Written by founder Emma Mabry
Annemarie Jones is a thirteen year old rider from Tennessee. She leases a horse named Churchill aka Winston. She shows him in the children's hunters, but in October they are moving up to the 3'3 juniors. "My favorite show would have to be Pony Finals because it's the biggest and most fun show I've ever been to, and the ring and the footing are amazing. My pony's stride grew so much!" Annemarie's short term goals for riding at this point would be to move up to the Small Junior Hunters and show in a Hunter Derby. Her long term goal would be to compete in a Grand Prix one day. Jones' advice is to, "just do your best and have fun, but especially work hard. The more time you put into riding at home, the better you will be in the show ring." "My riding inspirations would have to be Tori Colvin, Lillie Keenan, and Reed Kessler. They are awesome at what they do, especially at their age, and I hope to be just as good of a rider that they are someday." Said Jones. Annemarie's biggest riding accomplishment is placing 24th over fences at Pony Finals this year on her pony that she just recently sold, Auto Pilot. "My favorite thing about riding and showing would have to be just the overall experience and having a relationship with a horse. When riding, you are forced to go outside of your comfort zone, whether that's riding a new horse or jumping a jump that looks like it's ten feet tall. Riding definitely helps me learn to come out of my shell and try new things. I also love the experiences of traveling to new places for shows and meeting new people. I also love showing because I can get out of school!" Annemarie excitedly said.
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Written by founder Emma Mabry Vanessa Mazzoli, is an accomplished fifteen year old rider from Rockford, Michigan. She trains with her mom and Scott Petrie. Her show ponies include; Find The Love, who she showed in the medium regular ponies, Rollingwoods Over The Top, who she also showed in the medium regular ponies but is leased out, Dream Girl, who is a children's Hunter and is this year moving up to the juniors, WeeWon, a small regular who is leased out, WeeBegin, a large children's pony who will eventually go to large greens when he's ready, and Ever For Power, who will do children's jumpers starting this winter. The ponies she doesn't show include, Carmel her first pony, and Thor & Sprout her minis she rescued from slaughter. Vanessa's biggest riding accomplishment would have to be getting first, second and ninth at Pony Finals this year on Find The Love. Mazzoli's favorite place to show is at Devon. "It is such an accomplishment to go and it's such a fun experience with the carnival going on and all the shops! And it's all so close so you don't have to walk a lot or use a golf cart, and the pony hunt teams are a blast to do!" Vanessa's short term goal is to move up to the 3'6 juniors on Dream Girl and do the high childrens jumpers on Ever For Power. Her long term goal is to qualify for the USHJA Derby Finals, do a Grand Prix and qualify for Pessoa and Maclay Finals, and win a class at Devon. "My riding inspiration is Tori Colvin because she has worked for everything and nothing was just handed to her she is also the sweetest girl ever!" Vanessa's biggest riding accomplishment would have to be getting first, second and ninth at Pony Finals this year on Find The Love. Mazzoli's advice is to, "just work hard, and keep practicing, I have worked for everything I have and to be where I am today and wouldn't change anything!" "My favorite thing about riding is bringing along green horses and ponies. My favorite thing about showing is, well, I can't really pick my favorite thing I love everything about showing! Seeing my friends, preparing for the show, because I do all my own care, and showing in general I just love it! It's not all about winning, because if you didn't win, you learn from your mistakes to be even better! Winning is just the icing on top." Written by founder Emma Mabry Madison Gentry is an accomplished sixteen year old rider form Ocala, Florida. She owns two large ponies, Mr. Popper and Pippy Long Stockings. Madison shows in the greens and regular larges and trains with T.M. Hills Farm International. "I am obsessed with HITS Ocala, I love the large oaks and plus it's right in my back yard. Also everyone I know shows here so it's great to hang out." One of Madison's goals in riding is to make a career out of it, "I fell in love with riding since I was 7 so it would be amazing to make a career out it." "To be as successful as you can you have to commit yourself, since it's not an individual sport you have a partner you both have to practice almost everyday. I don't jump everyday I love to do flat work with my horses and just have fun, either swimming or bareback so we both don't get bored doing the same routine." Gentry said one of her biggest accomplishments had to be when she brought her six year old, formally wild mustang, to Pony finals, "that has to be my proudest moment in my riding career." "My favorite thing about riding and showing has to be the whole atmosphere, I love being around my friends and of course the horses." Written by founder Emma Mabry Fourteen year old, Hunter Jumper rider, Peyton Farrow of Windsor, California has taken the A Circuit by storm. From showing at Thunderbird in Canada, Hits Thermal in Southern California, Evergreen in Washington, and The Sonoma Horse Park in Northern California, Peyton has done it all. She owns three horses, Cayak, a Belgian warmblood, Cavin, a Zangerseide, and Tournado, but she only shows Cayak and Cavin. Farrow has been riding for twelve years and fell in love with horses and the idea of jumping. Her long term riding goal is to be in the Olympics. When asked what her favorite thing about riding and showing was, she replied, "I love the environment of shows, I love being around horses, and I love the feeling of jumping." Peyton's advice to another rider is, "Try to ride and practice as much as possible or even just going down to the barn to hang out with your horse. The bond that you grow with your horse can make you an unstoppable team." When asked about pre-show butterflies, Farrow said, "I always get nervous before a show but I trust my horse to take me over the jumps and it helps to know you're always going to get to the other side." Peyton was asked, how did she think horses and riding has made her the person she is today, and she replied, "Riding gives you freedom as much as it gives you discipline." Written by founder Emma Mabry
Eleven year old Rider Kiley Ahn does it all. She currently has four ponies; Rigby, Tucker, Gizmo, and Minion. With Rigby, Kiley does the small pony division. With Tucker she does Shetland pony races. At first, Gizmo was her short stirrup pony, then he was her race pony, but currently he is for half lease. She just got Minion, who is a mini, and when she gets older Kiley will be doing mini shows with her. Kiley Ahn trains with Dina Patnaud at Willow Brook Farm in Lincoln Rhode Island. Kiley's biggest riding accomplishment is getting 21st over all at Pony Finals 2015 in the Small Greens. Ahn's riding goals are to be in the top 10 or win Pony Finals in 2016 with her pony Rigby before he goes back to his owner. She also hopes to win a race with one of her ponies at the Washington International Horse Show. Kiley said her favorite show is the Washington International Horse Show. "I like it because it's full of fun and you have a big crowd there cheering you on." "My favorite thing about riding and showing is getting to travel to big shows and competing. Also getting to meet new people at the shows." "I would say to never give up just have fun! If you really want to be a good rider do no stirrups for a whole year. Work hard and just focus on getting the right distances, leads, and lead changes." Written by founder Emma Mabry Emma Gahagan is a thirteen year old rider from Illinois. She owns a large pony named Chromeo. Emma shows in the Large Children's and Large Greens. Emma says her biggest accomplishment is riding her pony through his first derby. Gahagan also mentioned that Lillie Keenan is a huge riding inspiration. Emma's favorite place to show is Lamplight. "I love the scenery and activities they have and the beautiful facility! The show runs so smoothly!" Gahagan hopes to next year qualify for Pony Finals and somedaydo Grand Prixs. Emma's advice to other riders is, "to be confident! Shows can be overwhelming especially when there are a lot of riders in your class but don't let them get the best of you and remember what you have been working on in your lessons!" Gahagan's favorite thing about riding and showing is meeting up with all her friends. "I love seeing my old friends and catching up with them. Also the competition! It really pushes me!" Photo by Andrew Ryback
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AuthorEmma Mabry is a Hunter/Equitation rider from Sonoma County. Archives
November 2016
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