# New release from Rain City - The ShowPony!

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-showpony/321108>\
**Category:** YoYoExpert Releases and Restocks\
**Created:** [May 26, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-showpony/321108 "2020-05-26T20:02:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![YoYoExpertGarrett](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpertgarrett/32/1543_2.png) [@YoYoExpertGarrett](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpertGarrett)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-showpony/321108/1 "2020-05-26T20:02:17Z")

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**The Story of the Showpony:**  
A couple of years ago when Rain City Skills was breaking into the market, a Facebook friend reached out with his dream yoyo design and just wanted to get a handful made so he could have one. He invited some friends to split the cost and each get a yoyo. He called it “The Showgirl.”

 ![ShowPony-Purple-1_1024x1024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/e/2/e/e2e60ca6ec8da85f35aba36efeb19cb867e11e82.jpeg) ![ShowPony-Purple-2_1024x1024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/f/6/9/f69aa35e61e76bd3afe63ed723b7e51ac1142ead.jpeg)

I sent him the money and then forgot about it until it arrived in the Mail. It was amazing. A Classic O-shaped yoyo with a great weight distribution. The timing was perfect. I had decided that my next release was going to be something very similar so rather than start from scratch, I asked if he’d be willing to collaborate. I loved the concept as Mrs. Yoyothrower is a dancer, so it was a nice tribute to all the help she gives me. We made a few small changes (adding the Rain City signature Lego Hub) to the design and ordered a run. We made a total of 150 of the showgirl design before I moved on.

 ![ShowPony-Extra1_1024x1024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/a/9/3a9c2b81a2b28c406daf99c78010cc050a2fa3a7.jpeg)

Two years later it was time to revisit the design. We made it a little wider and slightly larger in diameter and shaved off about 3 grams of weight from the overall design. The end result maintains the general feel of the original Showgirl, but is lighter, faster, and more stable on the string.

 ![ShowPony-Extra2_1024x1024](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/b/4/6b44cc01ea15131b7d038657d15411203d97ea6e.jpeg)

I decided with the updated design an updated name was appropriate. Show pony is a name for somebody who is a born performer. Somebody who loves being on the stage and in the spotlight. I planned the colorways around different performing arts. The solid colours are the colours of a circus tent, and each of the splash colours matches a different performing art - Musical Theatre, Flow arts, Magician, Dancer.

> **[Show Pony](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/products/show-pony-yoyo-by-rain-city)**
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> The Story of the Showpony: A couple of years ago when Rain City Skills was breaking into the market, a Facebook friend reached out with his dream yoyo design and just wanted to get a handful made so he could have one. He invited some friends to split...

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**Author:** ![French](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/french/32/70748_2.png) [@French](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/French)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-showpony/321108/2 "2020-05-27T01:22:24Z")

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That is a fine looking yoyo

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**Author:** ![MegaNickels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/meganickels/32/15991_2.png) [@MegaNickels](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MegaNickels)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-showpony/321108/3 "2020-05-27T22:00:04Z")

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ooooohhh niceu

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**Author:** ![SimplyMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@SimplyMike](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/SimplyMike)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/new-release-from-rain-city-the-showpony/321108/4 "2020-06-05T05:33:36Z")

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Ive got some thoughts…xheck it out.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/8/5/985cbf73ae4ea0b9f05723411fa1bca936d50d5a.jpeg "'Showpony' Full Yoyo Review - The Greatest Showman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQz-aAa-GTs)