Chasing Gold - Ponies of Chincoteague #3

Sometimes it really, really bothers my friends Tracey and Emma that Wings, my Chincoteague pony, takes up every single second of my time.

For months I've been saving my money to ride in a clinic with a world-famous event rider. Wings has to be ready, so can I help it if that means extra trot sets early each morning and schooling Wings and cleaning tack all weekend long?

If Tracey and Emma were truly my best friends, they would know I don't have a choice. Was it such a big deal that I missed Tracey's party? Or the dance at school?

Maybe they'll understand when Wings and I make the Olympic team one day and my dreams for a gold medal finally come true.