a giant barrel of sorts.  When we moved to the United States, the barrel never reappeared.  A few years ago, my other half bought me a pony just for reasons, and I thought how nice it would be to rebuild my collection that I missed, so that's what I've been doing.  I have about 25 now, plus some other ponies I didn't have before.  Right now, I am in the midst of setting up the pony nursery for the newborns and the twins.  I enjoy playing with them (aka taking them to the Pony Spa and the Pony Salon) because my job is deathly serious, especially right now.  The ponies provide a much needed spot of innocent sunshine and happiness.
    It's very nice to meet all of you, and thank you for all the advice you have provided.  And the smiles. I now refer to removing pony tails and heads as sending the ladies to the Pony Witch Doctor, and I now only say "poor Gingerbread" due to her unfortunate interactions with the sun and peroxide.