This would be Alyssa. She is the greatest best friend anyone could ever ask for. She’s always there whenever I need her and she’s always got the greatest advice. She’s so much fun to be around and she can always make me laugh. She started riding almost three years ago when I invited her to come with me to the barn. She’s been hooked ever since. She’s got great potential and she’s hoping to one day be an instructor. I have major faith in her. If she puts her mind to it then she can most definitely do it.

This here is another one of those best friends anyone could ask for. Her name is Jessica, but I always refer to her as Kissick [her last name]. We started riding at the same time and even have birthdays within three days of each other. She makes me laugh so hard. I love her to death. She’s a fantastic rider who has the patience to work with some of the worst little buggers. She’s kind of taken over the instructor position since our instructor doesn’t say much. She’s really good at it too and she always has good suggestions.

I love this little girl to absolute death. Taylor Nail! We met while working at horse camp last summer and we’ve been great friends ever since then. I consider her to be one of my best friends. She used to ride that pony above, Blackie, but he was bought by her arch rival, the evil little Emma Kelly, this summer so now she’s been bouncing around between horses. She’s a great little rider and I see good things in her future.

Zoe Norrrrrris! I love her just like everyone else. She’s one of the craziest kids you will ever meet. I met her last summer, the same way I met Taylor. Pictured with her above is Kujo, who was badly hurt a while back. She’s the reason he’s still alive. She’s the one who convinced out trainer to get surjery for him and she’s the one who’s been taking care of him on his long journey to recovery. She’s more than likely going to buy him when he’s healed. She’s a great rider and is going to be something big when she’s older.

SAM! We have our ups and downs, but I still love this girl until the end. We’ve been through it all, like me dating her older brother. [Maybe you kids will hear about that sometime!] I also met Sam this summer the same as Taylor and Zoe. She’s got so much compassion toward everyone and she’s so incredibly random. She’s really working toward being a good rider and she’s currently riding a horse that even I don’t have the patience or love to ride. I look up to her for that reason. She’s amazing.

Abby Harper. I met her a while ago, but I’m not sure how long it’s been. Maybe a year or two. I’ve seen her on so many different horses and she’s about to start leasing one of the most amazing ponies in the world. She’s going to learn so much. She’s so fun to be around and she’s always there for people when they need her. She’s come such a long way since I first saw her ride and I know she’s going to be great.