A, B, and D can all be referenced at the beginning of the text, when the author is describing what Pony Riders are, as opposed to the end where it becomes more of a scenario or a description.
At the end of the excerpt, the author says "...and a man and a horse burst past our excited faces..." so with this, we can assume people DID care about the Pony Riders, as they were excited to see them. Therefore, the answer is C.
If we didn't have rules just chaos would happen CHAOS
The general structure for representing news stories is known as the inverted pyramid. The top of the pyramid has most newsworthy points, i.e. how, where, when, why. The next level has most important details. And the last part represents relevant background information.
Comically quaint. hoped this helps :3