Pony Finals

Droves of supporters trekked to the Kentucky Horse Park  on Aug. 18th to watch Lexington, Ky., native Elizabeth Boone vie for the Adequan/USEF Individual Pony Jumper Championship at the USEF Pony Finals National Championship. And Boone gave them a show to remember, posting the only two clear rounds of the day and earning the individual pony jumper championship aboard Campbellcroft LLC’s Magic BB.

The elated 12-year-old couldn’t stop praising her mount. “He is such a good boy,” she said. “He’ll leave from anywhere, he tries so hard.”

The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., has been overrun by hundreds of ponies and children all week, vying for the ribbons at the UESF Pony Hunter Final. For Taylor Ann Adams,14, years of hard work and practice paid off yesterday, Aug. 17, as she earned the top spot in the coveted USEF Pony Medal Final.

It was a long day at the Wild Horsefeathers/USEF Pony Finals in Lexington, Ky. With almost 300 ponies taking their turns in the Walnut Ring, the competition was fierce. And to add to the challenge of Richard Jeffery's hunter course, the riders and their supporters had to endure a myriad of weather conditions over the 12-plus hours of competition, today, Aug. 13.

While the temperatures hovered in the mid-90s at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., I watched 12-year-old Annie Davidson keep her cool in the second round of the Adequan/USEF Pony Medal Finals today, Aug. 11.

She said she stepped into the Walnut ring this afternoon standing 10^{th in the callback order, and her primary goal was to fix a few little mistakes she had had in the first round.}