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Rider of the Week: Daisy Farish

Even though she may be one of the younger children on the “A” and “AA” circuit, you better watch out for 10 year old, Daisy Farish. Daisy is from a family who basically began a legacy. All of the Farish children have ridden or do still ride. Just recently, Daisy has made a big impact on the pony world.

She and her mounts, Ballou and All the best, took the 2011 Pony Finals by storm. Aboard Ballou, she and her pony performed perfectly in all three classes, the hack, the model and the most important, the over fences. She rode Ballou to the award of Champion in the Small Pony Hunter division.

Aboard All the Best, a Katherine Strauss entry, Daisy piloted the seasoned pony to a Reserve Champion award in the Large Pony Hunter division. Upon her own pony, Cleverist, Daisy put in stellar placings on the bay mare. This just goes to show that you do not underestimate a rider because of their age.

Daisy rides with Heritage Farm. We hope to see Daisy winning in the Grand Prix in the near future.

Pony of the Week: Stonewall Nimbus

Named after a cloud of course!

Stonewall Nimbus: Pony Ring Pro

Last year a young girl took a chance on green pony. Initially, Noa Leibson did not want a green pony very much. She tried many Regular mediums and Larges and only a couple greens. One day she came across an advertisement for a green pony. The pony was pony dealer Emily Elek’s, a green prospect that showed promise as a show pony. Ms. Leibson went and tried the pony. Greens were much harder than what she wanted but something about this pony made her fall in love. Even though the green pony was difficult her parents bought him anyway. For the past year this pony has made a stunning impression on the show world. All Noa’s work paid off on the pony. Stonewall Nimbus ended up 39^th in the Nation in the medium green pony hunters out of 136 USEF registered medium green ponies.

Here are some facts about “Nimbus”:

Name: Stonewall Nimbus

Barn Name: Nimbus

Age: 5

Height: 13.2 hands

Breed: Welsh Cross

Sex: Gelding

Color: Dapple Grey

Discipline: Hunter

Riders: Noa Leibson, Ellie Foelker, Hailey Livingston

Previous Owner: Emily Elek
Pedigree

Sire: Hillcrest Top Hat

Dam: Woodland’s Flying Cloud

We’d like to congratulate, “Nimbus” on qualifying for Pony Finals 2012 at his first show in the mediums! Congrats!