You have a very sweet and thoughtful daughter,i hope that in time you'll find another pony as nice as the old one.Time heals all wounds,keep your chin up Mrs.H.
As a guy that does'nt live far from Reno and those holding pens i can tell you it's a sad state of affairs,to see all those Mustangs held in those pens.They now let you adopt two for the price of one,but well bred horses are being given away free,so there's little interest in adopting Mustangs...
Congrats on your new horse!!Lots of riding makes a good horseman/woman,and lots of wet saddle blankets will make a good horse.Make sure you have a saddle pal to go out with,the first few times.Have fun.