Snowflakes Princess introduced me to showing. We showed in both open horse shows and P.O.A. shows. My very first year of showing was 1979. Here are important days for me that year: May 21, 1979 -- bought Snowflake; May 27, 1979 -- our first show; July 21, 1979 -- our first P.O.A. show; April 9, 1972 -- Snowflake's birthday! In 1979 we went to 19 shows and earned 69 placings! We earned 11 firsts, 15 seconds, 18 thirds, 13 fourths, 4 fifths, and 8 sixths. We went to 10 P.O.A. shows and 9 other shows. We averaged 3.63 ribbons per show!! Our favorite shows that year were the Wausau Hospital Charity Open Horse Show on August 18, 1979 and the Wild Bill P.O.A. and Open Show on October 6-7, 1979. Snowflake was the sweetest pony on earth -- completely a dear, trustworthy, loyal, patient, bombproof smart pony!!!! She was the real gold-hearted deal.