2012 Gene Mische American Invitational Promotion Grand Prize Winners

Geneva Abrams, Blanton Elementary School

I FOUND MY FREEDOM

When I found Free she was so skinny you could see her ribs. Bite marks covered her from other horses. A sad look in her eyes, but when she saw me something would change our lives forever, and it did! Free, fast, spirit. Freedom is like a red, fury of fire. This is only one of the reasons I love my Free, Free! A dard red coat, her lava red mane and tail, her white like heaven heart-shaped mark on her forehead. Her bright white sock on the back left hoof and the little white spot on her back. She is wise, brave, kind and free. She is the wind. Her mane is the stream of a river, her hooves are the rocks, Freedom's eyes are my future, her tail is like long waving grass of the plains. She is the earth horse. Best friends forever. Submitted by Geneva Abrams

Briget Riley Renee Davis, Seminole Middle School

Kaitlyn Bryce, Plant City High School

2012 Gene Mische American Invitational Promotion Runners Up

Danielle Martin, Ozona Elementary School

Sara Gudovic, Curlew Creek Elementary School

Jenna Vigre, Safety Harbor Middle School

Derek Labios, Tarpon Springs Middle School

Karla Paredes, Adams Middle School

Angela Corbett, Wiregrass Ranch High School