Proud Pony Mom

Pony had her first show with a the little girl who rides her yesterday and it went awesome! I was working the show (of course) but still found time to hide behind some people and watch their rides and I'm proud to say I only cried a little. Pony was awesome. They got first, third, and fourth place ribbons and I got their ride through the hunter course on video so I can watch it and cry some more whenever I want. I honestly never thought that I would get to see my horse be as good as she is.

The Pony herself on the day I bought her.

When I got Pony three years ago to say she was a project was an understatement. She was supposed to be used for the little kid lessons and I was supposed to get her trained in and ready. Calling her a mess would have been generous. She didn't really steer all that well, her trot and canter were described as an uncontrolled shot out of a canon, and to be honest for our first two rides I really didn't like her. But she has a way of growing on you and I still remember that third ride. She's a smart little beast and on that third ride we just clicked in a way I've never clicked with another horse before or since. I couldn't stop smiling the entire time I was riding and I knew I was doomed to buy this weird little pony thing. A couple months later she was mine.

Winners!

Now she's better than I ever could have imagined and making more people happy than I could have ever dreamed. No one ever thought she would amount to much, they certainly never thought she'd be as good with kids and as well behaved as she is now, and I can't wait to see where we go from here. Hopefully I'll be riding her in her next show, but for right now I'm happy as can be with where she is.