Stacey Kaplan came with her dad, hoping to meet up with Sarah Bancroft (Mary's sponsor). Stacey learned to ride on Mary, and here she reacquaints herself with her old schoolteacher.

Here Stacey bribes Joyful - they're about to hve a little ride in the arena, and this is a much bigger horse than either Mary (15.1 h) or Ronan (13.3h)

But what a cute couple, yes?  Joy enjoyed her rider, and Stacey's good training showed.

Here Stacey rides Ronan on leadline - they make a cute couple and clearly Ronan was completely relaxed with her aboard.  I hope to have Stacey come visit again, as she is a good size, and an experienced rider to make Ronan's learning experience as painless as possible.