Bluebell

i walked over tot he small wooden gate at bluebell and barneys field.

'bluebell! barney!' i shouted. they looked up and barney came trotting towards me, bluebell close behind him.

"Hello babies!" I said as I gave them a small pat on the muzzle. We where getting ready to take bluebell to a show! a Shetland pony show! so we had to prepare her.

I rushed up to the stable to collect her brushes. I caught her, tied her up and started brushing. Chloe and Jodie who she had a share in bluebell with arrived.

"Hai" they said. and started brushing while I plated and brushed her mane and tail. She was as good as gold.

That's when Amy, Kerys and mum came with the trailer. Chloe quickly put on her show rug that was small and brown with little pink polka dots on it. We loaded her, she was a bit frisky and jumped a bit but we managed to get her in.

We where off!

It was going to take us 2 hours to get to where ever we where going.

We got there in the end. The car park was full of trailers and cars, surprising as they are only small ponies.

we parked the trailer around the back of the arena by the gates so when we were called we could get straight in. we were giving her one last brush when our names where called.

'can phoebe pomfret and her pony bluebell bailey please escourt to the arena idmeadily.' i put on her show head collar that is light blue and her blue leadrope and lead her through the gates and into the arena.

inside it was cramed. i could see mum, amy, kerys, jodie and chloe in the crowd waving at me smiling. in a long row there was about 20 people and there ponies. i joined the back and waited untill we where told to move on.

the first girl to go around was called violet and she had a gorgeous chesnut mare called amber. when they got near the A jump amber bucked and tried to canter of with violet at the end of the leadrope. but she was stern with amber and would not let her win. they did a perfect clear round then headed to the back next to me. 'thank you violet and amber that was great.' the auctioneer said.

next up was a small boy of about 7, leading a little grey called dime. dime was trotting along peacefully and as they called out canter dime did so without the little boy asking him to. she did a clear round of jumps and headed to the back.

i watched 17 more people do perfectly, bad and okay. i was terrified. what if bluebell forgott everything we taught her? what if she decided she was having so much fun she did a bronco act infront of princess ann. (yep sorry to mention she was there!)

i stepped forward. she was perfect. very forward going though she did one side of the arena trotting then jumed the tiny jumps. she cantered when asked, then knew where to stop to walk. it could not of gone any better i was so proud of her. then she stopped and bowed at the judges the way jodie taught her. everybody clapped and cheered at that bit, i was the proudest there.

'well thank you for that stunning peformance, guys that truly was amazing!' the judge said.

10 MINIUTES LATER

'well thank you all for coming today,' princess anne said in her soft, posh voice. 'it truly has been an awfully remarkable day! you all did so well, i loved every act, but there has to be a winner! we thought this round was perfect, it could not of gone any better than it already has. so that is why i present this great silver trophie to bluebell bailey!!!!!!!!!!!' i could not belive it! blubell had won! iwas so happy with her and taking the silver trophie and red rossette of princess anne was magnifcnet!.

'well done bluebell!' chloe and jodie cried 'you where amazing!' we all patted her and gave her, her favourite apple lick. we had our pictures taken for pony! we loaded her and headed home. we where the happiest people alive! i am soo proud of blubell, shes my baby. and this was her first show so we have many to come. hopefully she will have a future in this.

my perfect pony!