Sassy, determined and doing it the old-school way: meet the tiny pony and rider showing adults how it’s done

Meet the tiny pony and rider who have been showing the grown-ups how it’s done on the trail-hunting field – and enjoying every minute of it.

Stella Musgrave’s nine-year-old daughter Betty – who has only been riding for 18 months – and 12hh Welsh section A mare Valentine are regulars with the Badsworth, Bramham, York South hunt. Stella told H&H others often remark on how nice it is to see youngsters out in the field – and that Betty is thriving on what may be an older-fashioned approach to riding.