Written by founder Emma Mabry Gwyneth Babington is a thirteen year old rider from Pennsylvania who also travels to Florida to ride and show. She owns three horses of her own (Hagan, Blue, & Tess) and also catch rides. "I show my horses in the children's and my catch rides in whatever division the owner wants." When asked about her biggest showing accomplishment, Babington said, "I wouldn't say it's my biggest, but my favorite would be children's at Devon in 2012. I've also had a lot of really nice catch rides and wins on my horses that I'm proud of." Gwyneth's short term goal would be to move up to the High Children's Jumpers and Junior Jumpers. Her long term goal is being a professional and to hopefully be in the Olympics. Gwyneth's other goal is to move up to the Junior Jumpers this year which would probably be her main goal and to do well with the pony she is showing at Pony Finals. "I really love being around the horses. I'm a very competitive person so being able to show and be around the horses at the same time is a perfect situation. I also love seeing how much you've grown in a short period of time." Gwyneth's advice to other riders is, "Not to give up and really prioritize. Riding has to be number one if you really want to get there and don't get down on yourself when it's not going well, everyone has bad days." Babington's favorite thing about riding is mostly the community. "Everyone is really great and I love how we can support each other. With the horses, how hard they really try for you when they learn to trust their rider." "My favorite place to show is WEF because I love the show and then entire circuit plus I have a lot of friends there. Over the summer my favorite is Lake Placid." "I've been riding my entire life but started showing competitively when I was nine. I never had a time without riding, it was always there so nothing made me want to ride it was just something I always loved. Horses are really my entire life so I think they've done everything for me. Everything else always came second best so they've effected me in every aspect," said Babington.
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Written by founder Emma Mabry Taylor Piecukonis is thirteen years old, from Rancho Santa Fe, California. She has a ten year old KPWN chestnut mare imported from the Netherlands named Unscripted (Alana), Taylor also hacks horses a lot but only shows Alana. Together they show in the Green Rider, Low Children's hunters, equitation, and medals. "My biggest riding achievements would be winning 4th out of 50 people in the eq over fences, and winning reserve champion on my new horse," said Piecukonis. Taylor's riding goals for the future would be to definitely start showing in hunter derbys and start doing Grand Prixs. For the show year, her goal is to win Champion at the Championship show at the Del Mar fair grounds. Taylor mentioned that her favorite place to show would be the Del Mar Fair grounds because "it's so peaceful and beautiful, you get to warm up on the race track, and you get the experience of a once of a life life place to show!" Piecukonis' riding advice to other riders is, "I think it is very important to wait. I have waited a long time before I got to show and own a horse. You have to defiantly have goals, goals help you achieve your dreams. Most of all of what you do and follow your dreams! You can do whatever you wish with patience and perseverance." "What I appreciate the most in this sport the bond between horse and rider, you create a bond and a team. Without your horse connecting with you there is no way to understand and ride it. Understanding what your horse means and needs is very important in this sport." |
AuthorEmma Mabry is a Hunter/Equitation rider from Sonoma County. Archives
November 2016
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