Pony Kids

PONY KIDS

Lots of Pony Kids this issue, but then, it’s the Pony Issue.
So meet some of the show world’s future stars first –
right here on the pages of Sidelines!

Name: Reid Patton

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Age: 11

Ponies: Bells N’ Whistles, First Edition, Star Command, Undawnted, and Bikini Beach

Trainers: John Roper and Kelly Mullen

Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite? My pony, Bikini Beach

What pony would you like to ride? Far From Home

What is your favorite horse show? Devon or Biltmore Classic

What was the high point of your riding career? Getting to show at Devon, Harrisburg, and Washington in my first year of riding

What was the low point? Getting bucked off in the mud at the Kentucky Spring Show last year

Who are your equestrian idols? John Roper and Kelly Mullen, my trainers

Other than riding, what do you like to do? I like to play tennis, basketball, and rock climb

What are your plans for the future? To try to get all five of my ponies into Harrisburg and Washington horse shows

Photo by Erica Atkins

Name: Della Frederickson

Hometown: North Palm Beach, Florida

Age: 12

Ponies: Dolly and Joe

Trainer: Joie Woodstock

Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is your favorite? Bo and Dolly

What pony would you like to ride? No certain pony. I love them all!

How did you get into riding? My best friend had her own pony and it looked like so much fun, so I started riding with her.

What is your favorite horseshow? Twin Rivers, Indiantown, Florida

What was the high point in your riding career? When I won reserve champion at my first horseshow ever!!!

What was the lowest point in your career? I don’t really have one. They have all been great!

Who are your Equestrian Idols? My trainer, Joie Woodstock, because she has been riding her whole life and my friend, Carrier Pope, because she grew up riding western, but then decided to learned how to ride English, which she does perfectly now!

Other than riding, what do you do? Soccer, basketball, volleyball, and playing with my pets!

What are your plans for the future? I would like to go to college at Hollins University in Virginia and ride there through college. Afterwards, I would like to move to Ocala, Florida`A0and become a trainer.

Pick up this issue of Sidelines at Barns and Noble and Hastings book stores for the rest of the Pony Kids.