Maddie Darst found the perfect way to wrap up her USEF Pony Finals career: winning the large pony hunter title on Betsee Parker’s For The Laughter.
This marks the fourth year in a row that For The Laughter earned the championship, and the second time that Darst has had the ride.
Maddie Schaefer has been a Pony Finals regular for as long as she can remember. Even though she’s only 11, this marked her fifth year competing at the event. This year, found the perfect way to commemorate the occasion: by winning the medium pony hunter championship aboard Hi Lite.
Yasmin Rizvi skips out on a trip to the London Olympics to ride at USEF Pony Finals—and scores the first major championship of her career aboard Roxbury.