 October
2006
Lindsay Peaton
The first time I sat Lindsay up on a pony I knew she
was going to be a rider. I have always stated that there
are riders who make great horses and horses that make
great riders. Lindsay has made some great horses through
the years and she has truly been on some horses that
have made her a great rider.
Lindsay first started showing POA’s when she was
8 months old aboard CSA’s Snap Dragon in the leadline
classes. She then moved onto Tough My Tough a year later
when leadline showmanship was introduced. When she was
four, she moved into the three gaited classes with GJ
Little Duke. Lindsay did not want to sit on the side
lines anymore during the jumping classes so she started
showing DJ’s My Sweet Valentine and then moved
on to Billy Bright. Although we found out that Billy
could no longer keep up with Lindsay she moved to HMH
Color Me Bright and Goldfire her last year in 8 & U.
When moving into 9-12 we bought her a junior pony JOF
Skippa Scotch better known as Penny. Penny went to Tony
and Darren Vincent of Winning Ways Ranch before returning
home for Lindsay to ride. Lindsay’s first year
with Penny had its ups and downs but hard work and determination
has sure paid off. Lindsay now has a new junior pony
for her 13-18 classes Skyrock Indigo Moon.
The beginning of 2005 was going strong and Lindsay was
excited to show Penny at the first Western Classic show
but unfortunately two weeks prior to the show she had
colic. Not knowing what to do we opted to try the surgery.
This meant losing her best teammate for at least three
months. We looked on the bright side and Lindsay decided
to ride her pony she had only been gaming for the last
eight months, HMH Color Me Bright. Lindsay and Rocky
went to work and they ended up with Reserve Overall High
Point 9-12 at the Classic. We had two weeks before we
left for the International. Lindsay had planned on riding
Penny in the futurity classes so we decided to pull out
our three year old gelding RBR Plaudit Jim, who she had
only ridden once before. A call to Darren Vincent and
off the three of them went to California for a week for
some fine tunning. It payed off as Lindsay came home
with the high point multi-pony and high point gymkhana
award at the 2005 POA International.
At the beginning of 2006 Lindsay and I decided to go
to Texas for the Mid-America Regional. Since she missed
out on the big shows in 2005 with Penny we were anxious
to see how she would do. Lindsay had such a great show
and came home with an award for the furthest traveled
and came home with the high point one/pony one rider
award for 9-12. We continued our year by showing at the
Southwest Regional in Santa Barbara, California, Rocky
Mountain Regional and Western Classic in Utah. Once again,
Lindsay packed up with Penny and headed for California
for a week with Darren Vincent to get that last minute
tune up before going to Missouri. Lindsay along with
her three ponies, JOF Skippa Scotch, HMH Color Me Bright
and Skyrock Indigo Moon, had a very memorable 2006 POA
International and she came home with the High Point Multipony
award and 9-12 gymkhana.
Lindsay’s first 13 years of showing POA’s has
been very memorable. Lindsay and her ponies have come home
with many high point awards which include World, Classic,
Regional and International championships. She has also
supremed GJ Little Duke, DJ’s My Sweet Valentine,
HMH Color Me Bright and JOF Skippa Scotch. I would like
to thank the trainers that have helped Lindsay get where
she is today. Tony and Darren Vincent of California,
Ken Thompson in Scottsdale, Arizona and Pam Stedman in
Gilbert, Arizona. |
Pony Of The Americas Club, Inc.