82 SIDELINES JUNE 2012
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
Micaela Batto loves ponies
Photo by Claudia Fino
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Pony Kids
Name:
Micaela Batto
Hometown:
Sagaponack, New York
Age
:
7
Ponies:
Longacre Red Rhapsody (Blue) and
Raisin Toast (Princess)
Trainer:
Raquel Batto at Wolffer Estate
Stables
Of all the ponies you’ve ridden, which is
your favorite?
Longacre Red Rhapsody
What pony/horse would you like to ride?
My mom’s horse Calandria
How did you get into riding?
My mom is a
trainer and we love horses and ponies. The
frst time a got on a pony I was six months old.
What is your favorite horse show?
The
Hampton Classic
What was the high point in your riding
career?
My high point was a 4
th
place at short
stirrups over fences at the Hampton classic
2011. It was my frst big show of my life and
my frst course of eight fences
What was the low point?
At the Winners
Circle Horse Show I was having a perfect
round but at the last jump I chipped and
popped off my pony.
Who are your Equestrian Idols?
Eric Lamaze and Claudia
Fino, my best friend
Other than riding, what do you do?
Gymnastics and jumping
on a trampoline
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Of all the ponies you’ve ridden,
which is your favorite?
What pony would you like to
ride?
How did you get into riding?
What is your favorite horse
show?
What was the high point in your
riding career?
What was the low point?
Who are your Equestrian
Idols?
Other than riding, what do you
do?
What are your plans for the
future?
What are your plans for the future?
To work hard to become
a professional rider and a veterinarian
Name:
Lucy Deskins
Hometown:
Lexington, Kentucky
Age:
2.5
Ponies:
Red Hot Chili Pepper
Trainers:
Liz Barcomb
Of all the ponies you’ve ridden,
which is your favorite?
Red Hot
Chili Pepper, but it’s a close second
to my stuffed rocking horse!
What pony would you like
to ride?
My mom’s big Dutch
Warmblood Burnie
How did you get into riding?
My
mom and my Aunt Liz
What is your favorite horse
show?
My frst leadline will be at
the Kentucky Horse Park in the
spring
What was the high point in your
riding career?
It has just started
so every day is new for me
What was the low point?
The
days I have to practice at home
on my stuffed horse because it’s
raining out
Who are your Equestrian Idols?
My mom
Other than riding, what do you
do?
I like to just be a normal 2
year old
What are your plans for the
future?
Wait till I can walk on my
own pony by myself!!
Lucy Deskins looks forward to leadline classes
Photo by Liz Barcomb