My goal and dream for four years has been to go to Pony Finals. Pony Finals is a place located in Lexington, Kentucky, that usually contains at least 600 ponies!! About 300 in each section!! . At Pony Finals,  you need to qualify by June to be able to compete. Pony Finals is in August. There is a live stream on T.V where you can watch all the amazing ponies show! You qualify by earning enough points at a regular show, meaning you need to win first our second over all the weekend out of at least three ponies. (most of the time more) In my horse show blog, I mentioned that I compete in the small ponies meaning that I compete in a section the all the ponies. You may tell from the name, that my section contains the smallest ponies out of the medium and large pony groups. There is also a green section, but this time, not sticking up to the name. This section is still divided by size, but there is normally less ponies in this group and this is the ponies (doesn’t have to be the riders) first time at Pony Finals is they qualify. If they don’t qualify, then they have to move to the regulars next year. Green ponies are usually less trained and thats why they have their own section. Since I lease (rent for the year) my pony, Squeak, he has been to pony finals once before but I have not. Like I said, going to Pony Finals has been my main dream for four years, but unfortunately, I haven’t had the best luck. Like in 2021, my first Pony Finals in progress pony was named Heidi. Heidi was unfortunately uncomfortable jumping and would regularly refuse and try to dump me onto the jumps. We sold her to a farm that would do smaller jumps on her. After that, I got Annie and she was perfect for Pony Finals! Well, until she broke her leg two days before a show. But she is okay and now is a brood mare in Ohio! Well, now that I have qualified, lets talk about this dream of a weekend. On Friday after school, we drove 5 hours to Aiken SC. There, we quickly rode Squeak, then cared for him. The next day was Saturday. We got there around 5:00 am so I could ride before I showed! I showed at 6:30 am. The first day went excellent getting all firsts and seconds. The show was looking good! The next day also went amazing! I won the hack, which is a class judged on how fancy your pony is, and moves. I got mostly seconds after that. I was so happy when the judge said I was second place over the whole weekend! Now, I was qualified and I couldn’t be more happy! Remember to never give up on your dreams. Here are some photos of the show.

Photos taken by me or my mom