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EMILY HARTLEY
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the pair gathered valuable 8th overall in USEF Zone 10 Large
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experience in the show Pony Hunters. They also won the 2007
ring. West Coast Pony Jumper Finals, which
O In 2006, being Champion was their first time doing jumper. And
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Short Stirrup and Pre- if all that was not enough, she was
Children’s Hunters at the Reserve Champion in the Zone 10
Flintridge Children’s Show Mini Medal.
N set the pace for the first Currently Pocket Change has
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of many opportunities already qualified for the 2008 Pony
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and changes in the Hartley Finals with Emily riding and the
family plan. Rosey Reed family would love the opportunity to
S asked Emily to ride Claim go this year before Emily completely
to Fame in the Small Pony outgrows the Ponies. The hope is for
Hunters at that show, a a sponsor to come along and help
surprise to everyone. This make that possibility a reality. This
was not only Emily’s first will be Emily’s last year with Pocket
Photo © JumpShot
catch ride, it was also her Change as she is moving on to horses
first time riding in the rated
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Pony Divisions.
Then she set on the pace of catch
mily Hartley and her pony,
riding at every opportunity possible,
Pocket Change are from Norco,
usually with Rosey Reed leading the
California, a small, urban cowboy
way. She rode Claim to Fame at the
town that is not necessarily known for
Memorial Day Classic in Green Small
producing Championship riders that
Ponies and Regular Small Ponies. She
can compete over the jumps on the
also rode her own Pocket Change in
“A” Circuit.
both the Green Large Ponies and the
Emily started out doing Pony
Regular Large Ponies.
Never having jumped 3’ before,
Club, which requires riders to learn
Emily managed to get Pocket Change
everything from the ground up about
qualified for the 2006 Pony Finals and
horses, including wrapping, medical,
herself qualified for the USEF Pony
horse care and anatomy. The pony
Medal. While the financial impact
‘Penny’, aka Pocket Change, was
made it so the family could not go
purchased from Stacey Turner, a
to the Pony Finals that year, it was
local trainer in Norco. Being used as
still a great accomplishment by any
a lesson horse in Stacey’s program,
standards. Photo © JumpShot
her breeding as a Quarter Horse,
When Emily grew too tall for Claim
with some mustang mixed, explained
to Fame, the pony was passed on to
her former life as a ranch horse from
Tara Spencer, another Rosey Reed
Texas.
protégé. Tara continued that year to
It was obvious to the family that
show Claim to Fame while Emily rode
they were on to something good for
Pocket Change and qualified herself
Emily when she went to Indio, in 2005,
for the LAHSA Pony Medal Finals,
for one week and got a good taste of
which she won at the LA Preview
the blue ribbon experience. Emily and
Show that November.
Penny were Reserve Champion Short
2007 kept the winning ball rolling.
Stirrup Hunter and won the Schooling
She was USHJA Stirrup Cup
Pony Under Saddle class. Quite a
Champion in the Large Pony Hunters,
success for their first time attendance
This Page Top to Bottom: Emily Hartley
the Gold Coast Series Champion in
and Pocket Change at 2007 Zone 10 Pony
at such a big show. From there, several
the Large Pony Hunters, 3rd Overall
Finals; Emily and Claim To Fame at 2006
small and local LA shows followed as
Flintridge Children’s Show; Emily and
PCHA Region 1 Pony Hunters, and
Colonel, Christmas 1997.
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