My name is Tess and I ride horses.

I ride them in the circus.

I ride them in parades.

I ride them in shows.


I am riding in a horse show today.

My horse runs.

My horse jumps.

My horse dances.

I hold on!


My horse is the best.

I named her Twin.

I feel like the horse and I are the same when I ride her.


My mother is not at the horse show.

She has to work.

My father is there. He claps. He yells. He smiles.


The show ends. A man announces the winners.

"First prize goes to Tess and Twin!" he says.

He gives me a blue ribbon.

I am very excited. My dad gives me a hug.

"You won!" he says.


My dad and I go home.

My dad tells my mom about my ribbon.

She cries.

She gives me a big hug.

“Your hard work is showing,” she says.