A seven-year-old budding entrepreneur's dream of owning a pony
has come true after three years' hard work.
Sabastian Lucas from Scarborough, north of Brisbane, set up a
business selling lemonade out the front of his family's home to
raise the funds needed to buy his new pet.
Sabastian's lemonade was made the traditional way, with lemon
and sugar, and became so popular that he would regularly sell
out.
"I was selling the lemonade for 20 cents a cup and I saved up
for nearly three years."
He said when he first laid eyes on his new pony Tom this week he
was over the moon.
"I was so happy as he was so big and I wasn't expecting a big
pony.
"I felt really happy because a pony was here.
"I saved nearly $3,000 to buy Tom.
"I've ridden him nearly 10 times in five days."
Sabastian's mother Juliana Kent said he was always dedicated to
make the money needed.
"For three years he kept putting money in a jar and kept praying
to the pony gods ... we had to embrace it."
She said she found the 13-year-old schoolmaster pony earlier
this month and knew immediately he would be perfect.
"Last night Sabastian fell asleep on him after an hour of
patting him."
The family have since moved from a suburban block to acreage to
embrace their new four-legged addition, and Sabastian and Tom will
train at the Cedar Lake Equestrian Centre near the Gold Coast.
"I'm still learning but I can trot and walk as they're easy but
cantering is hard," Sabastian said.
He now plans to save money for a new saddle and health care for
Tom.
"I'll get back to making lemonade to pay for that," Sabastian
said.
Sabastian sold lemonade and iced teas from the front of his
parents' house.
