Applying for Permits for Horses

We live right on the edge of town. We are literally within seeing distance of the sign that indicates the village limits. We have land here that we'd like to use for miniature horses, but it doesn't look like we are going to be able to. Because we are INSIDE the village limits (yeah, about a block), we can't. It doesn't matter that there are several places in town that have horses. They were grandfathered in. It doesn't matter that we are literally a block away from being OUTSIDE the village limits. I am going to talk to the village surveyor and see what they have to say, but I was told I have a "slim to none" chance of it happening. *sigh*