somebody give this sweet horse a treat already!
Why is no one filling Finnick’s two trophies with treats and scratching his braids out? I would like to know this on his behalf, because NO ONE IS LISTENING TO FINNICK RIGHT NOW and he’s being very plain.
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Finnick says you must speak to his publicist if you want an interview and his time is worth more than this.
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Came back to say Finnick was like ah yes finally someone’s going to fawn over me and itch my braids!
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I remember a comment from a very wise and experienced person many years ago who said that at the finals, the top 10 or 15 or 20 are all excellent riders, and any one of them could win. It just comes down to who has all the stars aligned on that day.
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Finnick “Yes I was the horse that destroyed the historic Maclay trophy. I won it, it’s mine.”
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Lovely watching with you all, as always! 
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Doesn’t anybody KNOW who he IS?!
Another finals season come to an end, and hardly anything to complain about from this particular horse show. A satisfying conclusion! Congratulations to the top 12, and lovely watching with you all as always!
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Oooh, press conference?
For those of us who watched Animal Planet’s Horse Power way back when… here’s a very blurry screen grab of little Catalina with her pen and paper, ready to take notes at brother Nikko Ritter’s Maclay regional in 2005!
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And that just made my night 
. JK way to go Zayna & Finnick!
I have to say that was such a fantastic show. Even if you had seen them filming some of it, even if you knew how it turned out, it was still so much fun to watch.
I remember when they showed the episodes on TV that following winter during Florida, everybody was always comparing notes on them the next day at the horse show. Lol.
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MY BIGGEST PET PEEVE. Imagine if they placed someone who cantered a trot jump over someone who actually trotted it. Yeesh.
I was thinking of this show when I saw how well Catalina did. How in my brain she should still be this little bitty thing, and also how long ago that show was! It’s cool to see her follow in Nico’s footsteps
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I think the Road to the Maclay episodes might be posted on YouTube if anyone wants to see them.
HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS
Good, good, time to indoctrinate the hubby…
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There are those of us who remember when the judges (Keri Kampsen) and the trainers (Samantha Schaefer) were on small ponies…
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Heck, I still have it recorded on VHS tape! (And yes, a functioning VHS player). 
I actually pulled them out not too long ago when I was sick and watched them all in an afternoon.
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